The position is located within VA Medical Center, Wichita KS, Facilities Department,

Duties

Conducting routine repair of locking devices, adjusts, troubleshoots, repairs, and installs a wide variety of commercially manufactured locking devices. Planning, setting up, and monitoring master key systems and assuring no interchanges occur. Planning techniques to be used and applies judgment in the selection of tools. Reading building blueprints to determine the total number of locks and those which can be keyed alike. Using arithmetic to set up a coding system and to select the correct size pins. Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday - Friday; 7:20 am - 4:00 pm

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: May be required to lift security containers weighing up to 23 kilograms (50 pounds) and heavier weights with assistance. Exposed to the possibility of burns while using acetylene torches, brazing torches, and soldering irons. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Equipment Assembly, Installation, RepairInterpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)Measuring InstrumentsTechnical PracticesTroubleshootingUse and Maintain Tools and EquipmentWithout more than normal supervision IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Robert J Dole VA Medical and Regional Office Center 5500 East Kellogg Drive Wichita, KS 67218 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]