This position is located in Facility Management Service, Boise VA Medical Center Boise, Idaho. The Maintenance Worker duties at this level include the maintenance and repair of the hospital campus structures and grounds maintenance, which includes related utilities, carpentry work, painting, masonry work, electrical repairs, network operated irrigation control repair and operation, tree and shrub maintenance, pest control, and storm water/down spout maintenance and repair.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include: Works from sketches, work orders, basic blueprints, and instructions which illustrate job requirements, materials, and methods to be used. Performing woodworking techniques and basic shop mathematics and skills in the usage of measuring tapes, squares, levels, and other carpentry tools used to plan, lay out, measure, cut, construct and install materials according to dimensional requirements and specifications. Skilled in the use and operation of a variety of hand and/or power tools such as; tree clippers, hedge trimmers, shovels, rakes, leaf blowers, chain saws, hammers, hand saws, drills, planes, routers, screwdrivers, nail guns, fasteners, glue guns, metal shears, screw guns, power saws, and power sanders, and planes. Operating various motor vehicles including periodically operating a backhoe. Repairing benches, partitions, frames, tables, floors, sidewalks, roads, flower beds, roofing, irrigation systems, and wheelchairs. Employing methods in the location, recognition, control, and prevention of common household, structural, nuisance, and plant pests such as ants, mosquitoes, cockroaches, rats, mice, and broadleaf weeds. Weighing, measuring, and mixing pesticide emulsions and baits in accordance with directions and safety procedures and performing arithmetic calculations to determine rate, use, and quantity of pesticides. Pruning and trimming shrubs, trees, and other plants to remove obvious defects and excess branches. Properly apply fertilizers of different types and amounts which are routinely used for grass, flowers, shrubs, and trees, seeing that ground and plant conditions are proper before the application. Skill in the use of common hand and power tools such as hammers, electric drills, screw drivers, and wrenches, when surveying structures for infestations, preparing for pesticide applications, or performing field maintenance on equipment. Working knowledge of general carpentry and masonry skills; understanding woodworking techniques and basic shop mathematics and is skilled in using measuring tapes, squares, levels, and other carpentry tools to plan, lay out, measure, cut, construct, and install materials according to dimensional requirements and specifications. Performing other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The Grounds Maintenance Worker performs normal tasks requiring moderate physical exertion, including frequent medium lifting (up to 50 pounds), pushing, pulling, carrying, climbing, bending, stooping, crawling, and negotiating confined spaces. Heavy lifting (over 50 pounds) and strenuous exertion is occasionally necessary. The incumbent will be required to work in a variety of work sites, including, roofs, scaffolds, crawl spaces, ladders, etc. The employee must be able to distinguish colors. The employee is standing or walking most of the time. The working conditions vary with the environment. It may be inside or outside, and is usually dirty, dusty, greasy, and may be in inclement weather. Electrical shock is a real and present danger in the performance of this job. The incumbent may be assigned to work in areas where certain potentially harmful physical and /or chemical agents are present. The incumbent will be exposed to raw sewage of a hospital that carries every disease of the patients it serves. To ensure employee safety and health, personnel protection programs are maintained. These programs may include engineering controls, training, work procedures, use of personal protective equipment, and medical surveillance. As part of the medical surveillance programs, the incumbent may be required to take medical examinations to assess his/her medical qualification for duty. 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)MaterialsMeasuring InstrumentsTechnical PracticesUse and Maintain Tools and Equipment 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 Boise VA Medical Center 500 West Fort Street Boise, ID 83702 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]