The incumbent serves as a Maintenance Technician in the Environmental Management Service at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Repairs and replaces furniture, draperies, services equipment and accessories to permit refurnishing or refurbishing and parts of, or area of, the hospital or outside buildings. Removes draperies specified for cleaning and reinstalls them properly following cleaning. Installs interior pictures for the aesthetic appeal of patients and their families. Operates and use a variety of tools by setting-up, adjusting, and maintaining tools to meet required specifications. Uses sheet metal tools, welding and brazing equipment and any other special tools required for removing old worn parts, or replacing, realigning or fitting new parts to various types of equipment. Uses skilled techniques to construct, install, repair, and reproduce wooden historic building elements on frame, timber, log, or single-wall structures that require close tolerance fits and structural soundness. Plans, measure, and lay out carpentry materials using typical shop mathematics for complex and exact projects. Measures, cuts and constructs using standard building materials. Determines the methods, techniques, and materials for paint removal, and removes existing finishes using heat guns and scrapers. Interprets blueprints, sketches, manufacturers' specifications, and technical manuals, and be knowledgeable in shop math and standard formulas. Works from building plans, blueprints, and sketches, to plan and lay out the routing, placement, slant, slope, fall, and proper operation, of systems and equipment. Knowledge of architectural drawings and blueprints. Uses tools associated with the trade such as trowels, floats, joint runner, gauge lines, spirit lines, plumb bobs, air hammers, hand hammers, chisels, etc. Uses of all common electrical hand and power tools and testing equipment as required. Installs, repair, overhaul and maintain most types of equipment. Performs regularly scheduled preventive maintenance on a variety of mechanical, and other equipment. Troubleshoots equipment malfunctions and failures and determines the extent of repairs and parts needed. Basic knowledge of interior design and knowledge of specialized materials and practicability of maintenance. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, subject to change based on the needs of the agency Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Worker/PD09793A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/22/2023. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Equipment Assembly, Installation, RepairInterpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)MaterialsMeasuring InstrumentsTechnical PracticesUse and Maintain Tools and EquipmentWithout more than normal supervision 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The incumbent is required to work from extension ladders, scaffolds and around equipment where coordination between hand and eye is imperative. He/she must be skilled in using small hand tools, electric drills, saws, hammers and various other equipment and hardware. He is required to do intermittent carrying and lifting large articles such as file cabinets, desks, etc., climb on ladders, scaffolds, maintaining body balance while working there and reaching and working on overhead items, occasionally lifts items weighing up to 50 pounds (i.e., furniture, boxes, etc.).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address John L McClellan Memorial Veterans' Hospital 4300 West Seventh Street Little Rock, AR 72205 US
• Name: Jason Willkomm
• Phone: 850-903-3502
• Email: [email protected]