This position serves as a Pipefitter within the Facility Management Service Center of the VA Medical Center located in North Little Rock, AR.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include: Installing, modifying and repairing new and existing utility, supply and disposal systems, high pressure piping, steam heating, steam generation, steam distribution, flash and expansion tanks, condensate pumps, condensate lines, vacuum, oxygen and air systems, circulating pumps, potable water booster pumps, underground storage reservoirs, and elevated water storage tanks, radiators, sewage disposal, various drainage systems, water, oil, gas distribution systems, water closets, sinks, lavatories, tubs, showers, fire hydrants, and fire protection systems and related equipment. Installing and repairing items such as valves, fittings, traps, fixtures, drains, etc. Working from building plans, blueprints and sketches, and oral orders to plan and lay out the routing, placement, pitch, elevation, pressure, reductions, expansions, slope, and proper operation of various piping systems and equipment. Setting up system routes, placing and cutting route openings, tapping main lines under pressure, placing hangers for proper pitch and elevation and determining and installing such things as risers, flexible branches, expansion joints, pumps, gauges, thermometers, pressure regulators, valves, strainers, traps, and unions needed for proper operation of these systems. Placing the equipment at the proper level and points in the system, and joining, sealing and testing systems and equipment for proper pressure, leak-free joints and operation. Maintaining therapeutic swimming pool equipment such as heating and proper circulating of the water. Working knowledge of high pressure steam and equipment to control the steam, the distribution piping and return systems. Thorough knowledge of automatic fire water systems and devices incorporated in the sprinkler systems. Using many tools of the journeyman trade such as various hand tools, gas and electric welding and soldering, pipe threaders and cutters, all types of sewer cleaning machines and shop equipment. Performing other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 2:00pm to 10:30pm, schedule subject to change based on the needs of the agency. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Makes repairs and installs from ladders, scaffolding, under buildings, dark places, manholes and above ceilings and where the systems and equipment worked on are in hard-to-reach places. This requires the employee to stand, stoop, bend, knell, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently handles, lifts, carries and set up parts and equipment that weigh up to 50 pounds or more. The work is performed inside and outside and is subject to be dirty, dusty and greasy. Sometimes required to make repairs and installations in bad, smelly places, outside in cold and hot weather. Frequently exposed to the possibility of strains, cuts, scrapes, bruises, burns and infections. Works with high, medium and low pressure steam, hot water, contaminated sewage and potential electrical hazards. 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)Measurement and LayoutMeasuring InstrumentsTroubleshootingUse 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 John L McClellan Memorial Veterans' Hospital 4300 West Seventh Street Little Rock, AR 72205 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]