This position is located within the Maintenance and Operations Division, Facility Management Service at the Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, VA.

Duties

The major duties include but are not limited to: Performs recurring maintenance, preventative maintenance and overhaul and repair tasks on standard type of mechanical locking devices; Opens locks when keys are missing, bypasses or neutralizes security devices designed to prevent such opening without causing damage to such devices; Installs locking mechanisms and hardware on doors, windows, office and ward equipment, furniture, safes, etc., and recombinates or rekeys locking devices; Modifies and reworks locking devices to create the special needs of security; Fabricates keys from patterns or by code equipment; Installs and maintains electronic locking systems, like digitally encoded key systems such as the Marlok brand security system; Uses software packages to various lock systems; Coordinates tasks with other trades such as machinists to fabricate obsolete or hard to find parts; Works closely with the police department to closely examine locking devices suspected of break-ins or attempted break-ins; Performs carpentry duties which consist of tearing down and erecting wooden and metal stud blue board partitions and laying or patching various floor coverings; constructs platforms and walkways; installs handrails and other supports; installs and repairs various types of roofing: shingle, metal, bult-up roof; fits lumber together with nails, screws, or glue, in fabricating various wooden items; Performs masonry duties which consist of tearing down brick and block partitions; lays or patches various types of ceramic tile, repair and lay masonry and concrete floors and sidewalks; tucks point stone and brick work; and, Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:45 am to 4:30 pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Requirements

Qualifications

Physical Effort and Work Conditions: The work of the position requires continued standing, walking, pushing, climbing and bending. The work requires heavy lifting up to 100 pounds but on occasion, the lifting could take place in elevated positions, on ladders and lifts. Work is both in and outdoors and is subject to varying extremes of weather. Subject to dusty atmospheres, cuts and bruises while handling materials and tools and to communicable diseases while working on wards. 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: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF A LOCKSMITH WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION (SCREEN OUT) EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION, REPAIR TECHNICAL PRACTICES MEASURING INSTRUMENTS INTERPRET INSTRUCTIONS, SPECIFICATIONS (INCLUDES BLUEPRINT READING) USE AND MAINTAIN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT TROUBLESHOOTING 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 Salem VA Medical Center 1970 Roanoke Boulevard Salem, VA 24153 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]