In this position you will be responsible for general maintenance and repair requirements as established by the Maintenance Supervisor or Chief of Engineering for the Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines, Iowa. You will work under the direct supervision of the Maintenance and Repair Supervisor. Work is assigned on a long-term, as well as on a day-to-day basis.

Duties

Major Duties: ELECTRICAL: Assists an experienced Electrician with performing various tasks pertaining to voltage systems ranging from 10V to 13200V AC and DC. Performs basic electrical work independently. Performs required receptacle testing for patient care areas. Driving and operating various pieces of equipment including UTVs, boom truck, and other lifting equipment. Light fixture repair. Circuit breaker resetting and troubleshooting. PLUMBING: Assists an experienced Plumber/Pipefitter with performing various tasks pertaining to plumbing systems throughout the campus. Exercising valves for both water and steam. Installs insulation on all types of piping/valves. Operates jetter/high water pressure machine for cleaning drains. Performs flushing of plumbing fixtures for prevention of legionella. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION: Assists an experienced HVAC Mechanic with performing various tasks pertaining to HVAC systems throughout the campus. Assist with maintenance, including preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and repairing of various HVAC equipment and systems. Cleaning and inspecting min-split air conditioning/heating units. Installation of filters on various HVAC units. GENERAL MAINTENCE: Minor concrete/grout work including mixing, placing, and removing Creating and sealing wall penetrations through various wall types. Installing ceiling tiles. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 6:30AM - 3:00PM Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The incumbent works from ladders, scaffolding and hydraulic platforms. They often work in portions of the utility systems requiring attention that are cramped, dirty and hard-to-reach locations. The work may involve prolonged crouching and standing and frequent stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in exhausting and uncomfortable positions. The incumbent frequently lifts or carries tools, equipment, ladders, scaffolding, parts and supplies up to 50 pounds. Occasionally, the incumbent will be required to lift and carry items over 50 pounds. 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 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 VA Central Iowa Health Care System 3600 30th St Des Moines, IA 50310 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]