The incumbent will perform the duties of a Sewing Machine Operator at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center.

Duties

Works harmoniously, cooperatively, and be courteous when communicating with patients, visitors, and employees. Maintains tact and diplomacy when dealing with patients and employees. Works with various personnel in harmony as a team member or as an individual. Works closely with other services daily and supports collaboration with various personnel. Alters and fits uniforms to individual sizes. Selects the proper types and colors of thread to be used. Selects proper size, color, and type of button, zipper, and snaps when replacements are made. Inspects uniforms for damage and determines the nature and extend of repairs. Maintains work area and equipment clean, neat, and tidy, as well as maintain the general appearance of the immediate area. Maintains records of uniforms determined unserviceable and beyond economical repair. Accounts for uniforms, conduct inventories, audits, and surveys as assigned. Maintains record card with assigned laundry number will be made for VA employees who have their personally owned uniforms. Maintains printed and electronic files containing sensitive data which must be protected under the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and other applicable laws, federal regulations, VA statutes and policies. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Incumbent lifts and carries boxes of uniforms. Physical effort and conditions are not constant. Incumbent may be required to sit for long periods of time and subject to eye strain in performing sewing activities. May be required to climb a step ladder when stocking uniforms on shelves. Hand and eye coordination is required in all tasks of the position. Muscular effort is used in manipulating electric controls with feet, knees, legs, and hands in feeding material through the sewing machine. Must be mentally alert when working with industrial type sewing machines. Must be alert to and report safety hazards and equipment malfunctions to immediate supervisors. Reports and completes required accident report and report it in required time frame in event of an on the job injury. Incumbent must be capable of making minor adjustments to and proper cleaning and oiling of industrial sewing machines. Incumbent uses scissors, razor blades, snap fastener tools and other hand tools which are subject to cause injury unless handled properly. Incumbent will be required to operate heave duty industrial type sewing machine, heat patch machine, marking machine and any other machine assigned. 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: Compliance InspectionCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Manufacturing 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 Martinsburg VA Medical Center 510 Butler Avenue Martinsburg, WV 25405 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]