Job opening: Electrician
Salary: $29 - 34 per hour
Published at: Oct 04 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located at the James A. Hailey VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida and is assigned to the Electrical Unit of the Electrical/Structural Shop, in Facilities Management Service(FMS). The employee works as an Electrician Work Leader under the direction of the Electrical/Structural Shop Supervisor and is responsible for the coordination, scheduling, and completion of all tasks assigned to the shop.
Duties
Major Duties include (but not limited to):
Maintains complex electrical equipment, makes repairs to high and low voltage systems, uses engineering to layout, install or modify existing electrical systems.
Ability to take field measurements and transpose them to job needs, read and understand operating instructions and procedures, interpret electrical codes and record necessary data.
Calculates electrical load requirements for existing or new electrical equipment, including voltage, voltage drops, current and temperature, raceway/conduit capacity.
Must be able to read blueprints and schematics.
Uses electrical testing equipment such as meggers, multi-meters, watt meters, power factor meters, phase rotation meters, frequency meters, ground fault interrupters, cathodic protection tests.
Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 7:00AM-3:30PM
Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician/PD030220
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Incumbent must exert moderate to arduous physical effort involving walking, standing, bending, stooping, lifting, working overhead and crawling. Incumbent must be able to climb ladders and scaffolding. Must be able to lift loads of up to eighty (80) pounds.
Must be able to identify colors as most all electric wires are color-coded and failure to identify colors would seriously hamper work in progress or expose fellow workmen to dangerous electric shock. will be required at times to work in cramped or confined areas and in close proximity to operating machinery, to work from ladders or scaffolds and may be subject to falling objects and inclement weather. Incumbent may be subjected to dust, fumes, noise, dampness, scrapes, bums, electrical shock, dirt and extreme temperatures.
Requirements
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
- Subject to a background/suitability investigation
- May serve a probationary period
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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.
RESUME REMINDER: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e., the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below.
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:
Knowledge of Electrical Equipment
Theory and Instruments (Electrical, Electronic) Used in Shop and Trade Practices
Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
Ability To Use Electrical Drawings
Ability to Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work)
Trouble shooting (electrical)
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.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address James A Haley Veterans Hospital
13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33612
US
- Name: Jennifer McCullar
- Phone: 727-398-6661 X64697
- Email: [email protected]
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