Job opening: Locksmith
Salary: $31 - 36 per hour
Published at: Jan 29 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Building Maintenance shop for the Maintenance and Operations Section of Engineering, Phoenix VA Health Care System.
Duties
Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Responsible for maintenance and repair of the total lock system.
Maintain master key records and generate master key systems for each type of locking encountered
Service and change combinations on safes and vaults
Maintain security and locks for narcotic storage and medication storage
Install and maintain window and door lock mechanisms
Inspect, repair and install all types and functions of locks throughout the medical center
Remove foreign objects from locks
Pick or otherwise defeat or bypass locks when keys are lost or locks are inoperable
Determine the application for installing and maintaining electronic locks and keying devices
Other related duties as assigned
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Recruitment Incentives approved
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Qualifications
PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Most of the work performed requires considerable standing, stooping, walking, kneeling, etc. When repairing and repining locks, eye-to-hand concentration is required and there is possibility of eye-strain because it is close work. Considerable physical effort is expended when handling doors, moving and installing hardware, etc. This position is required to carry and work from 4ft. and 6ft. ladders.
Work is performed inside and outside. While working outside, this position is subject to all kinds of weather. Inside work may be in heated or unheated buildings. Subject to cuts, burns, bruises, etc., while working with power equipment, installing hardware, cutting keys, etc. Protective safety gear must be worn and safety practices must be followed at all times because of the prevailing 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)Technical PracticesTroubleshootingUse 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 Carl T Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center
650 East Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85012
US
- Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
- Phone: (844)456-5208
- Email: [email protected]
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