This position is located within the Engineering Service at the VA Medical Center in Northport, New York responsible for performing a wide range of duties at the journeyman level for the following trades: carpentry, masonry, painting/plastering, electrical, and plumbing.

Duties

Performs the full range of carpentry work involved in the maintenance and repair/improvement of all Medical Center buildings and structures; Completes alterations, modifications and minor construction of items and structures; Installs various types of flooring covers; Lays out and installs dropped ceilings; Installs, repairs, replaces, modifies and overhauls the complete range of internal and external locking devices and door hardware; Performs masonry, plastering and cement finishing work of a maintenance and/or alteration nature; Works with brick, precast blocks of cement, cinder, terracotta wall and finish blocks, glass, quarry tile, marble, ceramic tiles, etc.; Reads and understands drawings, plans and blueprints for laying out work; Performs surface preparation and refinishing of all interior and exterior surfaces; Repairs holes and cracks on a variety of surfaces (i.e. gypsum wall board, plaster and wood); Prepares and sizes walls, cuts trim, wallpaper and/or vinyl; Tapes and spackles drywall constructions; Removes and replaces broken glass; Operates heavy equipment such as front-end loaders, backhoe, tractors, forklifts, dump trucks, etc.; Applies journeyman gardening knowledge (which includes horticulture and landscaping) in the accomplishment of work related to projects, minor improvements and renovations; Assists Journeyman Electricians in a wide variety of electrical work, including troubleshooting, installing and repairing electrical equipment; Utilizes wiring diagrams, schematics and blueprints to correctly complete electrical jobs; Assists Journeyman Pipefitters and performs pipefitting work involving installing, modifying and repairing new and existing utility systems (i.e. steam, hot water heating, condensation return, hot/cold water returns, sanitary waste, medical gases and equipment; Performs other duties assigned as it relates to the position. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

Physical Effort:Uses considerable physical effort in the operation and maintenance of facilities, equipment, and attachments. Frequently requires to perform heavy lifting and exerts considerable physical effort while using hand and power tools. Work requires extensive leg, arm, and hand movement, standing, stooping, walking, bending, climbing, and kneeling, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts, carries, and sets up parts and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted, and over 50 pounds with assistance. Uses jacks, pulleys, dollies, or other lifting and carrying devices. Work may be from ladders, scaffolding, platforms, or high places, and in hard-to-reach places. Frequent arm and leg movements are required to operate controls, make repairs, and build items. .Working Conditions:Work is accomplished both in an office setting (5%) and outdoors (95%). Works outside in all kinds of weather and frequently exposed to running water, fumes, dust, grease, dirt, and moving parts of equipment and machinery. Work performed outside is in a variety of settings where steep terrain, extremely uneven, rocky, and slippery footing is normal. Temperature extremes are common. 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. ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WITHOUT NORMAL SUPERVISION (SCREEN-OUT) 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 Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Building 200 Northport, NY 11768 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]