This position is located within the Maintenance, Operation and Repair section at the New York Harbor Healthcare System, Engineering Service, Brooklyn & St. Albans Campuses.

Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following: Cuts and lays all types of brick and masonry, selecting and shaping materials for the desired rough or finished surface materials include cement, concrete, plaster, asphalt, cinder block, glass block, ceramic tile, quarry tile, marble and natural or imitation stone. Constructs, repairs, or alters interior and exterior masonry walls, including weight bearing units, floors, ceilings, roofs, sidewalks, curbs, and ramps. Cuts openings for doors and windows, in existing walls using lintels or other supporting members to maintain structural integrity. Mixes, molds and shapes cement, plaster, stucco, and other materials to resemble stone, brick and tile imitations or to conform to desired or existing decorative designs. Demolishes, rebuilds, refinishes, or repairs existing masonry walls, installs access doors in hanging ceilings or partition walls, repairs existing or sets new ceramic walls or floors grouting, lay firebrick, fire resistant mortar, construction smokestacks, and/or waterproofing where necessary. Uses a multitude of power and hand tools and is expected to assist in carpentry work when required. Repair of articles of wood, such as desks, chairs, and patient care, equipment, matching existing parts with wood of the same quality and texture to blend appearance in the finished article. Fabricates items, laminated with formica, from given sketches and blueprints. Fabrication of special items of wood, such as bed boards, cabinets, frames and stands for exhibits, and benches for locker rooms, laboratories, etc. Installs metal partitions; installs and repairs metal shelving and cabinets; installs metal lath and various types of ceiling material. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The position is required to lift and carry brick, block, cement, sand, steel and other heavy objects (70 to 100 pounds). Required to work from scaffolds and ladders, work on roofs, parapets, and in confined areas. Must be capable of working out problems safely when moving material to and from job sites using his initiative to expedite the work. Considerable standing, stooping, and bending. Works on ladders, requiring stretching; sometimes works in cramped or awkward positions. Uses dollies to move heavy objects but may lift objects ranging in weight about 50 pounds. The position is required to work indoors and outdoors, sometimes In areas subject to extreme heat or cold. Will be exposed to dust, dirt and chips generated by working with the required masonry materials. Major portion of work is performed indoors, in shop or in other areas of the Medical Center, including patients' rooms, operating rooms, laboratories, etc. Subject to injuries in use of powered machinery, cuts, dirt, noise from machinery. Works on ladders and scaffolds. Must sometimes work in cramped or awkward positions. Possibility of broken bones from falls. 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: Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)MaterialsMeasurement and LayoutTechnical 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 NY Harbor Healthcare System 423 East 23rd Street New York, NY 10010 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]