This position is located in Engineering Service at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. This position performs maintenance, repair, inspection, testing, modification, and installation of utility systems and structures and components within a facility as a function of construction and renovation activities.

Duties

Major Duties: Maintains equipment buildings, grounds and utilities within a facility. Installs, modifies and repairs new and existing utility, supply and disposal systems. Maintains and install heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Fits pipe sections by screwing, bolting, brazing, welding, gluing, fusing, soldering, and caulking connections by forcing oakum and molten lead into joints. Performs maintenance, repair, inspection, testing, modification, and installation of utility systems and structures and components within a facility as a function of construction and renovation activities. Installs, renovates, removes electrical systems incident to the construction or renovation of medical buildings, offices, or shops. Completes needed renovations to installed systems, and rearrange and hook up items, such as outlets, switches, light fixtures, regulators, pillow speakers, patient stations, patient TVs, and circuit breakers. Plans and lays out work for job assignments. Makes independent judgments and decisions within the framework of oral and written instructions and accepted trade practices. Understands and use a variety of measuring equipment such as micrometers, pressure gauges, feeler gauges and test equipment. Performs rough and finish carpentry work by laying out and erecting sills, beams, plates, studs, corner posts, trusses and framing. Uses wiring diagrams, electrical maintenance and repair manuals to repair equipment. Uses check valves, relief valves, pressure regulators, expansion joints, solenoid valves and other devices to ensure proper functioning of equipment. Uses tools normally associated with the pipefitting trade, i.e., measuring tapes, sliding squares, levels, chalk lines, power pipe threaders and cutters, pipe wrenches etc. Uses tools normally associated with the pipefitting trade, i.e., measuring tapes, sliding squares, levels, chalk lines, power pipe threaders and cutters, pipe wrenches etc. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Four 10-hour shifts, Monday-Thursday, 6:00a to 4:30p; Schedule subject to change based on hospital/project needs. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Works in tiring positions for prolonged periods. Frequent standing, bending, stooping, crouching and arm movement. Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 45 pounds. May occasionally lift heavier items with assistance. Work both in and outdoors in and in crawlspaces. Frequently exposed to drafts changing temperatures, dust, grease, heat, fumes and noise. Work in bad weather, in mud or snow and in wet or icy areas. Subject to cuts, burns, chemical irritations, and bruises. Uses safety equipment such safety equipment as protective ear devices, hard hats, respirators, gloves, eye protection, and hard toed shoes. 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. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Experience working in a hospital setting. 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 Kansas City VA Medical Center 4801 Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64128 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]