OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

Duties

This Industrial Equipment Mechanic is assigned to the Preventive Maintenance Unit (PM) of the Engineering Service at the Milwaukee, WI VA Medical Center. Major Duties: Lubricates, tests, cleans, adjusts, inspects, diagnoses, troubleshoots and shuts down equipment in emergencies for repair. Makes minor repairs to equipment such as pumps, hydraulic lifts, gear reducers, conveyor systems, pneumatic tube system, air handling system, mechanical power transmissions, emergency power generating equipment, gasoline driven engines coupled to pumps and other auxiliary equipment, laundry equipment, kitchen equipment, hospital equipment such as rocking beds, motorized beds, iron lungs, patient lifts and other equipment or systems. Recommends actions to the supervisor/leader when systems or equipment problems are such magnitude and urgency that immediate shutdown is required for repair by others. Receives oral and/or written assignments and proceeds to complete without any supervision. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 12:00 PM-8:30 PM and may be required to be present to provide off-hours support for utility outages, maintenance and projects support, etc.

Requirements

Qualifications

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. 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: Equipment Assembly, Installation, RepairInterpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)MaterialsTechnical PracticesTroubleshootingUse and Maintain Tools and Equipment 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Clement J Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center 5000 West National Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53295 US
• Name: Alana Mueller
• Phone: (414) 712-8332
• Email: [email protected]