This position is located within the Carpentry Shop of the Maintenance and Repair Section, Facility Management Service at VACHS San Juan, Puerto Rico. The position is assigned to the surface preparation and painting of floors, walls, ceiling and roofs.

Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following: Constructs, alters, repairs and/or modifies interior decoration and structural item such as: doors, partitions, windows, finished paneling, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, bathroom tiles, interior and exterior trims, screens, roofs, floor covering, shelving, cabinets, picture frames where accuracy, spacing and fitness are essential and appearances important. Provides special packing of all equipment or accessories. Plans and executes projects from initial layout to final assembly and/or installation. Follows blueprints, sketches and work orders of items to be constructed/altered, using his own initiative. Sharpens saws, saw blades, tools, accessories used in the Carpentry Shop and Painting Unit. Repairs or refinishes furniture, including vinyl tops and wheelchair seats. Performs other related duties as assigned within Carpentry and Painting Unit. Sets up and operates woodworking machines and tools. Constructs, installs, repairs or modifies wood and wood substitute structures and items requiring close tolerance fit and structural soundness. Applies and uses the most effective procedures of the trade for the execution of routine upkeep of building walls, partitions, ceilings and equipment in general. Follows established guides for the application and safety requirements in his trade to assure satisfactory painting progress based on the useful life of paint and painting procedures for existing building and equipment. Performs routine maintenance on painting equipment such as cleaning painting guns, paint pots and hoses. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 6:30 am - 3:00 pm, may work on weekends and Holidays Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Work is performed indoors, in buildings and outdoors, and grounds. The position is subject to cuts, falls from ladder, nailing accidents, and the danger of working near powered equipment. 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, RepairMaterialsMeasurement 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 San Juan VA Medical Center 10 Calle Casia San Juan, PR 00921 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]