Maintenance Mechanic

About the role

The incumbent is employed as a journeyman maintenance mechanic at the two division Veterans Administration Medical Center - Lexington - Kentucky. This position encompasses application of basic skills and technical practices from various maintenance trades to include carpentry, facility maintenance, painting, masonry, and wallpaper/vinyl hanging.

Responsibilities

• Selects materials and tools, maintains inventory of supplies, determines techniques and tools required, and coordinates with other services and individuals to ensure patient access to care is uninterrupted.
• Carpentry: Performs carpentry alterations, erection of partitions using wood and metal studs, furring out walls, hanging drywall, hang doors, repair and construct window screens, screen doors, and storm windows and doors, builds forms for concrete (some lead-lined drywall may be utilized requiring familiarity with procedures for insuring containment of splatter radiation).
• Install and repair all types of floor coverings such as asphalt and vinyl tile, wood floors, and carpeting; install and repair all types of roofing and guttering; install various types of ceiling tile and track, including fiberglass soundproof ceiling tile.
• Plastering: Must have the knowledge and ability to clean out the bad plaster, prepare the surface and repair utilizing scratch and finish coats; plastering is done on a variety of surfaces such as clay tile, plaster board, metal lathe, and corner bead; proper cement mortar must be mixed for bond and strength; walls must be in the true alignment according to plans and existing features; reinforcement is used for horizontal joints and lintels.
• Masonry: Utilizes a variety of masonry products and techniques including concrete, concrete blocks, brick, clay tile, terrazzo, and terra cotta in constructing and maintaining horizontal and vertical structures within the Medical Center, at times in accordance with stringent NFPA requirements.
• Wallpaper/Vinyl Hanging: Must have knowledge for preparation of all types of wall surfaces for hanging all types of residential and commercial grades of wallpaper; assess existing surfaces for necessary surface preparation; proper paste and appropriate covering material.
• Painting: Completes various general facility maintenance tasks to include assisting Electrician, HVAC, and Plumbing shops with non-technical tasks; must have expert knowledge in the application of paint such as latex, enamel, polyurethane, epoxy, metallics, acrylics, and urethane varnish; must have knowledge of stains to finish hand rubbed doors and fabricated items; must be capable of adapting joint dimensions, mortar mix/selection and trade techniques to a variety of existing site conditions as well as coordinating work with weather changes.
• General Maintenance: May be assigned to other duties; completes various general facility maintenance tasks to include assisting Electrician, HVAC, and Plumbing shops with non-technical tasks.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Architecture Environmental Engineering Reading Comprehension Risk Management 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).

Physical Requirements

Work involves standing, bending, sitting, squatting, and kneeling for long periods of time in cramped position. May be required to crawl into tight places or climb to heights as much as 100 feet from the ground and then perform duties at this height. Physical effort requires hand sawing, nailing, and lifting large articles or assemblies. Work is carried on both inside and outside in fair weather and foul, in ventilated and unventilated areas, and subject to cuts and bruises during work processes.