Maintenance Mechanic
The Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a fully accredited, two-division, tertiary care medical center with an operating bed complement of 199 hospital beds. Acute medical, neurological, surgical and psychiatric inpatient services are provided Cooper Division - Clinical Addition Entrance at the Cooper Division, located adjacent to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Other available services include:
emergency care, medical-surgical units, acute psychiatry, ICU, progressive care unit, (includes Cardiac Cath Lab) ambulatory surgery, OR/PACU, hemodialysis, medicine specialty clinics, surgery specialty clinics, and outpatient primary and specialty care. As the Maintenance Mechanic (Carpenter/Painter), the incumbent's duties include, but are not limited to:
Perform routine carpenter duties to include assembly and installation of various items. Measure, cut, repair, install and modify items such as concrete forms, roof decking, rafters, walls, staircases, windows, and frames, trim work, and furniture/cabinets, framework, doors, flooring, ceiling, suspended ceiling systems, finished paneling, rough furniture, interior/exterior trim, staircases, trusses and beams. Assemble items with a variety of joining techniques. Use wood, metal and various composite materials when installing or replacing interior partitions, flooring panels, flooring panels, suspending ceilings and counter tops and moldings. Operate and use a wide variety of machines and tools. Operate and use carpentry tools by setting-up, adjusting, maintaining tools to meet required specifications. Plan, measure and lay out carpentry materials by interpreting complex or incomplete instructions, sketches, blueprints, building codes and using shop mathematics. Responsible for complete repair, replacement, adjustment and preventative maintenance of all painted surfaces to ensure proper conditions. Use standard tools and equipment such as brushes, rollers, spray guns, trowels, screeds, straight edges. Prepare surfaces and apply coating techniques that will ensure surfaces have a smooth-textured and decorative appearance and meet thickness and level requirements. Prepare surface for plaster application. Repair and patch existing surfaces. Design lay out. and decorate signs and execute freehand and mechanical lettering. Make stencils, templates, or paper patterns as necessary, to reproduce designs or shapes. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:
00AM-4:
30PM Position Description Title/PD#:
Maintenance Mechanic/PD30114A Physical Requirements:
Incumbent is required to work on platforms, scaffolds (both fixed and swinging), ladders, aerial lifts, roofs and gutters and is required to climb onto these structures carrying and lifting materials, tools and equipment. Work involves standing bending, sitting, squatting, and kneeling for long periods of time in a 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. Working Conditions:
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 the erection of the wooden framework of buildings and structures; also danger of falling down from scaffolds, platforms, ladders, and roofs. While removing awnings and screens is subject to wasp and hornet stings while working on ladders and other platforms. The most prevalent source of accidents in their work is in the use of power saws and planers that can easily cause hand and eye injuries. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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. The screen-out element for this position is the Ability to do the work of the Maintenance Mechanic without more than normal supervision. 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:
Building and Construction Carpentry/Woodworking Mechanical Painting Problem solving Stamina Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading) Technical problem solving Technical Competence Use 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. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
emergency care, medical-surgical units, acute psychiatry, ICU, progressive care unit, (includes Cardiac Cath Lab) ambulatory surgery, OR/PACU, hemodialysis, medicine specialty clinics, surgery specialty clinics, and outpatient primary and specialty care. As the Maintenance Mechanic (Carpenter/Painter), the incumbent's duties include, but are not limited to:
Perform routine carpenter duties to include assembly and installation of various items. Measure, cut, repair, install and modify items such as concrete forms, roof decking, rafters, walls, staircases, windows, and frames, trim work, and furniture/cabinets, framework, doors, flooring, ceiling, suspended ceiling systems, finished paneling, rough furniture, interior/exterior trim, staircases, trusses and beams. Assemble items with a variety of joining techniques. Use wood, metal and various composite materials when installing or replacing interior partitions, flooring panels, flooring panels, suspending ceilings and counter tops and moldings. Operate and use a wide variety of machines and tools. Operate and use carpentry tools by setting-up, adjusting, maintaining tools to meet required specifications. Plan, measure and lay out carpentry materials by interpreting complex or incomplete instructions, sketches, blueprints, building codes and using shop mathematics. Responsible for complete repair, replacement, adjustment and preventative maintenance of all painted surfaces to ensure proper conditions. Use standard tools and equipment such as brushes, rollers, spray guns, trowels, screeds, straight edges. Prepare surfaces and apply coating techniques that will ensure surfaces have a smooth-textured and decorative appearance and meet thickness and level requirements. Prepare surface for plaster application. Repair and patch existing surfaces. Design lay out. and decorate signs and execute freehand and mechanical lettering. Make stencils, templates, or paper patterns as necessary, to reproduce designs or shapes. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:
00AM-4:
30PM Position Description Title/PD#:
Maintenance Mechanic/PD30114A Physical Requirements:
Incumbent is required to work on platforms, scaffolds (both fixed and swinging), ladders, aerial lifts, roofs and gutters and is required to climb onto these structures carrying and lifting materials, tools and equipment. Work involves standing bending, sitting, squatting, and kneeling for long periods of time in a 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. Working Conditions:
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 the erection of the wooden framework of buildings and structures; also danger of falling down from scaffolds, platforms, ladders, and roofs. While removing awnings and screens is subject to wasp and hornet stings while working on ladders and other platforms. The most prevalent source of accidents in their work is in the use of power saws and planers that can easily cause hand and eye injuries. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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. The screen-out element for this position is the Ability to do the work of the Maintenance Mechanic without more than normal supervision. 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:
Building and Construction Carpentry/Woodworking Mechanical Painting Problem solving Stamina Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading) Technical problem solving Technical Competence Use 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. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.
- Department:
4749 Maintenance Mechanic - Salary Range:
$23.47 to $27.43 per hour
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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