Maintenance Worker

Department of Veterans Affairs

The position functions as a Maintenance Worker under the general supervision of the Maintenance & Operations Supervisor of John J. Pershing VAMC. Performs a variety of sub-journey level trade tasks for carpentry, painting, laboring, and motor vehicle operation duties.

• MAJOR DUTIES Carpentry, Painting, and Facility Maintenance: Plans, performs layouts, repairs, replaces, and installs wood components such as furniture, siding, doors, paneling, ceiling tiles, tables, window and door frames, bulletin boards, and door jambs. Constructs shelving and simple frameworks. Installs and replaces simple hinges, locks, catches, and other hardware items. Performs medium-grade finish work on paneling, cabinets, doors, molding, and other wood products. Paints materials applied after repairs or for touch-ups on interior and exterior surfaces. Surfaces are sanded, scraped, textured, spackled, and puttied. Applies finishes such as paint, varnish, lacquer, shellac, epoxy, resin, plaster, and Teflon to wood, metal, glass, synthetic, and concrete surfaces, ensuring no skips, runs, or drips. Uses brushes, rollers, spray guns, cutting-in, and dip­ and-overflow techniques. Matches texture and paint color to existing surfaces. Maintains and fabricates structures, facilities, and equipment to support medical center operations. Manages storage areas, roads, facilities, and signage. Demolishes, relocates, and removes buildings and facilities from the main campus and storage areas. Completes internal facility projects, special construction projects, and upgrades. Sets forms, mixes, and pours concrete. Restocks and cleans storage areas as part of general maintenance duties. Laborer and Grounds Maintenance: Performs duties as a laborer in direct support of the supervisor, facility planner, and other trades and crafts employees engaged in maintenance-related activities. Performs a variety of labor tasks, such as grounds maintenance, trash collection, monitoring grounds, washing, cleaning, and similar tasks, which typically require only hand tools and are less physically demanding. Performs grading and sloping and occasionally breaks up pavement and concrete. Individually or as a team member, performs one or a combination of manual labor tasks in support of facility grounds maintenance activities (e.g., seeding, liming, fertilizing, installing, and removing signs, etc.). Performs grounds maintenance on grades or slopes; digs ditches and trenches with picks and shovels where dirt is hard and compact. Clears sidewalks using large, industrial-type, powered snow blowers and shovels. Operates, controls, and maintains push mowers, simple riding-type mowers, large industrial zero­-turn mowers, walking-type power mowers, large, complex riding mowers, and specialized mowing equipment. Mowing equipment may range from cutting decks with mechanical controls and limited, adjustable, fixed, or floating cutting decks to mowing equipment with multiple, independently controlled cutting decks, including single-function performance and components controlled independently through various hydraulic and/or mechanical devices. Operates hand and powered tools in difficult working conditions (e.g., heavy brush areas, steep slopes, and grades). Performs routine preventive maintenance on tools and equipment. Cuts trees and brush using axes, weed eaters, and chainsaws. Motor Vehicle Operation: Operates pickups, light vehicles, and box/van trucks weighing up to 26,000 lbs. to transport work materials between work areas on campus and clinics. Uses hydraulic controls to adjust the truck bed for loading, unloading, relocating, and moving items such as furniture, heavy boxes, bulky supplies, equipment, office supplies, tools, and materials. Transports these items to and from storage, trucks, and worksites to support internal moves within the facility. Utilizes various types of moving equipment, including dollies and carts designed for furniture and appliance relocation. Straps down and secures loads for transit. Operates motor vehicles via assignment or established schedule over public roads at highway speeds to transport loads. Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm; Monday - FridayPosition Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Worker/PD10505A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

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