Insulator

Veterans Health Administration • Oklahoma City, OK

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About The Position

The Insulator works in the In-House Construction Section of the Facilities Management Service Line at the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System. The position performs insulator, pipefitter, and plumber duties at the journeyman level with minimal supervision, installing, maintaining, and repairing insulating materials throughout the VA health care system.

The work includes planning and laying out insulation, assessing the type and quantity of materials needed, preparing material orders, and developing patterns to cut, form, join, assemble, and install insulation. Materials are applied to pipes, heaters, refrigeration units, boilers, air ducts, evaporators, tanks, and other equipment and surfaces. The incumbent also removes insulation in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations; repairs damaged insulation; and upgrades existing insulation to improve performance.

The position requires interpreting blueprints, drawings, sketches, specifications, project plans, schematics, and vendor catalogs. The incumbent uses trade tools, materials, and equipment at the journeyman level and follows applicable safety practices, including use of respiratory devices and protective apparel. Work is performed indoors and outdoors and may involve strenuous physical activity, exposure to temperature extremes, noise, damp or dirty areas, airborne dust, and work at heights from ladders or scaffolds.

Requirements

• Demonstrated training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Ability to perform the work without more than normal supervision.
• Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, and blueprints.
• Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment.
• Dexterity and knowledge of safety practices.
• Knowledge of materials, measurement and layout, and technical practices.
• Ability to perform required physical activities, including pulling, pushing, reaching, walking, standing, crawling, kneeling, bending, and climbing for sustained periods.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must complete a background/security investigation, pre-employment physical, and online onboarding process.
• Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a Department of Veterans Affairs health care personnel employee.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Must provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements; beginning May 7, 2025, non-REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses or state identification cards cannot be used as acceptable identification.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, repair, remove, and upgrade insulating materials on pipes, tanks, boilers, ducts, heaters, generators, pumps, evaporators, refrigeration units, and other equipment.
• Plan and lay out insulation work; assess the types and quantities of materials required based on system dimensions, temperature, accessibility, environment, and appearance requirements; and submit material orders to supervisors.
• Develop patterns and measure, cut, trim, form, join, assemble, and fit insulating materials to regular, curved, irregular, and other surfaces.
• Remove insulating materials in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, sketches, schematics, specifications, project plans, and vendor material catalogs.
• Perform associated journeyman-level pipefitter and plumber work, including setting system routes, creating route openings, placing hangers for pitch and elevation, and installing components such as risers, flexible branches, expansion joints, gauges, and pressure regulators.
• Use tools, materials, and equipment common to the trade and follow safety guidelines and practices, including wearing respiratory safety devices and protective apparel.
• Handle insulation materials and parts weighing over 45 pounds.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, subject to request and approval before appointment and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed