Maintenance Mechanic

Veterans Health Administration • Portland, OR

32d • Onsite

About The Position

This Maintenance Mechanic position is located within the Facilities Management Service at the VA Medical Center in Portland, OR. This position combines the duties of a journeyman carpenter, a journeyman painter, and a journeyman sign maker in order to provide more flexibility in the assignment of work.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents ).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• 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, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. "Ability to perform the work of the position without more than normal supervision".
• Related experience includes: constructing and repairing a wide variety of structural items such as building frames, rafters, concrete forms, walls, staircases, door and window frames, interior and exterior trim, and miscellaneous items such as workbenches, counter tops, bookcases, equipment cabinets, computer consoles, and items requiring limited decorative trim and molding.
• Working from blueprints, sketches and work orders; planning and completing projects from layouts to final assembly.
• Preparing surfaces and using appropriate coating techniques in performing painting duties; using accepted methods which includes special finishing techniques such as marbling and graining by applying coating materials with any of the accepted trade devices including those designed to give special effects which meets match, texture, decorative, thickness, and level requirements.
• Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision
• Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)
• Materials
• Measuring Instruments
• Technical Practices
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons.
• Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted.
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Nice To Haves

• To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job.

Responsibilities

• Uses skilled techniques to construct, install, repair, and modify wood and wood substitute structures and items requiring close tolerance fit and structural soundness.
• Carpenter plans and completes projects from layouts to final assembly.
• Must be able to work from blueprints, sketches and work orders.
• Able to interpret drawings, blueprints, and specifications independently, and determine the layout and work sequences and types of lumber or special related materials.
• Able to construct straight angles and curved cuts which must be exact.
• Must know how to replace glass window panes, layout and install metal and wood studs for sheetrock and plastered walls, install drop ceilings, repair roofs and flashing of buildings, etc.
• Mixes concrete and installs footings, curbs, walls and like construction.
• Lays and repairs floor coverings and installs plastic coverings on counter tops and other related items.
• Mixes materials used in finishing plaster surfaces in construction and repair on interior and exterior walls and ceilings.
• Performs plastering on all types of backgrounds such as metal, wood or gypsum lath, wallboard and masonry surfaces, as well as repair patching of plaster and stucco surfaces.
• Performs preventive maintenance/inspections on tools and equipment and machinery related to trade.
• Construct and repair a wide variety of structural items such as building frames, rafters, concrete forms, walls, staircases, door and window frames, interior and exterior trim, and miscellaneous items such as workbenches, counter tops, bookcases, equipment cabinets, computer consoles, and items requiring limited decorative trim and molding.
• Sets up and operates a wide variety of wood working machines and tools.
• Assembles items with a variety of joining techniques such as miters, rabbets, dados, biscuit, and mortise and tenon, and use glues and adhesives to secure wood pieces, veneers, and counter tops.
• Uses wood, metal, and various composite materials when installing or replacing interior partitions, flooring, panels, suspended ceilings, counter tops, and moldings.
• Applies special coating methods utilizing accepted methods which includes special finishing techniques such as marbling and graining by using coating materials that are prepared in special as well as common ways.
• Applies coating materials with any of the accepted trade devices including those designed to give special effects which the painter sees that the coating finish meets match, texture, decorative, thickness, and level requirements.
• Prepares surfaces by methods such as smoothing with pumice and rotten stone, filling, shaping, and leveling with metal and synthetic resins, and mixing and applying pre-coating agents such as pickling and alkali compounds.
• Uses standard tools and equipment such as brushes, rollers, spray guns, trowels, screeds, straight edges, viscosity testers, graining devices, and wet and other thickness gauges.
• Prepares surfaces and applies coating techniques that will insure surfaces have a smooth- textured and decorative appearance and meet thickness and level requirements.
• Applies a variety of graphic arts techniques, fabricates and installs signs for interior/exterior use ensuring proper margins, spacing and formation of letters.
• Orders signs and materials as required from commercial vendors.
• Ensures like signs are the same size, font and design consistently throughout the facility.
• Uses various production techniques such as silk screen printing, application of pressure or heat-sensitive reflective-sheeting, lettering with machines and attaches ready-made or fabricated letters.
• Makes stencils, templates or paper patterns as necessary to reproduce designs or shapes.
• Responsible for removal of signage and repairing damage to walls and other surfaces as required.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

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