Maintenance Mechanic

Veterans Health Administration • Waco, TX

21d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Central Texas Veterans Health Care System for the Waco locations. The employee performs a variety of tasks involved in the upkeep of buildings, grounds and related structures, fixtures and utilities. The duties are performed with in multiple trades.

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 Service 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.
• 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.
• 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

• The incumbent will be fit tested for a respirator and is required to wear respiratory protection when working in contaminated areas, including asbestos-contaminated areas.

Responsibilities

• Performs carpentry work in the construction, alteration, major repair, or modification of items and structures such as framework, rafters, doors, finished paneling, windows, interior and exterior trim, staircases, trusses and beams, where accuracy, spacing, and fit are essential and structural soundness or appearance are important.
• Installation and repair work of drop ceiling grid and panels.
• Plans and completes projects from initial layout to final assembly or installation.
• Responsible for performing installations, modifications and repairs of plumbing fixtures in public buildings involving repairs that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, replacing, packing and sealing defective parts of the utility, supply and disposal systems.
• Works from building plans, blueprints, and sketches.
• Performs maintenance, repair, on surfaces such as sidewalks, steps, walls, curbs and ramps.
• Builds and sets forms on projects.
• Mixes, pours, spreads, and levels cement and concrete.
• In repairing damaged areas, removes broken concrete and prepares subsurfaces.
• Plans work methods and sequences, lays-out work to be done, determines materials to be used, selects proper tools, and accomplishes the job in accordance with appropriate methods and accepted trade practices.
• Serves as a back-up for the assigned locksmith.
• Repairs and/or replaces a wide variety of commercially manufactured locking devices on structures and equipment made of various wood and metal material to include: interior and exterior doors, fire doors, windows, medication rooms and narcotic cabinets, wall lockers.
• Responsible for set up, use, and/or operate welding equipment and welding processes.
• Must have skill in using jigs and fixtures.
• Uses common, journeyman skill and knowledge of the welding trade, and related trade processes such as brazing, soldering and/or flame cutting with rough tolerances to complete assigned work.
• Uses knowledge of blueprint and sketch reading to prepare and set up parts/surfaces to be welded.
• Applied skill in using prepared clamps, fixtures or jigs to assemble materials or parts for welding.
• Uses skill and practical knowledge and ability to position and control the torch or arc and feed welding rod or electrode to obtain weld bead size required, penetration desired and prevent burning base metal while welding common, similar metals of varying size, shape and thickness to loose tolerances.
• Applies skill and ability to weld in flat, vertical, or horizontal positions normally and infrequently in overhead positions.
• Other duties as assigned.

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.
• Learn more about federal benefits.
• Review our benefits

What This Job Offers

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