Maintenance Mechanic

Veterans Health Administration • North Little Rock, AR

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Mechanic (Structures) performs work primarily in masonry, with additional carpentry and painting duties, to maintain buildings, sidewalks, roads, and related structures. The role includes inspecting fire doors, sidewalks, walls, ceilings, doors, roofs, and floors; identifying needed repairs; and carrying out journeyman-level maintenance and repair work.

The mechanic constructs, alters, repairs, and modifies metal and wood items and structures; performs framing, plastering, drywall, tile, concrete, block, and flooring work; and applies paint and other coatings. The position also includes identifying leaks and assessing damage, interpreting plans and blueprints, selecting tools and materials, and following applicable building, safety, local, and manufacturing standards. The mechanic conducts oversight and rounds for LP steam and hot water boilers, including startup, warm-up, shutdown, and operation of equipment and controls.

The regular schedule is 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and may change based on service needs. Work takes place indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions, sometimes in confined spaces where physical or chemical hazards may be present. The position requires use of personal protective equipment, including respirators and protective clothing, and may involve physical exertion such as lifting, climbing, and working in cramped positions.

Requirements

• Evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to demonstrate the ability to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Ability to perform the duties and demonstrate relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities through detailed resume descriptions.
• Ability to meet the position's screen-out element and job elements, including equipment assembly, installation and repair; interpreting instructions and specifications, including blueprint reading; materials; measuring instruments; technical practices; and using and maintaining tools and equipment.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified U.S. citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Suitability for federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Applicants tentatively selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use before appointment.
• Selective Service registration for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Completion of the online onboarding process and required pre-employment documentation and identification requirements.
• Completion of a pre-employment physical examination.
• Ability to independently operate a government vehicle and provide a clean driving record report from the DMV during pre-employment processing.
• A current, valid state-issued driver's license.
• Ability to meet the physical demands, including handling or carrying up to 50 pounds and occasionally more; assembling and disassembling large systems; pushing, pulling, lifting, reaching, walking, climbing ladders or scaffolds, and stooping, sometimes in cramped or uncomfortable positions.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions and in areas or confined spaces where potentially harmful physical or chemical agents may be present; wear required respirators and other safety equipment.
• Ability to read and follow directions for applying and using prepared solvents and for thinning and stirring coating materials.
• Successful completion of a one-year probationary period, with continued employment subject to written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza program is required for VA health care personnel; annual vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption is required, and a face mask must be worn when an exemption is granted.

Responsibilities

• Inspect fire doors, sidewalks, walls, ceilings, doors, roofs, and floors to identify and perform needed repairs.
• Construct, alter, repair, and modify items made of metal, wood, and wood substitutes.
• Assemble, disassemble, install, repair, and modify steel-stud and wood framing and structures, using complex drawings when needed and ensuring structural soundness and compliance with applicable standards.
• Mix, finish, and apply plaster to walls and ceilings; patch plaster or stucco; and repair and finish gypsum walls using joint compound and tape.
• Remove and install flooring and ceramic, structural, and glazed tile, considering the requirements of medical facilities and infection control.
• Maintain, repair, alter, and renovate concrete, block, and tiled structures by preparing and applying mortar or adhesive, cutting and laying materials, and finishing joints.
• Locate leaks, assess the cause and extent of facility damage, and determine the work and methods required.
• Read and interpret building plans, blueprints, drawings, as-builts, work orders, and oral and written instructions; lay out and perform work accordingly.
• Apply paint and other materials using brushes, rollers, spray guns, graining devices, and special-effect tools.
• Examine and assess aged or damaged structures and equipment.
• Operate carpentry and other maintenance tools and equipment, including saws, drills, jackhammers, measuring devices, and woodworking equipment.
• Conduct oversight and rounds for LP steam and hot water boilers; start up, warm up, shut down, and operate boilers and their controls.
• Perform work from verbal instructions, work orders, and wiring diagrams, including work involving voltages usually from 120 to 277 volts.
• Repair and install wall and door framing and drywall, including taping and spackling, and use plaster when appropriate.
• Independently operate a government vehicle and provide a clean driving record report during pre-employment processing.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility.
• VA may grant eligible newly appointed federal employees credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; approval is required and is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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