Maintenance Worker

Veterans Health Administration • Poplar Bluff, MO

30d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

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.
• A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position.
• 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.
• Position requires exerting heavy physical effort in frequently lifting, carrying, and moving facility maintenance equipment, supplies, furniture, and other items weighing over 23 kilograms (50 pounds).
• Work involves continuous walking, bending, moving, and reaching.
• Works outside in all kinds of weather and temperature extremes, and inside in areas that may be dusty, drafty, dirty, and noisy.
• Employee is frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts, bruises, muscle strains, sprains, and to occasional chance of serious injury (e.g., broken bones, back injury, etc.).
• Special care must be exercised to avoid serious injury while using powered tools and equipment.
• Employee must follow established safety procedures and use appropriate protective clothing and/or equipment to minimize hazards in the work area.
• Some work sites are remote and have no facilities.
• The equipment, tools, and tasks involved at this level frequently require extreme care and use of safety gloves, ear plugs, safety glasses, or respirators, to avoid severe injuries.

Nice To Haves

• Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties.
• The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.
• 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

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

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• 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.
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What This Job Offers

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