Pipefitter

Veterans Health Administration • Martinez, CA

3d

About The Position

The Pipefitter performs journeyman-level maintenance mechanic pipefitting work in the maintenance section. The role requires knowledge of plumbing, steam fitting, and mechanical skills and involves working on systems including steam distribution, water supply, fire sprinklers, drainage and sewage, consumer gas, medical oxygen, air vacuum, and nitrous oxide distribution and storage, as well as mechanical equipment and appliances.

The Pipefitter receives assignments through work orders, oral instructions, building plans, blueprints, and sketches. The position installs and maintains plumbing fixtures and equipment; works with a range of piping and valves; performs steam-fitting and plumbing tasks; and carries out mechanical repairs and welding. It also includes preventive-maintenance inspections, planning and laying out proposed installations or corrections, and estimating materials, labor, and system shutdown time for the supervisor. Minor HVAC and electrical work may also be assigned.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Physical duties include climbing ladders; crawling in cramped ceilings, subbasements, and pipe spaces; and working for extended periods while standing, kneeling, or in other awkward positions. The employee must be able to work in extreme temperatures and moisture conditions for prolonged periods, up to four hours at a time.

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 demonstrate relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities through detailed descriptions in the resume.
• Knowledge and ability in equipment assembly, installation, and repair.
• Ability to interpret instructions and specifications, including blueprint reading.
• Measurement and layout skills.
• Knowledge of technical practices and troubleshooting.
• Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment without more than normal supervision.
• Ability to climb, crawl, stoop, and perform other physical exertion, including working in cramped spaces and awkward positions.
• Ability to work for prolonged periods in extreme temperatures and moisture conditions.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Suitability for federal employment as determined by a background investigation; selected applicants in testing-designated positions must complete drug screening.
• Selective Service registration for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Completion of the required online onboarding and pre-employment identification requirements.
• Successful completion of a one-year probationary period.

Responsibilities

• Receive work assignments from the supervisor through work orders, oral instructions, building plans, blueprints, and sketches.
• Work on steam piping, valves, steam traps, steam-powered equipment, pressure regulators, and related steam systems.
• Work on disposal and utility systems, including waste systems and the placement, slant, slope, and fall of systems.
• Install and maintain plumbing fixtures and equipment and work with copper, galvanized, black, cast iron, PVC, ABS, glass, and fuse-seal piping and valves.
• Perform plumbing rough-in, setting, finishing, soft soldering, and silver soldering.
• Assemble and repair wheelchairs, beds, stands, lockers, and dietetic, laboratory, surgical, and housekeeping equipment.
• Perform welding repairs using electric arc and oxyacetylene methods.
• Use and care for power-operated equipment, including pipe-threading machines, drill presses, core drills, roto hammers, power saws, grinders, welders, and hand tools.
• Process invoices using credit card skills.
• Perform periodic preventive-maintenance inspections required by the National Fire Protection Association and Joint Commission Accreditation Healthcare Organization for systems and components related to the pipefitting trade.
• Plan and lay out proposed new installations or corrections to pipefitting utility systems; estimate material types and quantities, labor, and required shutdown time for the supervisor.
• Perform minor HVAC work, including repairing or adjusting room thermostats, replacing air filters and V-belts, and cleaning refrigeration condensers.
• Perform minor electrical work, including replacing defective fluorescent ballasts, fixtures, lights, switches, and outlets.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits are available to eligible employees; the specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• Annual leave accrual may include credit for qualifying job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service, if requested and approved before appointment.

What This Job Offers

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