Pipefitter

Veterans Health Administration • Cleveland, OH

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About The Position

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting a Pipefitter in Engineering Service. The position troubleshoots, installs, modifies, and repairs high-pressure piping systems and related equipment, including steam heating and generation, hydraulic systems, flash and expansion tanks, condensate systems, vacuum and circulating pumps, radiators, sterilizers, and cookers. The Pipefitter works from building plans, blueprints, and sketches to plan system routing, placement, slope, elevation, pressure reduction, and expansion, and to ensure proper system operation.

Work includes laying out and installing piping systems; tapping main lines; preparing routes and openings; placing hangers; selecting and installing valves, traps, and unions; connecting and testing equipment and systems; and installing risers, flexible branches, expansion joints, pumps, gauges, and pressure regulators. The role also involves interpreting plans and blueprints, using shop mathematics, and laying out angles, arcs, and circles. Repairs and installations are performed safely using scaffolds, ladders, platforms, and powered man-lifts, including in confined and hard-to-reach spaces.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The position requires a one-year probationary period. Applicants must meet the experience and qualification requirements by the announcement closing date; no specific length of training or experience is required, but applicants must demonstrate sufficient relevant ability. Education is not a qualification requirement.

Requirements

• Demonstrated training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; detailed descriptions must be provided on the resume.
• Ability to perform the duties and demonstrate the job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities evaluated under the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
• U.S. citizenship is required, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must complete required onboarding and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period.
• Must meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.

Nice To Haves

• Journeyman-level Pipefitter/Plumber card, completion of a Pipefitter/Plumber apprenticeship program, or eight years of verifiable Pipefitter/Plumber experience of sufficient scope and quality.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, modify, and repair high-pressure piping systems and associated equipment, including steam, hydraulic, condensate, vacuum, and circulating systems.
• Use building plans, blueprints, and sketches to plan and lay out system routing, placement, slope, elevation, pressure reduction, and expansion.
• Locate and tap main lines; prepare system routes and openings; place hangers; and determine and install valves, traps, and unions.
• Complete equipment connections by seating, hooking up, joining, sealing, and testing equipment and systems for correct pressure, leak-free joints, and operation.
• Install risers, flexible branches, expansion joints, pumps, gauges, and pressure regulators appropriate to system pressures and operation.
• Interpret plans and blueprints, use shop mathematics, and lay out angles, arcs, and circles.
• Use pipefitting tools and equipment to perform installation and repair work safely, including in hard-to-reach areas and confined spaces.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Potential credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, subject to advance request and approval.
• Annual seasonal influenza vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption is required for covered Health Care Personnel; face masks are required when an exemption is granted.

What This Job Offers

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