Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Perform regularly scheduled preventive maintenance on a variety of kitchen, HVAC, air handlers, cooling coils, heat exchangers, mechanical, materials handling, laboratory, housekeeping, and other equipment; repairing and maintaining pumps, air compressors, medical gas, and vacuum systems; troubleshooting equipment malfunctions and failures and conducting repairs.
• Basic troubleshooting and repair of electrical systems; identification of electrical problems; taking corrective action to repair electrical problems; repairs of light fixtures to include bulb, ballast, and locksmith.
• Repair work may involve repairing/reworking locks and locking mechanisms such as monitors, alarms, timing mechanisms, sensors and other equipment in complete security or surveillance systems within the facility.
• Performs a variety of duties involved in the installation, modifying, maintenance and repair of new and existing high temperature water and high/low pressure steam systems and equipment such as steam heating, steam generation and hydraulic systems, expansion tanks, pumps, radiators. valves, lines.
• Makes repairs to piping systems by soldering, glue joints, clamps, threaded joints, measures, cuts, and threads piping of various lengths, sizes, and types. Positions, secures, and connects piping systems such as toilets, sinks, work stands, drinking fountains, flush valves, eyewash stations, water coolers.
• Work requires cutting and shaping of brick or stone, used of spirit and line level and plumb bob to assure straight courses and to achieve desired appearance and strength.
• Performs duties involved in servicing such automotive and mobile equipment as riding mowers, Bobcats, forklifts, weed eaters, blowers, chain saws, snow removal equipment, etc. Prepares requests for material, inventories items on hand, and records work accomplished on a daily report for labor and production reporting purposes

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

How You Will Be Evaluated

• 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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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  Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

• Required Documents

  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

  Documents Accepted:
  

  • DD-214/ Statement of Service
  • Disability Letter (VA)
  • Resume

  
  Documents Required:
  

  • Resume

  
  Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
  
  Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
  
  Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

• How to Apply

  All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
  
  To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/31/2023 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11952731.
  
  1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
  
  2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
  
  NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  
  To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

  
  

  Agency contact information

  Kelly Paris

  Phone

  619-206-4369

  Email

  kelly.paris@va.gov

  Address

  VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System
  2200 SW Gage Blvd
  Topeka, KS 66622
  US

  Next steps

  After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.

• Fair and Transparent

  The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Financial suitability
  • Selective Service
  • New employee probationary period
  • Signature and false statements
  • Privacy Act
  • Social security number request

Required Documents

Clarification from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (COVID-19 - VA 002) in-accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3304(a)(3) and 5 CFR 337.205(b)(1)-(4).