Plumber
What you'd do
The Plumber serves in the Maintenance and Operation section with Facilities Management Services, at James A. Haley, Veterans' Hospital, in Tampa Florida. Works from building plans, blueprints, and sketches, to plan and lay out the routing, placement, slant, slope, fall and proper operation, of systems and equipment.
Major duties
The Plumber will work at a journeyman level, conducting repairs, modifications, and installations that is required to be neat, plumbed, level or sloped in accordance with trade practices. Work will be performed with little, or no supervision and in compliance with manufacturer instructions and specifications. Duties include: Reviews actions for compliance to local and national codes, proper trade practices and makes recommendations for proposed projects. Performs installation, replacement, modification, preventive maintenance and repair on variety of plumbing systems. Determines and installs valves, traps, and unions needed for the proper operation of systems. Estimates and assembles joints and fittings required to install or repair equipment. Lays or hangs pipe and taps water and sewage lines, insulates pipe to prevent loss of heat and waterproofs outside pipelines. Cut holes in walls, floors, ceiling or roof through which pipe will pass or equipment will be installed. Makes periodic visual inspections on mechanical piping systems. Checks for leaks, defective parts and any abnormal functioning of systems. Makes on the spot adjustments and repairs and performs preventive maintenance. Reports findings to supervisor, records time and material used on work orders. Constructs dust barriers based on Infection Control and Life Safety Risk Assessments. Ensures that job site is clean of all debris and equipment upon the completion of work. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am -3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Plumber/PD06646A Physical Requirements: Incumbent makes repairs and installations for ladders, scaffolding, and platforms, and where the systems and equipment worked on are in hard-to-reach places. Incumbent frequently stands, stoops, bends kneels, climbs and works in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Incumbent frequently handles lifts, carry and sets up parts and equipment that weigh up to 50 pounds. Occasionally, lift and carry items that weigh over 50 pounds with help. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 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. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: 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. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Includes Blueprint Reading) Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Repair, etc. Measurement and Layout Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
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