Industrial Equipment Mechanic
What you'd do
The position is located in the Engineering Service of the VA Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Major duties
Major duties and responsibilities include: Lays out fabrication, installs hand and guard rails, room partitions and dividers and removes and accomplishes repair of metal doors, analyzes automatic doors operators, adjust, repair and overhauls same and replaces door closers, metal sash balances. Fabricates, repair and install window screens. Perform preventive maintenance or complete overhaul of items such as condensate, sump, circulating pumps and other pumps. Performs standard preventive maintenance and overhaul, and evaluates and determents malfunction or problem areas and repair of more complex equipment and repair or modifies equipment to meet required standards of performance. These equipment's include such items as air compressors, various pumps and exhaust fans, performs preventive maintenance and repair, performs major overhaul of dietetic equipment such as industrial ovens, mixers, dish washers, etc. Repairs and overhauls building management equipment such as automatic floor scrubbers, buffers, vacuum cleaners, automatic pressure washers, etc. Repairs and maintains engineering equipment such as power hacksaws, handsaws, drill presses, grinders, hoists, etc. Repairs all types of power hand tools. Performs work of other trades such as touch up painting using pre-mixed paints; patches plaster in small areas disrupted during repair work; installs piping and tubing on specified jobs not requiring plumbing mechanics. Makes simple sheet metal repairs; does miscellaneous wood work as may develop to expedite job assignments. The incumbent may infrequently be detailed to work odd shifts, or work op an overtime basis, to accomplish maintenance or repairs to equipment critical to the hospital function. Reading and interpreting blue prints, making safety and preventive inspections of utility in accordance with regulations. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
What you need to qualify
PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The employee is subject to physical exertion related to actions such as lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying objects of varying weights, sizes, and shapes; physical effort related to movements such as walking, running, climbing, crawling, and bending; strain related to lack of movement such as standing in place, crouching, or stooping for extended periods of time; variable lighting, heating, and ventilation in work areas; outdoor weather conditions; extremes in temperature in work areas; dust, grease, and soiling of clothing and skin surfaces; noise and vibration; gases and fumes; and other potential hazards. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Troubleshooting Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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.
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