Locksmith

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Locksmith to perform complex tasks involving locking and security devices on doors, desks, safes, and other secured locations.

You will install, repair, test, and modify devices, work from ladders or scaffolding, and sometimes in cramped areas while following safety programs and the federal wage system evaluation process.

Qualifications

• Experience with equipment assembly and repair.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions and blueprints.
• Skill in using measuring instruments.
• Technical practices and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Install, repair, test, and modify locking devices.
• Operate from ladders, platforms, and in cramped spaces.
• Follow safety programs and medical surveillance requirements.

Job description

Employee will be assigned to the Maintenance and Operations Section of Facilities Management Service, VA Healthcare System, Seattle, WA. The Locksmith performs complex tasks involved in building, repairing, overhauling, modifying, adapting, testing and installing a variety of locking and security devices typically found on doors, desks, compartments, cabinets, mobile equipment, safes and other secured locations.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS:

Installs, maintains, troubleshoots and repairs equipment or components from ladders, platforms and scaffolding and in cramped or hard to reach areas. This can require walking long distances, prolonged standing, stooping, kneeling, bending, and climbing in uncomfortable or tiring positions. Frequently lifts, carries, and sets up materials and equipment that weigh up to 10 pounds. Occasionally may handle materials and equipment that weighs in excess of 50 pounds.

The working conditions vary with the environment. It may be inside or outside, and is generally dirty, dusty, greasy, and may be in inclement weather. May be assigned to work in areas where certain potentially harmful physical and/or chemical agents are present such as in the research labs. To ensure employee safety and health, personnel protection programs are maintained. These programs may include engineering controls, training, work procedures, use of personal protective equipment, and medical surveillance. As part of the medical surveillance programs, may be required to take medical examinations to assess medical qualification for duty.

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)
• Measuring Instruments
• Technical Practices
• Troubleshooting
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Without more than normal supervision

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.