Maintenance Mechanic Leader

industrial maintenance jobs; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Maintenance Mechanic Leader to supervise a crew performing pipefitting, carpentry, locksmith, mason and painting maintenance tasks on varied systems and structures. Duties include installing, repairing and maintaining high and low pressure piping, heating systems, and building components, guided by blueprints and specifications.

Applicants must meet qualifications and be prepared for heavy physical work in outdoor/indoor settings, with a strong emphasis

Qualifications

• Experience and ability to lead a maintenance team performing varied trades such as carpentry, masonry, painting, pipefitting, and related repairs.
• Proven skills in planning, organizing, and supervising work to meet safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team performing pipefitting, carpentry, locksmith, masonry and painting maintenance repairs.
• Inspect and repair high/low pressure piping systems, boilers, pumps, valves and gauges from blueprints and specs.
• Oversee building construction, alterations, and repairs including walls, floors, doors, windows and finishes.
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements and company policies while managing a crew.

Skills

Carpentry/Woodworking

Construction, Structure

Lead or Supervise

Plan and organize work

Quality Assurance

Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

Education

Not Applicable

Job description

DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation. The Primary Purpose of the Position is: To perform and lead three or more employees performing as pipefitters, carpenters, and mechanics on a range of high pressure to low pressure steam, building structures, and mechanical and electrical systems.

Major Duties

• The Maintenance Mechanic Work Leader is responsible but not limit to the following: Leads a team of workers performing a variety of pipefitting, carpentry, locksmith, mason and painting maintenance repairs. Answers questions of other workers on procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directive, technical orders, etc. Performs a variety of journeyman level pipefitting and/or mechanical repairs and maintenance tasks: Installs modifies, repairs, cleans, adjusts and maintains new and existing high pressure piping systems and equipment such as steam heating, hot water and steam generation, radiators, steam sterilizers, heat exchangers, hot water and condensate tanks. Repairs/replaces a variety of system components and parts to include piping, expansion joints, condensate and circulating pumps, regulators, valves, coils, diaphragms, steam filters, traps, fittings, gauges and thermostats, etc. working from blueprints, lay-out sketches and specifications, sets up system routes and locates and marks spots for openings through which pipes are to pass or in which equipment will be installed. Performs a variety of journeyman level masonry repairs and maintenance tasks. Performs tasks involving the construction, alteration, maintenance and repair of buildings, complete construction of exterior and exterior walls and floors. Performs a variety of journeyman level carpentry repairs and maintenance tasks. Alters and installs walls, floors, ceiling, roofs, doors and windows. Constructs new drywall partitions and other temporary structures of wood. Installs windows and doors. Mortises doors, adjusting as necessary to assure proper fit. Cuts and installs trim material around new work. Performs a variety of journeyman level painting and papering tasks. Paints and hangs paper/vinyl on a variety of surfaces and materials. Paints and hangs wall coverings in offices, wards, corridors, dining areas, living quarters and shop buildings. Paints and refinishes furniture, wood and metal such as desks, cabinets, chairs, operating room and laundry equipment. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 0700-1630 Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic Leader/PD091540 Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting, 45 pounds and over, Heavy carrying, 45 pounds and over, Straight pulling (1 hour), Pulling hand over hand (1 hour), Pushing (1 hour), Reaching above shoulder, Use of fingers, Both hands required. Walking (4 hours), Standing (4 hours), Crawling (4 hours), Kneeling (4 hours), Repeated bending (4 hours), Climbing, legs only (4 hours) Climbing, use of legs and arms, Both legs required Operation of crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. Environmental Factors: Outside and inside Excessive heat Excessive cold Excessive humidity Excessive dampness or chilling Dry atmospheric conditions Excessive noise, intermittent Constant noise Dust, Solvents (degreasing agents) Grease and oils, Slippery or uneven walking surfaces Working around machinery with moving parts, Working on ladders or scaffolding Working below ground, Working with hands in water, Working alone.

Requirements

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 Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 A complete application package; including Resume, Transcripts, etc. is required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents. Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. 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.

Qualifications

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:

• Carpentry/Woodworking
• Construction, Structure
• Lead or Supervise
• Plan and organize work
• Quality Assurance
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

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.

Education

Not Applicable

Additional Information

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.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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