Maintenance Mechanic Worker

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Canandaigua (NY); On-site; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic Worker to join the Engineering Service team in Canandaigua, NY. This role involves performing essential maintenance tasks including carpentry, painting, and masonry, along with furniture upkeep. Candidates should possess relevant trade skills and the ability to work independently, ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations. This full-time position offers a competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

• Related experience in carpentry, painting, and masonry.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Experience handling tools and equipment common to the trades.

Responsibilities

• Perform carpentry, painting, masonry, and furniture maintenance.
• Assist with flooring and sign/banner installations.
• Operate equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks as needed.

Skills

Carpentry

Painting

Masonry

Furniture Maintenance

Blueprint Reading

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Base pay range

$24.48/hr - $28.60/hr

Summary

This position is located within Building Unit/Carpenter Shop of Engineering Service at the Veterans Healthcare System, Canandaigua, NY. The Maintenance Mechanic Worker will perform carpentry, painting, masonry, and furniture maintenance responsibilities.

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Duties

Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Carpenter: cuts, constructs, installs, and repairs a variety of wood and wood substitute structures, sheetrock, interior and exterior structures, metal working, etc.; applies standard measurements, shop mathematics, instructions, plans and blueprints to complete the project; uses hand or power tools on constructions and renovations.
• Furniture: assembles, disassembles, reconfigures, makes repairs, and lifts and moves/relocates heavy furniture, equipment, and supplies. May use pallet jacks, dollies, pickup or flatbed truck.
• Flooring: assists with installing flooring systems, including carpentry, vinyl composite tile, ceramic wall, and floor tile.
• Painting: assists with painting, touch ups, installation of signs/banners, hanging pictures, and assures journeyman painters are supplied with tools and materials.
• Masonry: assists with construction of repair of masonry walls, floors, walkways or driveway patches using cinderblock, brick, concrete or plaster and lath, includes mixing cement, mortar and adhesives.
• Applies working knowledge of building codes and systems (e.g., steam, water, sanitary, electrical, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, interior building components) and ability to read and interpret blueprints, plans, and specifications to complete the project.
• Occasionally operates a forklift, power pallet jack, or high reach work platform to deliver materials and tools where they are needed.
• Performs other duties as necessary.
  
  

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Pre-employment physical required
• Subject to background/security investigation
• 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
  
  

Qualifications

SCREEN-OUT: Ability to perform the work as a Maintenance Mechanic Worker without more than normal supervision. Related experience includes using skills from a variety of trades such as carpentry, painting, and masonry that involves installation, maintenance, and repair of architectural of buildings; performing furniture maintenance; laying out, measuring and cutting materials; reading and interpreting blueprints, specifications, instructions, and work orders; and using and maintaining tools and equipment common to these various trades. (Resume must clearly support responses to the online questionnaire to received credit)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS: Requires standing for extended periods of time, continual movement of hands and arms, reaching, stooping, and bending. Physical exertion is required when handling work materials which includes lifting items weighing up to 50 pounds and for heavy or bulky items uses lifting devices or with assistance from other workers. Position requires safely climbing ladders and scaffolding and works from those locations for up to two hours at a time. The position requires use of a variety of hand-held power tools, equipment, and supplies common to the trade.

Work is performed indoors and outdoors and will be exposed to the elements. Work sites may be hot, dusty, humid, and lack adequate ventilation. Outdoor projects are performed is all types of weather from extreme cold and rain to high heat and humidity. Employee is subjected to cuts and bruises from unforeseen hazards associated with building repair and equipment, exposure to high noise levels, irritation of eyes and skin from exposure to fumes, solvents, or paints. Requires use of protective equipment such as fall protection, eye protection, hearing protection, gloves, proper footwear, respirators, etc.

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
• 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

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. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. 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.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

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