Pipefitter

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Loma Linda (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

VA Loma Linda Health Care System (VALLHCS) seeks a Pipefitter to repair and maintain critical utility systems within the Facility Management Service. The role involves interpreting blueprints, reading instructions and specifications, and working with water, steam, gas, and fire protection systems.

You must demonstrate training or experience proving capability to perform the work, with evaluation under federal standards.

Qualifications

• Evidence of training or experience necessary to perform duties, described in resume.
• Applicants evaluated under OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
• Screen-out element typically appears as the first online questionnaire question.
• Experience may include paid and unpaid positions, including volunteer work.
• Full year is 35-40 hours per week; part-time experience counted proportionally.

Responsibilities

• Repairs and maintains water, sewer, steam, natural gas, medical gas, and fire sprinkler systems.
• Maintains water heaters, regulating valves, fixtures, and back flow devices and reads blueprints and specifications.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Measurement and Layout

Troubleshooting

Technical Practices

Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

Job description

This position is in the Pipe Shop of the Facility Management Service, located in the VA Loma Linda Health Care System (VALLHCS). The Pipefitter repairs and maintains water, sewer, steam, natural gas, medical gas, and fire sprinkler systems; including: Water heaters, regulating valves, fixtures, and back flow devices. The Pipefitter is required to read blue Prints and read instructions, and specifications related to pipe fitting.

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:

• Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)
• Measurement and Layout
• Technical Practices
• Troubleshooting
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Without more than normal supervision

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.