Pipefitter

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System in Little Rock, Arkansas is a VA Medical Center with a 569-bed capacity across two campuses. This facility is affiliated with a Medical College and spans multiple buildings and acres of land.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Experience is not strictly required, but you must provide evidence of training or appropriate experience.

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Experience is not required in length, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work.
• Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
• Volunteer work and prior related experience can be credited as qualifying experience.

Responsibilities

• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)
• Meet deadlines
• Troubleshooting
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Without more than normal supervision

Job description

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, Arkansas is a highly active, Medical College affiliated VA Medical Center of 569 beds located at two different campuses each with complete physical plants six miles apart and occupying a total of 107 buildings with 2,256,323 square feet gross area of floor space and 211 acres of land with approximately 2800 pieces of equipment.

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:

• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)
• Meet deadlines
• 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.