Maintenance Mechanic

Description:

This position is located within Facilities Management Service (FMS) at the VA Portland Medical Center and combines the duties of a journeyman carpenter, journeyman painter and a journeyman sign maker in order to provide more flexibility in the assignment of work.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/22/2025.

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. Ability to do the work of a Maintenance Mechanic (Carpenter and Painter) without more than normal supervision. Examples include: Knowledge of wood and wood substitute materials, and construction techniques. They are skilled in the operation of general and precision carpentry and woodworking equipment and are able to produce finished products with precise fits, accurate dimensions, and acceptable appearance. Incumbent must have the ability to interpret complex instructions, sketches, blueprints, and building codes. Ability to measure for layouts such as those required to construct footings for structural foundations and construct concrete forms and related structures with little or no supervisory guidance. The skills to use advanced shop mathematics to plan, compute, and lay out more complex and exact projects with features such as arcs, tangents, and circles. They are skilled in setting up and operating the full range of industrial woodworking and related machinery such as routers, band and scroll saws, and drill presses. Knowledge of any of the accepted surface preparation and coating methods and techniques. The incumbent must be skilled in the fundamentals of lettering, spacing, and layout and can execute freehand one or more common sign alphabets with considerable speed and accuracy. Skilled with lettering pens, lettering kits, spray-gun, saws and drafting tools. They know the drying qualities and gloss characteristics of paints including bulletin, oil, and varnish types, and are skilled in blending and mixing various pigments, primers, and thinners. The incumbent must also have the ability to apply any standard trade techniques as required for infrequent jobs, such as applying gold leaf, scaling a drawing, or making a paper pattern, etc.

The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:

• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)
• Materials
• Measuring Instruments
• 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.