Summary Employee is in the VA Construction Section of the Facility Management Service. The employee is assigned the maintenance and repair of building facility, equipment and structure. Responsibilities Duties include but are not limited to: Construct, alter, repair and/or modify interior decoration and structural item such as: doors, partitions, windows, finished paneling, interior and exterior trims, screens, roofs, floor covering, shelving, cabinets, picture frames where accuracy, spacing and fitness are essential and appearances important. Provides special packing of all equipment or accessories; Employee plans and executes projects from initial layout to final assembly and/or installation. Follows blueprints, sketches and work orders of items to be constructed/altered, using his own initiative; Employee sharpens saws, saw blades, tools, accessories used in the Carpentry Shop and Painting Unit; Repairs or refinishes furniture, including vinyl tops and wheelchair seats; Set up and operate woodworking machines and tools; Construct, install, repair or modify wooed and wood substitute structures and items requiring close tolerance fit and structural soundness; Independently applies skilled methods, techniques and advanced shop mathematics to constructs, install, repair and modify a wide variety of structures; Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe and clean environment; Uses and maintains tools such as plum lines, calipers, marketing gauges, framing squares, jointers, routers as well as hand and power tools; Prepares accurate, complete and up to date records of actions taken and assures documentation is properly signed and coordinated in a timely manner as required by supervisor; Is directly paint mixing responsible of surface preparation, selection of paints and required painting practices to produce the most desirable and economical finishing treatments for VA property and equipment; Applies and uses the most effective procedures of the trade for the execution of routine upkeep of building walls, partitions, ceiling and equipment in general; Follow established guides for the application and safety requirements in his trade to assure satisfactory painting progress based on the useful life of paint and procedures for existing and equipment; Paint used is enamel, varnishes, lacquers, sealers, week preservatives, water repellent preservative and stains; Carpenters build framing for decks, stairs, roofs and building and forms for concrete and frame building. They install cabinets, siding wooden flooring and counter tops. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Rotating shift may include weekends and holidays. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized NOTE
This is a TEMPORARY appointment (not-to-exceed 1 year). This appointment may be renewed for additional service in accordance with Agency needs for 1 additional year. Temporary positions offer health insurance (if the employee is expected to work at least 130 hours per month for at least 90 days) but do not offer life insurance or retirement benefits and may be terminated at any time before the expiration date. The appointment to a Temporary position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment. Travel Required Not required Supervisory status No Promotion Potential 9
