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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.

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of architectural, mechanical, and electrical components of buildings requiring the use of a variety of trades and practices.

Major duties and responsibilities will include:

• Performing maintenance and repair of architectural, mechanical, and electrical components of buildings;
• Installing, modifying, and repairing furniture items, doors, windows, floor coverings, baseboards, and signage;
• Installing, modifying, and repairing plumbing and electrical systems;
• Conducting inspections and performing routine maintenance on area of responsibility assigned;
• Constructing/framing metal stud dry wall partitions and drywalling, mudding, taping, and plastering;
• Patching and painting various surfaces;
• Performing snow removal using vehicles for snow plowing, snow blowers, and shoveling;
• Keeping storage areas clean, orderly, and organized to maintain an accurate inventory of supplies, tools, and materials.
• Planning and measuring various materials according to requirements and dimensions outlined in instructions;
• Reading and interpreting work orders, instructions, sketches, blueprints, and building codes;
• Using and maintaining equipment and tools common to various trades;
• Performing preventative maintenance on shop tools and equipment to ensure safe and proper function;
• Working with wood or wood substitute materials, gypsum board or fiber-cement board, concrete/rebar, glass, etc.;
• Installing laminate and protective coverings on various surfaces;
• Laying concrete block brick and performing minor masonry repairs;
• Performing related duties as required.

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)
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must meet the below requirements.

(Screen-Out) Do you have the ability to perform the duties of the Maintenance Mechanic without more than normal supervision? Related experience includes using skills from a variety of trades; primary painting, carpentry and some locksmith duties performing some of the following duties; preparing painting surfaces by tinting, toning, matching, blending, and mixing in various additives using brushes, rollers and spray guns; constructing, installing, repairing, and modifying wood and wood substitute structures using associated hand and power tools; modifying hardware or installing different security options such as padlock and hasp and deadbolts.

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PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS:

Physical Effort
Work requires significant lifting, kneeling, standing, climbing, and stooping. The Canandaigua VAMC is a campus like setting and considerable amount of walking is required. Strenuous physical exertion may be required when handling heavy/bulky materials such as gypsum wall board, plywood, and other building/construction materials. Use of manual and portable power tools for extended periods of time in uncomfortable positions. Work typically requires climbing on ladders, scaffolding, or other elevated work positions. Must be able to lift and move materials weighing up to fifty (50) pounds; with assistance may lift/move heavier items. Frequent standing, walking, and climbing are required while checking equipment.

Working Conditions
When working in shop areas, exposed to moderate or high noise levels from machinery, sawdust, glue fumes, and hazards related to power equipment. When working at project site, exposed to prevailing weather conditions and hazards associated with working around/on scaffolding and ladders, and other heavy construction equipment. Subject to cuts, bruises, and contusions. May work in confined areas such as crawl spaces and attics that are typically dusty and dirty. Follows all Medical Center policies in regard to infection control and construction risk assessments. Uses all PPE as required.

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
• Measuring Instruments
• Technical Practices
• Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Without more than normal supervision

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

Candidates who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.