Maintenance Mechanic

Summary

Maintenance Mechanic position located in the Facilities Management department at the VA Boston Healthcare System – Jamaica Plain Campus.

Applicants must demonstrate training or experience sufficient to perform the duties. Credentials must be detailed in the resume. Qualifications are first evaluated against a screen‑out element and then against these job elements: ability to perform work with minimal supervision; interpret instructions and specifications (including blueprint reading); use and maintain tools and equipment; knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair; knowledge of materials and technical practices;

and use of measuring instruments. Volunteer experience is credited.

• Performs routine work orders
• Performs a variety of preventive maintenance tasks such as carpentry, plumbing, electrical, roofing and other related trades required in maintenance and repair of buildings, structures, fixtures and related property
• Makes visual and operational inspections of a variety of wood, brick, metal and masonry buildings to detect deficiencies and determine repair needs
• Determines materials needed and makes repairs or replaces items found defective
• Performs inspections to include checking the condition of foundations, walls, flooring, roofs, doors, windows, plumbing, electrical systems, building approaches and obvious safety and fire hazards
• Performs carpentry work involving maintenance and repair of a variety of wood products
• Selects lumber, materials, supplies and tools
• Measures and cuts materials to required lengths and dimensions
• Repairs or replaces flooring, sheet rock, plywood, siding, sheathing, roofing, doors, jambs and window frames, interior and exterior trim
• Fabricates and installs frames or casings for windows and doors
• Installs doors and door hardware; repairs roofs by shingling or installing roll roofing
• Repairs floors by replacing flooring
• Replaces floor tile and vinyl sheet flooring
• Uses a variety of hand and power tools to accomplish work
• Performs plumbing work involving maintenance and repair of a wide variety of piping and plumbing fixtures (lavatories, commodes, sink disposals, bath tubs and shower fixtures)
• Measures, cuts and threads piping to required lengths using correct size of pipe and threading the correct number of threads
• Installs piping by using threaded couplings, joints, fittings and by soldering
• Uses a variety of hand and power tools to accomplish tasks such as cutting and threading pipe, unstopping drains, installing fixtures and piping and repairing or replacing all of the above
• Makes electrical repairs by removing and replacing defective parts such as incandescent and fluorescent fixtures, receptacles, switches, pull chains, covers, ballasts, starters, sockets, door ball buttons, transformers and other items related to the installed system
• Changes bulbs in hard‑to‑reach locations
• Performs snow/ice control
• Operates equipment with specially designed attachments ("e.g., snow plow, mounted sand spreaders, rotary snow blowers") used separately or simultaneously
• May also operate conventional snow removal or clearing equipment as needed
• Ensures accomplished repairs are finished by sanding and finishing
• Performs shop mathematics in order to compute measurements, angles, arcs, etc.
• Cuts various materials to required size or shape—matching colors, patterns and materials—and installs various materials to obtain proper fit, strength and appearance
• Reads and interprets drawings and sketches
• Repairs or replaces flush valves, vacuum breakers, faucets and traps
• Clears clogged sink, lavatory, tub and shower drains; unstops sanitary sewer drains and lines

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases. Pay may be adjusted above the minimum rate for unique qualifications.
• Paid Time Off: 37‑50 days per year (13‑26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays).
• Parental Leave:
  Up to 12 weeks of paid leave after 12 months of employment.
• Child‑Care Subsidy:
  After 60 days, full‑time employees with a family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a subsidy up to 25% of eligible childcare costs (monthly max $416.66).
• Retirement:
  Traditional federal pension (5‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% federal contribution.
• Insurance:
  Federal health, vision, dental, term life and long‑term care (many federal programs carry into retirement).
• Telework:
  Not available. Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position.
• This position is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by a special rate range for federal wage system skilled positions.