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Electrician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center is recruiting for two (2) Electrical Workers assigned to Engineering Service. The primary purpose of position is to install or repair electrical systems incident to the construction and/or maintenance of building, offices, etc. Welcome to VA Long Beach Tibor Rubin - History WMC Total Rewards - Power Apps
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent at this grade involves making repairs that can be accomplished by removing, replacing, tightening, splicing, soldering, & insulating defective wiring, controls, equipment, & fixtures such as broken and bare wiring, burned out switches & relays, loose connections & fittings, damaged light fixtures, re-lamping fixtures & poorly operating thermostats.
- →Electrical workers at grade 8 receive work orders, oral instructions, & wiring diagrams that indicate the nature of the repair or installation to be made, the layout and placement of circuitry, fixtures, & controls, & the types of wiring, parts, & equipment installed.
- →They locate broken, worn, damaged, worn, damaged, or poorly operating wiring, fixture, controls, & test lamps, voltage testers, ammeters, & polarity testers.
- →They complete needed repairs to installed systems, & rearrange & hook up item such as outlets, switches, light fixtures, regulators, & circuit breakers.Electrical workers require knowledge of where fixtures, wiring, & controls, such as light switches, circuit breakers, fuses, relays, & outlets, are installed & how they operate.
- →They must have the ability to read & follow wiring diagrams that specify where wiring, fixtures, & controls are installed or are to be hooked up & show the type of wiring, fittings, & equipment installed or to be used.
- →Electrical workers must have the skill needed to remove & replace fixtures and controls, & to make repairs such as tightening connections, using the correct wire nut device, & soldering loose wire leads to contact points.
- →They must also have the skill needed to rearrange old or install new outlets, relays switches, & light fixtures in existing systems, & to test circuits to see if they are complete after making repairs or installations.
- →At this grade, electrical workers must have the skill needed to measure, cut & bend wire and conduit to specified lengths & angles.
- →They use materials called for in work orders & schematic drawings, or obtain replacement parts by comparison with samples such as switches & wall outlet fixtures.
- →They replace worn or bad switches, relays, & outlets by unscrewing or cutting wiring to connections.
- →They also install or rearrange light fixtures, switches, & outlets by following schematic drawings that provide the exact work specifications, for example, the location where the electrical wiring is to be hooked into the installed system, the type, size, & measurements of wire, conduit, couplings, & fittings to use, & the type & placement of the electrical device to be installed.
- →Routine repair & maintenance duties are accomplished independently; if unusual problems arise, or it installation or repair of unfamiliar or complex industrial electrical systems is assigned, a supervisor or higher grade worker provides advice & checks to see that completed work meets requirements.
- →Work Schedule: Monday Thru Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Electrician/PD12095A Physical Requirements: Electrical workers at this grade make repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding, platforms, and other hard-to-reach places.
- →This requires electrical workers to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required 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) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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