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Pipefitter
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
The Pipefitter position is located at the Bath VA Medical Center in Bath, NY(VISN-2). This position, modifies, maintains and repairs a variety of high, medium and low pressure piping systems.
What You'll Do
- →Inspecting, adjusting, cleaning, repairing plumbing fixtures and systems, steam operated equipment, heating and water systems, kitchen and laundry equipment, air compressors, medical compressed air systems, vacuum systems, oxygen systems and natural gas distribution systems.
- →Making safety and preventive maintenance inspections of utility systems.
- →Applying accepted steam fitting and pipefitting trade methods and techniques to solve issues that arise on site.
- →Conducting preventive maintenance activities on steam fitting and plumbing equipment throughout a health care facility.
- →Interpreting and apply building plans and blueprints.
- →Utilizing shop mathematics and lay out such things as angles, arcs, and circles.
- →Conducting repairs and installations by use of ladders, scaffolding, and platforms in hard-to-reach places.
- →Laying out and installing piping, risers and flexible branches at the proper level and incline.
- →Testing systems and equipment for proper circulation, flow, pressure, leak-free joints, and proper drainage.
- →Diagnosing plumbing system malfunctions by isolating the problem, checking through the system, and making appropriate repairs or modifications.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: 8am-4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: PD# 05930-A, Pipefitter Physical Requirements: The employee is required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
- →The employee works from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms, where the systems and equipment worked on are in hard to reach places.
- →The employee handles, lifts, carries and sets up parts and equipment that weigh up to 50 pounds.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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