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Pipefitter
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 35 days ago
About the Role
The Journeyman Pipefitter will be responsible for the day to day maintenance and operations of all pipefitting duties that encompass the installation, maintenance, repair and inspection of all varieties of plumbing, kitchen equipment, medical gas piping systems, steam systems etc.
What You'll Do
- →Installing and operating high- and low-pressure piping systems, plumbing systems, and related equipment (such as steam heating, steam generators, vacuum systems, radiators and circulating pumps).
- →Installing plumbing fixtures such as sinks, water closets, drinking fountains, hot water storage tanks, and hot water producing equipment such as dishwashers and laundry equipment.
- →Aligning pipes, valves, fittings and joints for accurate match.
- →Installing and operating relief valves, check valves, pressure regulators, expansion joints and other pressure supporting and controlling devices to control pressure, flow, and circulation.
- →Figuring pressures and fixtures units within a system and ensuring that piping, valves, fittings and equipment are proper for the work.
- →Installing the proper braces and supports to control movement and vibration while allowing for expansion and contraction.
- →Installing the proper braces and supports to control movement and vibration while allowing for expansion and contraction.
- →Planning and laying out the installation, modification and repair of new and existing piping systems, plumbing systems and equipment.
- →Laying out and installing piping, risers and flexible branches at the proper level and incline.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday thru Friday 7:00am to 3:30pm.
- →Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter/PD07967A.
- →Physical Requirements: Incumbent works from ladders, scaffolding, platforms, and where the parts of systems worked on are in hard-to-reach places.
- →This requires incumbent to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
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 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 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.
- ✓There is no education requirement for this announcement.
Personality Fit
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