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Pipefitter
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 49 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at the Veterans Administration (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VISN 5, VA Medical Center (VAMC) Beckley, West Virginia. It is organizationally aligned under the Facilities Management Service line. The primary purpose of this position is to install, modify maintain, and repair industrial or domestic high-temperature water and medium to high pressure piping systems and equipment.
What You'll Do
- →MAJOR DUTIES: Installing, modifying and repairing new and existing medium to high pressure piping systems and equipment such as steam heating, steam generation, hydraulic systems, steam generators, flash and expansion tanks, condensate lines, vacuum and circulating pumps, and radiators.
- →Installs equipment by planning and completing the routing and placement of systems leading to the equipment, determining and placing equipment, determining and placing equipment at the proper levels and points int he system, and joining, sealing and testing systems and equipment for proper pressure, leak free\e joints and operation.
- →Responsible for the total operation, repair, maintenance, and documentation of the reverse osmosis (R.O) system in the MC.
- →Responsible for the full implementation and continuous updating of the Engineering Service Automated Engineering Management System/Medical equipment Reporting System (AEMS/MERS) that apply to the Plumbing Shop.
- →Installs, maintains and repairs internal and external medical gas lines and well as the medical gas system in its entirety.
- →Accomplish work data entry, an understanding of the operation of the terminals, printers, and appropriate software is required.
- →Welds joints and fittings using metal inert gas (MIG), tungsten inert gas (TIG) or electric arc welders.
- →Responsible for all required documentation relating to the medical gas system.
- →Ability to attend training and certification in asbestos removal, training and certification in testing and certifying all backflow devices, welding and piping to complete quality of work regarding installing, maintaining, and repairing piping systems and other associated equipment.
- →Knowledge of, and ability to use shop mathematics to determine the size and type of materials necessary to complete projects.
- →Knowledge of various supplies, disposal, utility systems and equipment sufficient to service water, natural and propane gas systems, fire control sprinkler systems, and water closets, are installed and operational.
- →Make tests and adjustments to systems and equipment after completion of work, for proper operations, flow, drainage and sanitary conditions.
- →Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday.
- →Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter/PD003080 Physical Requirements: The work requires the pipefitter to make repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms, often in hard-to-reach areas.
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
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