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Plumber
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
The Plumber position is located within the Facilities Management service of the VA St. Louis Health Care System (VASTLHCS). Incumbent receives specific work assignments, written or verbal, and responsible for following each task through to completion. Incumbent periodically checks piping, valves, fittings, and other plumbing fixtures for defects in connection with the organization maintenance schedule.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Disassembles and repairs damaged sections or fabricates replaces, following specifications on defective parts.
- →Directs or performs the assembling of lead pipe sections and fittings, and the hanging or laying of the assemblies into position.
- →Estimates necessary materials, such as pipe, fittings, and fixtures needed.
- →Locates and marks spots through which pipes are to pass.
- →Works from blueprints or drawings.
- →Improves new systems when needed.
- →Places and connects sewage, water fixtures and facilities, such as hydrants water mains, water closets, lavatories, dishwashers, water pumps, vacuum pumps, and other dietetic equipment.
- →Install and maintain special water systems, such as, reverse osmosis and deionized systems for special applications.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: 6:00am - 2:30pm, Monday-Friday Position Description Title/PD#: Plumber/PD10466A Physical Requirements: The tasks performed involve planning and layout, assembly and installation and the more skillful techniques of the trade, such as repacking valves, installing hot water heaters, repairing water pumps.
- →Must be able to stoop, kneel, work with hands overhead, lift and use arm muscles tightening connections.
- →Duty Station: Jefferson Barracks Division; however, the duty station may be changed to one of multiple locations within the VA St.
- →Louis Health Care System based on the needs of the facility.
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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7b691865-6111-4178-bd99-a4cd223b7e17
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