Utility Systems Repairer/Operator

This position is located within the Engineering Service at the VA Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN, the Utility Systems Repairer/Operator operates and performs maintenance on a semi-automatic, gas/oil-fired, high pressure steam plant consisting of three 13.500 pound fire tubed type power boilers and related auxiliary equipment.

Qualifications:

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Must climb vertical fixed ladders to a height of 30 feet above floor level to catwalks to operate large valves, make visual inspection of boilers, etc. Otherwise, the physical effort is moderate. The work is somewhat noisy. The usual hazards involved in the handling of highly combustible fuels exist. May be required to enter a boiler drum through a 12'x16" elliptical manhole to clean the boiler internally.


Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)
• Materials
• Measuring Instruments
• Technical Practices
• Use and Maintain Hand Tools (Electrical Work)
• Without more than normal supervision

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Responsibilities:

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Monitoring the overall operation of the plant to maintain the required steam production for heat and process use throughout the medical center campus
• Makes operational adjustments to maintain plant efficiency and safety
• Maintains records and logs of plant operating conditions
• Performs daily boiler water test to determine chemical treatment requires to prevent scale and corrosion of the boilers
• Maintains the correct level of water in the stations water tower
• Maintains proper chemistry control of boiler water, condensate, and chilled water
• Completes maintenance work on boiler plant equipment, including cleaning and repairing boilers; dismantling, repairing and installing control linkages; replacing valve seats, disc, and packing; adjusting and repairing feed water regulators, pressure reducing valves, boiler feed water pumps, de-aerating feed water heater, booster pumps, and heat exchangers
• Tests the emergency diesel generator for the boiler plant
• Works from blueprints and electrical schematics, sketches, written and oral instructions
• Operates various hand and power tools and technical test equipment, including ammeters, voltmeters, and ohmmeters
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Work Schedule: Week 1: Friday - Wednesday 12:00am to 12:00pm, Thursday 12:00am to 8:00am; Week 2: off

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized

Salary : $29 - $34