Maintenance Mechanic Leader

Summary

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans? DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.

Duties

• This position is located in the Clement J. Zablocki Medical Center, Milwaukee, a complex level IA facility. The incumbent functions as a Maintenance Mechanic Leader within the Architectural Shop, Operations and Maintenance, Facilities Management Division, accomplishing trades and labor work. Major Duties, as a working leader, the incumbent is responsible for: - Passing on to other workers the instructions received from supervisors and getting work started, e.g., by assigning the immediate tasks to be performed by individual members of the group led; - Working along with other workers and setting the pace; - Demonstrating proper work methods; - Seeing to it that needed plans, blueprints, materials, and tools are available, and that needed stock is obtained from supply locations; - Obtaining needed information or decisions from supervisors on problems that come up during the work; - Maintaining a current knowledge, and answering questions of other workers on procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directives (for example, technical orders); - Seeing to it that there is enough work to keep everyone in the work crew busy; - Checking work while in progress and when finished to see whether the supervisor's instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met; - Urging or advising other workers to follow instructions received from supervisors, and to meet deadlines; - Assuring that safety and housekeeping rules are followed (for example, assuring that limits of safe machine operation are not exceeded and that all tools are used properly); - Reporting to supervisors on status and progress of work, and causes of work delays; - Answering questions of supervisors on overall work operations and problems (for example, concerning additional on-the-job training requirements for individual employees). - Manage and help train employees on proper steps in completing work orders and associated tasks. Knowledge sufficient to lead a multi-trade team consisting of: - 2 FTEE - WG-3610-10/11 Insulators - 2 FTEE- WG-4804-09 Locksmith - 10 FTEE - WG-4607-09 Carpenters - 3 FTEE - WG-4102-09 Painters - 1 FTEE - WG-3506-09 Plasterer Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 7 AM-3:30 PM and may be required to be present to provide off-hours support for utility outages, maintenance and projects support, etc. * Eligible for Alternate Work Schedule (AWS) with (8) 9 hour days and (1) 8 hour day and the 2nd Wednesday of the pay period off. * Incumbent must obtain and maintain Level 2 Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Certification required to manage service contracts in their shop that they are responsible for.

Requirements

U.S. 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.