Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Topeka, Kansas

Salary Range: $34.84 - $40.69 Per Hour

Job Summary: The Maintenance Mechanic position is located within Facilities Management Service at the Eastern Kansas Health Care System. The incumbent is responsible for general maintenance of support work, survey of wards and buildings, review and completion of tasks in the Area Maintenance Log, maintenance and repair service equipment and cross training of employees of similar and lower grades.

Major Duties:

• The incumbent is a Journeyman level trades person in one or more trades and at a minimum meets the intermediate level of all trade elements. As a Journeyman, incumbent must be qualified and have general knowledge of trades. They must have experience and be qualified in other trade functions. They must have the ability and knowledge to complete a variety of task, understanding and interpreting shop drawings, plans, diagrams and service manuals of a a multi-trade environment. Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Test installs, maintains all electrical equipment, appliances and systems. Locates and diagnoses trouble in electrical systems Lays out, assembles and installs electrical equipment and systems using plans, sketches, wiring diagrams, and specifications. Follows a program of lock and key control, issuance, inventory accountability, and rapid key exchange. Rekey and duplicating keys and the key locking mechanisms. Repairs and reworks locks and locking mechanisms. Installs, modifies, maintains, and repairs new and existing medium and low pressure steam heating systems and equipment. Installs, modifies, repairs and replaces building plumbing systems, eye wash stations, water coolers and any other associated plumbing systems. Performs new construction or maintenance and repair in rough carpentry structural framing and form work. Maintains and services door closing devices and related hardware for buildings, furnishings, and equipment. Sheet rock installation and plastering of walls and ceilings. Rebuilding and maintenance and repair of geri-chairs. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD08445A Physical Requirements: The incumbent is required to climb ladders, reach and lift heavy loads over forty(40) pounds and walk long distances in a regular days' work. A great amount of kneeling, bending, and climbing stairways is required. Incumbent must wear safety and protective clothing or equipment prescribed for the work setting. At times, incumbent is required to work in areas that are poorly lighted. The incumbent is required to work both inside and outside in all types of weather. Required to work in areas that are noisy such as pump rooms and areas that are exposed to gases, dust smoke and fumes. Works in all areas of the Medical Center, including contagious disease and/or contaminates areas. Incumbent must wear safety and protective clothing or equipment prescribed for the work setting.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Carpentry/Woodworking Materials Painting Technical Competence 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/23/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12845100. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-23