Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor

Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Albany, New York

Salary Range: $40.45 - $47.18 Per Hour

Job Summary: The Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor is assigned to the Facilities Management Service of the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, New York.

Major Duties:

• Duties for the position include but are not limited to: Prioritizes work sequences and plans work assignments based on general work schedules. Informs higher level supervisors of the need to revise work schedules and re-estimates labor and other resources. Implements corrective actions within their authority to resolve work problems and recommend solutions to staffing problems. Plans and establishes overall leave schedules. Determine training needs of subordinates and arrange for its accomplishment. Plans and coordinates use of team members. Redirects individual workers and resources to accomplish unanticipated work. Sets performance standards and makes formal appraisals of work performance and initiates recommendations for promotion or reassignment. Reacts to variations in the workplace and maintains a balanced workload between work groups, adjusting the workload as necessary. Ensure compliance with methods and policies set by higher level supervisors. Coordinates work with supporting functions controlled by other supervisors. Determines the number and types of workers needed to accomplish specific projects. Participates with his/her supervisors in the initial planning of current and future work schedules, budget requests, staffing needs, estimates and gives recommendations as to scheduling projected work. Makes routine decisions regarding execution of policies which have been established by the next higher level. Performs frequent and periodic inspections of all building components whose maintenance and repair of the Carpentry Shop is responsible for ensuring that all rules and safety regulations are being adhered to by employees. Investigates work related problems such as excessive costs or low productivity and determines causes. Plans utilization of equipment and materials on a week-to-week basis. Identifies engineering requirements and work operations directed by other supervisors. Perform other assigned duties. Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday to Friday; 7:00am - 3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor/PD5745-O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/06/2026. 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: Contracting/Procurement Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Lead or Supervise Materials Measuring Instruments Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment 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. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Duties are usually split between sedentary and physical. In addition to desk work and attendance at meetings, the incumbent must move from work site to work site, sometimes performing manual functions for training purposes. There may be considerable standing, walking and bending, as well as carrying of light items. The characteristics of the job may entail stressful work conditions requiring emotional maturity, tact and diplomacy in order to operate effectively. The work environment is split between an office setting and other occupational settings related to physical building maintenance requirements in a healthcare setting. This could include, but is not limited to construction sites, medical surgical, mental health and long-term care settings, as well as shop and trade-related settings.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/06/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12945873. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. 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/ The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified, you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-06