Pipefitter Supervisor

Pipefitter Supervisor

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Northport, New York

Salary Range: $44.6 - $52.02 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position serves as a Pipefitter Supervisor within the Maintenance and Operations Section of the Facilities Management Service located at Northport VA Medical Center. The incumbent has full responsibility of the Plumbing Shop.

Major Duties:

• Duties include but are not limited to: Directs, plans, lays-out, and supervises work of regularly assigned employees through providing general instructions, standard procedures, overall priorities, and policies. Plans use of subordinate workers, equipment, facilities, and materials on day-to-day, week-to-week, or project-by-project basis Organizes and directs all assigned resources, determining operating and maintenance requirements, forecasts fuel, supplies materials, and manpower requirements Schedules any equipment shutdown for minimum interference of medical staff and patients Plans alterations and improvements to equipment which are in line with management goals and objectives. Identifies, prepares, inputs and monitors service contracts Develops and implements plans for operational performance improvement Administrative duties including funds control, record-keeping, supervisory personnel practices, preparation of memoranda and inter-office communications, preparation of engineering reports, surveys, and internal work control audits. Maintains daily logs of all operations, time and attendance records for each employee, labor job timecards, and annual performance rating plans for each employee. Conducts training programs to develop employees for positions requiring a higher degree of mechanical skill in order to have qualified available personnel at all times. Serves as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or alternate as outlined under VAAR 801.603-70 and VAAR 801.603-71, for various facility contracts to ensure all contractors meet the terms and conditions of their respective contracts. Other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter Supervisor/PD047980 Physical Requirements: Work involves the installation, maintenance, and repair of high temperature water and high-pressure piping systems. Environmental factors: The pre-placement examination is required based on the environmental factors of the assignment and the corresponding potential safety concerns. Candidates must be able to safely perform the duties of the position considering the following environmental factors: - Duties and responsibilities require that the employee climb or work on ladders and/or scaffolding

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: Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Lead or Supervise Measurement and Layout Technical Practices Troubleshooting 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.

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 03/27/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12904537. 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: 2026-03-27