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Position Title
Maintenance Mechanic
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBSW-11599671-22-ARH Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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1. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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Resume Reminder- Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
  • Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
  • Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
  • Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
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Accuracy of Application Reminder:
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
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Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to the following question based on your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your answers are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of your knowledge or skills as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task. Please select only one letter for each item. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. (Screen-Out): The Maintenance Mechanic, WG-4749-09 must have knowledge, skill, and ability in the following areas: air conditioning and refrigeration, electrical, carpentry, plumbing/pipefitting, and general maintenance.

Based on the statement above are you able to do the duties of the position without more than normal supervision?
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For each task, please choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Performs regularly scheduled preventive maintenance on a variety of kitchen, mechanical, materials handling, and other equipment.
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3. Troubleshoots equipment malfunctions and failures and determines the extent of repairs and parts needed, estimated materials required, selects best work methods, techniques and trade practices and accomplishes the repair or overhaul.
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4. Repairs light fixtures to include bulb, ballast, switch, and diffuser replacement. Circuit breaker resetting and troubleshooting; specifying replacement as required
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5. Repairs & maintain equipment such as sewage, water distribution systems, water closets, tubs, and showers.
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6. Independently diagnoses, plans and completes projects or work orders involving routine repairs.
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7. Knowledgeable of, and maintains, including preventive maintenance, troubleshoots, tests, repairs, and modifies air conditioning, refrigeration, and ventilating systems and equipment.
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8. Skills to make accurate coordinated measurements of temperatures, flow rates, and pressures, diagnose complex problems and make repairs, and adjust and balance varied and complex systems, interrelated components, and complicated controls, as well as install, replace or modify associated piping and ductwork.
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9. Uses tools and equipment such as plumb bobs, mercury gauges, dividers, closet augers, hydrostatic pumps, and lead pots.
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10. Uses his/her own initiative on maintenance and repair work to identify malfunctions or non-functions, and then proceed with corrective action.
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11. Works from building plans, blueprints, and sketches, to plan and lay out the routing, placement, slant, slope, fall, and proper operation, of systems and equipment.
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12. Uses tools and equipment such as plumb bobs, mercury gauges, dividers, closet augers, hydrostatic pumps, and lead pots.
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13. Skilled in the use of all common electrical hand and power tools and testing equipment as required.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
14. Certification of Understanding: I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C.1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information for each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. (limit characters)