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Position Title
Pipefitter
Agency
Agricultural Research Service
Announcement Number
ARS-S23Y-11806656-AK Opens in new window
Open Period
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 to Monday, February 6, 2023
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Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for those eligibilities.

NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
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Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;  AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;  AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

 For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
 
 
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4. Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below: 

• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating? 
OR 
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
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Assessment 1
Your responses to the questions below will be used in the evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Your resume and application materials must support the level of experience and/or education you claim in this questionnaire. If, after a complete review of your application package, a determination is made that you have overstated your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible for this position. (limit characters)
1. Which of the following best describes your ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision?
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Uses various high-pressure piping systems and equipment, such as steamheating, steam generation, compressed air systems, and vacuum systems, radiators, and circulating pumps, are installed and operate.
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3. Installs, modifies, maintains and repairs new and existing water supply systems and ultra-pure water supply systems in all facilities on the campus.
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4. Installs, modifies, maintains and repairs sewer and drain systems and fixtures associated with the plumbing trade.
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5. Tests, repairs and installs reduced pressure principle backflow valves and double check valve backflow preventers, pressure vacuum breakers and air gaps. (limit characters)
6. Interprets and applies building plans and blueprints, use shop mathematics, and lay out such things as angles, arcs, and circles.
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7. 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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8. Plans and lays out the installation, modification, and repair of various new and existing piping systems and equipment.
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9. Uses common tools related to the plumbing trade such as closet augers, drain cleaning snakes, propane torches, acetylene torches, pipe threading and cutting equipment, hand tools.
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10. Installs, troubleshoots, maintains and repairs equipment common to the plumbing trade such as domestic water heaters, hot water storage tanks, hot water generators, pipes carrying water to and from other equipment, circulating pumps.
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11. 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. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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