Maintenance Worker

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/15/2024. DRIVER’S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: This position requires the possession of a valid driver license. (Please DO NOT submit your driver’s license with your application materials.) A valid driver license is mandatory. You must complete any driver manual training that may be required by the location support facility required to drive a government vehicle. Your driver license will be verified at interview. (We cannot forward documents that contain pictures, therefore, Please DO NOT submit your driver’s license with your application materials.) PHYSICAL EFFORT: The Maintenance Worker must be capable of lifting, carrying, and moving heavy loads (weighing up to fifty (50lbs) pounds, stooping, climbing, standing, walking, squatting, kneeling, etc. Often times works in cramped spaces which involve muscular strength and sustained physical efforts. Workers may be required to work at variable heights from ladders, boom list, scissor lift or scaffolds to accomplish assigned tasks. Full use of arms, hands and legs is required to enable incumbent to accomplish these physical demands. Good hearing, corrected with an aid, and good eyesight, corrected with glasses, are required to enable incumbent to perform a satisfactory job. AND WORK CONDITIONS: The Maintenance Worker can work inside or outside. When working outside, they are exposed to all kinds of weather conditions. Inside work is often accomplished in office buildings or in well lighted, heated, and ventilated areas. The Maintenance Worker is frequently exposed to weather and temperature extremes, drafts, noise, dust, and dirt. They are exposed to the possibility of bruises, muscle strains, cuts, and scrapes. Some work is performed in shop areas where the Maintenance worker is exposed to moderate or high noise levels from operating machinery, sawdust in the air, glue fumes and other hazards associated with woodworking. The Maintenance Worker is subject to cuts, bruises, and contusions. The Maintenance Worker may be exposed to weather conditions and hazards of working on or around ladders and scaffolds. The Maintenance Worker may work in confined areas such as crawl spaces and attics which may be dusty and dirty. The Maintenance Worker uses protective clothing and devices. On occasion, may be required to perform assigned tasks in asbestos-restricted areas. The Maintenance Worker will follow safety procedures and use standard safety equipment such as gloves, ear protectors, safety glasses and steel-toe shoes to avoid possible hazards in the work area, mishandling of the equipment, tools, and tasks involved at this level, may result in more serious injuries. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
The Maintenance Worker position is assigned to the Facility Management Department, James A. Lovell Federal Healthcare Center – 556, VISN 12, Veterans Health Administration, Department Veterans Affairs, in North Chicago, IL.