These positions are located in the Facility Management Department of the Facility Support Directorate located in the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) In North Chicago Illinois. The James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center is larger than just a single facility, but rather a system of facilities throughout Northeastern Illinois which provide medical care and dental services to U.S. Military Veterans, Recruits, Active Duty and eligible beneficiaries,
To qualify for this position you must meet the following requirements. Screen-Out: Must have the ability to do the work of an Industrial Equipment Mechanic without more than normal supervision accomplishing the tasks of the trade. This experience would include independently performing the following duties: installing, repairing, overhauling, aligning, modifying, relocating, troubleshooting and maintaining various types of automated equipment, parts and systems; fabricates new or repair existing system components throughout automated systems and facility. Note: Your resume must support the description above with detailed documentation of the duties you have performed in the positions you have held. AND PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Must be capable of lifting, carrying, and moving heavy loads (weighing up to 50 pounds), stooping, climbing, standing, walking, squatting, kneeling, etc. Often times works in cramped spaces which involve muscular strength and sustained physical efforts. May be required to work at variable heights 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. Incumbent will be subject to working in varying temperatures between working in poorly ventilated areas or, at times, under inclement outdoor weather conditions. Majority of work will he performed inside buildings. Hazards include the possibility of electrical shock and burns; injuries to skin, eyes and lungs from refrigerants, gases, chemicals and solvents; and danger of cuts, scratches and bruises from use of various tools while working in cramped quarters, Incumbent will also be exposed to dust, foul odors, damPness and the hazards of power machinery during performance of daily work asSignments. May also be subject to falls from ladders/scaffolds during performance of duties. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Troubleshooting Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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.
Major duties include but are not limited to: Performs preventive maintenance, repairs, installs, relocates, tests, overhauls, modifies, troubleshoots to determine extent of repairs required and materials needed, and adjusts various types of industrial, medical, engineering and building service equipment; Diagnoses and repairs machinery having interrelated components of electric, electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic operation, including automated conveyor systems, electronic and pneumatic actuators, divert systems, small elevator assemblies, automated tablet and capsule dispensers, automated tablet/capsule counters, automated unit-of-use equipment, bottle sorters, bottle capping system and assorted label printers; Performs preventative maintenance to industrial compressed air equipment and various hydraulic equipment; Utilizes amp meters, volt/ ohm meters to troubleshoot electrical problems in a wide array of industrial and facility systems such as batteries, motor controls, refrigerator/freezers, power supplies, powered logic controllers and wiring systems; Utilizes arc welders, torches, machine tools, micrometers, power drills, saws and grinders to accurately measure and fabricate braces, supports or adjustable workstations, repair machinery, etc.; Lays out, disassembles, installs, aligns, repairs, overhauls, and maintains various types of electronic and pneumatic actuators, divert systems, conveyor systems and elevator/lift assemblies that have complex interrelationships among components; Repairs and maintains mechanical and electronic components of systems that require a broad range of troubleshooting skills to diagnose, maintain, and calibrate/repair; Lays out, disassembles, installs, aligns, repairs, overhauls, and maintains various types of conveyors, mover motors, drive belts, picker assemblies supporting multiple, automated unit-of-use dispensing equipment; Disassembles and repairs general industrial plant machinery, equipment, and systems such as conveyor systems, bridge cranes, air compressors, and dynamometers; Dismantles, moves, and relocates various types of industrial plant machinery and equipment or installs new machinery and equipment; and Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday - Friday, 7am - 3:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved