Plumber

Summary

The Salem VA Medical Center is seeking a skilled and experienced plumber to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of our medical facilities. In this role, you will perform installation, maintenance, and repair of plumbing systems and equipment throughout the campus, ensuring that critical systems operate effectively to support patient care and facility needs. We are looking for a dedicated professional who values craftsmanship, reliability, and mission-driven work.

Duties

• Duties include but are not limited to: The employee performs maintenance and repair, alterations, installation and inspections to all piping distribution lines, systems and equipment necessary for operating the Medical Center.
• This work involves installing new piping and insulations, cleaning and repair of steam coils, traps and regulators, repacking and replacing steam, water and other fluid valves.
• Measure, cut; bend pipe and tile, and how to caulk and seal such things as elbows, union joints, tile pipe, faucets, and shower drains.
• Remove, clean, reinstall, or replace joints and fixtures; for example, traps, k faucets, and unions.
• Performs all work on steam equipment necessary for maintaining established temperature, pressures and water level.
• Performs plumbing and steam fitting work on utility systems.
• Plan and layout the installation and maintenance of various systems and equipment for routing, openings, slants, level of gas and water lines, and the location and arrangement of water closets, sinks, and fire sprinkler equipment.
• Use tools and equipment such as plumb bobs, mercury gauges, dividers, closet augers, hydrostatic pumps and lad pots.
• Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:45 am
• 4:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Plumber/PD022930 Physical Requirements: The duties require considerable movement around the hospital and involve bending, lifting, working from ladders and scaffolding and platforms, both in the outside buildings, and crawling through restrictive areas.
• The employee must occasionally lift equipment or materials weighing fifty pounds or more with proper equipment.
• Assignments may require him/her to stand, stoop, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.

Requirements

• Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the
• Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the
• Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Required Documents

• Documents Required: Resume SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Documents Accepted: Cover Letter DD-214/ Statement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Misc.
• PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certification Resume Separation Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.
• Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50,
• Transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information.
• Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
• Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply.
• Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
• Applications are accepted online.
• Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.