Summary Employee will serve as a Painter located within Facilities Building Maintenance and Construction, Maintenance and Operation section, Engineering Service, Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Healthcare System in Indianapolis, IN. Responsibilities Duties will include but may not be limited to the following: Prepares various surfaces of interior and exterior components of buildings and other structures by mechanically and chemically removing old paint and rust, filling cracks, sanding, and applying fillers and base coats, includes treating surfaces with oil turpentine, or other preparations. Mixes, thins, blends, matches, tints, and tones coating materials. Adds pigment and/or thinners to gauge the change of color tone and drying properties, includes mixing stains, epoxies, enamels, varnishes, shellacs, lacquers, plastic paints, and other surface coating materials. Applies coating materials using brushes, rollers, spray guns, and other means of application and ensures surfaces have a smooth textured and decorative appearance and meet thickness and level requirements. Hangs, replaces, or repairs all @types of walls covering and selects proper tools for hanging wall covering, includes patching, priming, sizing, sanding, and cutting and shaping designs for custom designs and patterns. Uses and maintains tools and equipment common to the Painter trade (e.g., trowels, knives, sanders, sponges, brushes, rollers, spray guns, graining devices, viscosity testers, gauges, compressors, and common hand and power tools. Applies safety rules and regulations to assure safe practices and procedures are followed. Maintains records and documents actions. Perform other duties as necessary. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm. Day hours are negotiable and may be discussed during interview. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Pre-employment physical required Subject to background/security investigation 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. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) 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 Federal service. 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. Qualifications SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT) - A Selective Placement Factor (SPF) has been identified for this position. Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration. The SPF for this position is: Requires a current, valid state-issued Driver's License. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your license at that time. AND SCREEN-OUT: Ability to do the work of a Painter without more than normal supervision. Related qualifying experience for this position includes preparing various @types of interior and exterior building components and other surfaces properly to apply coating; mixing coating materials as appropriate to complete the project; using and maintaining a wide variety of tools and equipment common to the trade. (NOTE: Please see duties section of the announcement for clear details of the responsibilities of this position. To receive credit, resume(s) must clearly detail duties you have performed to support responses provided to this questionnaire and support the responsibilities of the position. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) A Quality Ranking Factor has also been requested by the facility to help determine which of the basically qualified applicants are likely to be better qualified for a position. The quality ranking factor for this position is: Production Acceptance Certification (PAC) in Painting (Certification Required) Quality Ranking Factors are skills, knowledge, abilities, or other worker characteristics which could be expected to result in superior performance on the job. Quality ranking factors will not be used for screening but may be used as ranking criteria. Applicants with higher proficiency levels may rank above those with lower proficiency levels on a quality ranking factor. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS: Alertness, good vision and color perception, manual coordination and agility are necessary. Climbing, considerable lifting, stooping, bending, and kneeling are involved, as well as periods of sustained physical effort. Shorts periods of close concentration are required. The painters prepare and coat surfaces from ladders, scaffolds, platforms, and work in cramped and hard-to-reach places, in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lift, carry, and set up materials and equipment up to 50 pounds. Occasionally, handling heavier objects with assistance. Employee is exposed to hazards commonly encountered in this occupation from falls, harmful fumes of solvents and thinners from spraying equipment, eye irritation and strains, and exposure to toxic paints, chemicals, or other hazards that may require occupational health examinations. Exposed to all @types of weather conditions. May be required to train and/or guide lower graded employees. 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: Construction, Structure Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Materials Quality Ranking Factor Technical Practices 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. Education Additional Information Note: Per "Executive Order 14251: Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs", this position is no longer eligible for bargaining unit participation. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
