Painter

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.

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 Factor s 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.