Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor - Building Maintenance Section

Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor - Building Maintenance Section

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Phoenix, Arizona

Salary Range: $44.5 - $51.92 Per Hour

Job Summary: The incumbent serves as the supervisor of the Building Maintenance Section, Engineering Service, under the supervision of the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor, Engineer Service, and has full supervisory responsibility for the section and the employees assigned. The incumbent is accountable for the quality and quantity of work performed by this section.

Major Duties:

• Duties include but are not limited to: Ability to oversee the daily operations and maintenance activities of Building Maintenance shop consisting of carpenters, painters, locksmiths and maintenance mechanics. Skills in instructing, directing, training, planning activities and administering personnel actions for subordinates. Ability to review, update and write Standard Operating Procedures and policies pertinent to the Carpenter, Locksmith and Painter Section. Ability to perform frequent and periodic inspections of all equipment, including arrangement for outside construction support as required; inventorying and securing of all equipment and supplies in the Carpenter, Locksmith and Painter Section. Knowledge to ensure adequate stocks of materials and equipment by inventorying and ordering supplies as necessary. Skilled in scheduling and approving all annual leave as to accommodate workloads. Ability to assign priorities of tasks to subordinates verbally and in writing; ensuring deadlines are met and keeping suspense files of important dates/goals. Knowledge and ability to research and gather data on equipment and materials to prepare specifications, Statements of Work, Independent Government Estimates for ordering supplies, equipment and services required. Ability to administer performance evaluations, as appropriate, for all employees under supervision; preparing performance plans for all subordinates and developing annual performance appraisals; participating in the selection of employees to fill vacant positions; providing recommendations for promotion or reassignment of subordinates. Ability to initiated disciplinary actions where appropriate and effectively maintain good discipline. Skilled in the interpretation of specifications, drawings, memos, catalogues and operating manuals for subordinates. Ability to follow-up on delayed delivery of materials, equipment repair, defective supplies or other conditions slowing down work or which will cause deadlines not to be met. Ability to conduct studies of staffing requirements, work assignments, equipment needs and unscheduled leave usage. Skilled at keeping an afterhours callback/response list of employees for irregular or emergency situations. Ability to certify time and attendance reports. Knowledge, skill and ability to carry out special assignments, as delegated, and perform any other related duties that may be assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor - Building Maintenance Section/PD01210A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/14/2025. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Includes Blueprint Reading) Ability to Lead or Supervise Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Repair, etc. Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic) 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The incumbent must exert moderate to arduous physical effort involving working, standing, bending, stooping, lifting and crawling while performing his/her duties at the Medical Center. He/she must be able to climb ladders and scaffolding. He/she must be capable of climbing over and under equipment, working in confined spaces, crawl spaces and other isolated areas. The incumbent must be able to work for extended periods in uncomfortable positions and conditions. He/she must be able to lift loads of up to 25 pounds unassisted.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/14/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12805636. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Application Deadline: 2025-11-14