The incumbent is a Maintenance Worker and has duties that involve a wide variety of tasks involving specific and general installation, repair, improvement, and maintenance skills in the Building Maintenance Shop as part of the Maintenance & Repair Section of Facilities Management Service (FMS), East Orange Campus of the New Jersey Health Care System (NJHCS).
Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: General maintenance support work to accomplish facility level new construction, minor improvements, and renovation work, including equipment maintenance, repair, assembly, disassembly and installation. The incumbent will use a variety of trade practices associated with General Mechanical principles at the worker level. This position is subject to other than normal duty hours.
Assists in maintaining adequate shop stock, tools, materials, on hand to perform daily routine jobs and preventative maintenance for all efforts, assigned to the Building Maintenance Shop (BMS). Meets shop level deadlines, priorities, and methods to accomplish tasks, including equipment requirements and supplies needed.
Repairs and maintains historic masonry on buildings, parapets, and boundary fences, chimneys, fireplaces, manholes, and boilers to match existing historic surfaces. Works with metal, plastic and other non-wood products concerning measuring, cutting, drilling, fitting, troubleshooting and correcting malfunctions. Installs windows and doors, mortising doors adjusting as necessary to assure proper fitting.
Cuts and installs trim material around new work and cased openings such as baseboard, ceiling mold, chair-rails and picture molding. Installs acoustical ceilings and floor coverings of all types including carpet. Operates and maintains shop power equipment such as a joiner, table saw, bench saw and shaper, surface lathe, drill press, grinder, belt sander and router. Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: M-F, 7am-3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD# 37523-A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
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Girolamo.Tavolante@va.gov · 315-863-2853
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $31.91 – $37.24/hr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-10.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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