Carpenter, Maintenance​/Cleaning

Location: Bay Pines

This position is located within the Structures Shop of Engineering Service for the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in Bay Pines, Florida. The incumbent performs a variety of carpentry duties involving alteration, modification and repair of buildings and building fixtures at the Medical Center, which is composed of 32 buildings on a 337-acre site.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

* Maintain existing facility structures to include repairs, renovation and preventative maintenance in hospital setting.

* Review work order requests from customers for corrective action, prioritize work actions, and respond appropriately.

* Troubleshoot and effectively communicate with members at various levels of the organization using strong customer service skills.

* Learn, practice and support all existing safety practices relevant to the position, keeping abreast of new safe practices as they are developed.

* Replacing and repairing roofing, including Spanish tile, roll roofing, shingles, TPO, built up gravel and metal.

Work Schedule:

Monday
- Friday 7:00am- 3:30pm

Position Description Title/PD#:
Carpenter/PD07942A

Physical Requirements:

Carpentry work requires considerable standing, stooping and bending. Employee must be able to work on ladders in congested areas and on scaffolds which require employee to work overhead or in stretched, cramped or awkward positions. The position requires considerable arm movement to nail and use carpentry tools, e.g., handsaws and plainers. the employee may be required to lift and carry items that weigh approximately 50 pounds.

Working Conditions:

The work is concentrated ad the medical center and most of the work performed surrounds the care and treatment of patients and may involve human life, consequently the employee must be constantly alert to the complications which may develop and attempt to minimize hazards associated with performance of the position. Employee must be able to work in close areas and much of the work is done inside a shop where the individual is subject to cuts from hand and power tools and susceptible to danger from flying particles.

The work area is frequently hot and unpleasant with sawdust in the air. The individual might be required to work outside during inclement weather or in building shells where protection from natural elements is limited.