Painter

Full Job Description

The position is within the Facility Management Service, located at the James Mountain Inhofe VAMC and supports the mission of Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System.

Incumbent will provide journeyman responsibilities in the painting and paperhanging trades. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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: Construction, Structure Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision 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.

Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan.

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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. Major Duties:

Major duties include but are not limited to: Performs painting of various materials such as metals, wood, plastics, and concrete Responsible for upkeep of all coatings for visible and non-visible finishes such as paint, varnish, epoxy, urethanes, etc.

Performs coating work using any accepted methods of the trade; apply coating techniques that ensure surfaces have smooth-textured and decorative appearance.

Determines methods, techniques, devices and materials that are best suited to the surface finish required.

Applies coating materials with any of the accepted trade devices, for example - brushes, rollers, airless spray guns, and pressurized cans.

Performs taping and mudding of joints created by dry wall construction.

Performs plastering and texturing Installing custom curbing around facility grounds with a curbing machine Applies wall covers needed within the scope of maintenance and repair activities Performs sign work requiring stenciling Performs necessary housekeeping to maintain areas assigned to Paint Shop Maintains adequate supply of tools and materials necessary to accomplish routine and recurring assignments Performs necessary cleaning and maintenance on tools of the trade to ensure that they are maintained in a condition to facilitate immediate use Responsible for planning the materials, tools and techniques needed Work Schedule: Monday-Friday: 6am-2:30pm and 12pm-8:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Painter/PD11728A Physical Requirements: Physical Requirements: Work requires continual movement of hands and arms, standing, reaching, bending, stooping, crawling, negotiating confined spaces, as· well as frequent Iifting.

carrying, and setting up materials and equipment that weigh up to l0 pounds. Occasionally, they may be required to handle materials and equipment that weigh 40 pounds or more.

The painter prepares and coat surfaces from ladders, scaffolds, and platforms, and where the surfaces to be coated are in cramped and hard to reach places.

This requires them to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.

Working Conditions: The work is done inside and outside, and dirt, spray, and fumes are usually present. The employee sometimes works outside in extreme weather conditions (i.e. snow, ice, wind, etc.).

Occasionally, the employee may be required to wear protective equipment and clothing that are sometimes heavy and uncomfortable.

The painter is frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts and bruises and the possibility to broken bones.