Boiler Plant Operator Supervisor

About the role

This position is location within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Health Care System, located in the Engineering Service, Maintenance Section.

The position is organizationally aligned under Engineering Service and is supervised by the Manager, Facility Maintenance Section and is responsible for supervision of the Boiler Plant Section.

What you will do

• Incumbent has full responsibility for determining the shifts worked by the Utility System Repairer/Operators/Boiler Plant Operators to provide 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week coverage.
• Assigns work for each shift to provide full-shift activities, and to ensure an equitable distribution between all employees.
• When determining work schedules, the supervisor must take into consideration leave schedules, alternate shift coverage and work assignments.
• When assignments are made, incumbent must ensure the information is communicated to all employees on all shifts, which may require verbal instructions to those he sees daily and written instructions to those on other shifts.
• Plans four different types of work: General repair; preventive maintenance (PM), new construction; and installation.
• Schedules mechanics to accomplish work in a timely manner based on priority of work and impact to the hospital's operation.
• Priority completion objectives are, as follows: Emergency (24-Hours), High Priority (7 Days) and Average (30 Days).
• When installing equipment, the work must be planned in advance using blueprints, diagrams and manufacturers' instructions.
• Ensures all installations are documented in accordance with current Facility Management Standard Operating Procedures to assure the AEMS/MERS, VISTA or equal database remains correct and current.
• Maintains an adequate stock of materials and spare parts by constantly reviewing repair histories, work order trends, and past experience.
• Provides subordinates with the proper tools to accomplish assigned tasks and responsibilities.
• Replaces and purchases new hand tools as required.
• Initiates purchase requests for shop equipment to the VAMC Equipment Committee.
• Ensures required documentation is initiated and maintained, for example, turn-in documents, Consolidated Memorandum Report (CMR) inventories, and equipment evaluations.
• Work Direction: Plans the duty, leave, and work assignment schedules of all shop employees.
• Ensures adequate personnel are on duty at all times to perform the work.
• Assigns priority work by work orders, PM orders, or oral/written instruction.
• Ensures deadlines are met.
• Schedules PMs appropriately and diligently reviews work orders-a task critical to resource utilization.
• Participates in after-hours callback of the Cascade Response List for irregular or emergency situations, to ensure 24-hour coverage is maintained for Facility Management activities.
• Provide direction to subordinate personnel in accordance to VHA Directive 1801 to complete with all safety and inspection occurrence to prevent catastrophic failure resulting in permanent damage to the plant operations.
• Administration: Reviews and maintains all physical plant records required by Federal, State, local, VA and Medical Center regulation and policy.
• Based on these reviews and communication with operators-in- charge, makes necessary adjustments and changes to equipment lineups to maintain the plant in the most reliable and efficient condition possible.
• Determines if maintenance and/or repair of operating equipment are within his/her area of responsibility or if the matter should be referred to the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor.
• Complies with all labor management regulations as contained in the Master Agreement between the Veterans Administration and the American Federation of Government Employees, and the local union agreement.
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Boiler Plant Operator Supervisor/PD565-084120 Physical Requirements: Work from ladders, platoons, and in hard-to-reach locations.
• Works on close, cramped positions inside boilers.
• Requires standing, walking, bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, climbing, pushing, pulling, and lifting.
• Occasionally required to lift and move heavy objects of varying weights, sizes, and shapes.
• Pushes and pulls equipment.
• During coordination with inspectors operators shall have the ability to perform confined space entry after approved training to include but not limited to testing of air quality, fall protection (harness), rescue procedures, etc.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation Must pass pre-employment physical examination Must possess a valid, unrestricted State driver's license Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 A complete application package; including Resume, Transcripts, etc. is required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (***).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• 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.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
• Upon completion of your probationary period , your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

How you will be evaluated

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.

WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.

Documents you must provide

• Resume Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information.
• Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
• Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply.
• Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
• Applications are accepted online.
• Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

What to expect next

After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at ***

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service.

This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.