Description du poste
The single focus of this position is repair, overhauling, modifying, testing, and installing a variety of locking devices typically found on doors, desks, compartments, mobile equipment, safes, vaults, and other secured locations. The work includes the manufacturing and duplication of keys (brass/electronic) and the keying placing/changing of combinations of locking mechanisms.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Provide technical assistance and guidance to remote customer locations and to lower-graded/less experienced locksmithing personnel. Guides service leadership and facility leadership on the development of key plans for medical centers and community-based programs as required through the VA physical security programs dictated by the Office of Security & Preparedness (OSP) and Construction Facility Management (CFM). Work collaboratively with Police Service's Physical Security Specialist to make sure all keys plans are compliant with regulations impacted by the Physical Security Program and will not make independent key decisions without the final approval of service leadership and the Chief of Police or designee. Performs the full range of work in the installation, repair, maintenance, and modification of a wide variety of commercial locking devices with varying makes and models found in doors, desks, safes, vaults, compartments, mobile equipment, electronic access control systems and secured areas. Disassembles, repairs, cleans, reassembles, and reinstalls a large variety of moderate to extremely complex locking devices to include modification for doors as needed for locksets. Provides expert advice and recommendations to management on the most appropriate locks/systems for specific security requirements. Suggests (when appropriate) the use of a master key system, and as requested, designs and installs such master key systems. Designs and installs locks and integrated locking systems to meet special security requirements and management needs. Attends seminars/training and carefully reviews trade journals, catalogs, regulations, and manuals to maintain expert knowledge of locks and associated hardware, new products, and regulatory requirements affecting work. Maintains required records. Troubleshoots to determine malfunctioning components and repairs by reworking existing parts based on knowledge of internal structures plus the operating characteristics of a wide range of models and of their working interrelationship with related components. Determines precise locations and angles for drilling without harming the contents or causing irrevocable damage to the locking mechanisms or containers. Examines all locks worked on for evidence of attempted neutralization and, if found, takes the steps necessary to decertify the lock and/or container. Uses a wide variety of intricate tools to perform the work. May fabricate parts necessary to repair locks no longer in production, requiring careful determination of dimension/specifications and the use of a variety of hand and power tools. Will preclude neutralization of items worked on by repairing them to higher-than-original strength by the addition of harder steel at critical access points. Makes operational tests to assure devices function properly. Will perform semi-annual key control inventories to ensure the key plan integrity is maintained to promote a highly successful physical security program within the facility or health care system. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Locksmith/PD304840 Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES :
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2026. Qualifications: Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standard Handbook. For this position, the job element method is used to match wha
À propos de Veterans Health Administration
OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The Lexington VA Health Care System provides care for Veterans throughout central, eastern, and southern Kentucky. The Troy Bowling Campus near Cooper Drive in Lexington is a fully accredited, two-division, tertiary care medical center with an operating capacity of 199 hospital beds. Established in 1973 and built adjacent to the University of Kentucky, this campus offers specialty outpatient care, inpatient acute medical, neurological, surgical, and psychiatric care. The Franklin R. Sousley Campus on Leestown Road, established in 1931, is home to the main Primary Care clinics, including Women's Health and Geriatric specialty clinics. It also houses other s