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Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Supervisor
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 5 days ago
On-site Palo Alto, CA $37.5 – $43.7/hr Apply by Sep 18, 2026 Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic ESTPISTP OperationsTrades
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The position of the Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Supervisor is located in the Facilities Management Service at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto Division. The position serves as foreman over the Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Shop exercising full supervisory responsibility for control over work operations.
What You'll Do
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Supervisor/PD03308-O Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Instructs, directs, trains, and plans the activities assigned personnel and administers personnel actions for subordinate employees.
- →Performs frequent and periodic inspections of equipment whose maintenance and repair the HVAC Shop is responsible to perform.
- →Ensures adequate stock of materials and equipment by inventorying and ordering those supplies necessary within the allocated HVAC budget.
- →Schedules and approves annual leave of A/C & R Unit employees on an annual basis to accommodate seasonal workloads.
- →Assigns priorities to tasks of subordinates verbally or in writing to ensure deadlines are met and keeps a tickler file of important dates/goals to accomplish this.
- →Researches and gathers data on equipment and materials to prepare specifications for ordering supplies, equipment, and services required for the HVAC Shop.
- →Responsible for inventory and security of assigned equipment on the Equipment Inventory List (EIL), and other non-accountable supplies.
- →Initiates new and replacement personal property request, including justification information for the replacement.
- →Prepares Performance Plans for subordinates and prepares annual Performance Appraisals.
- →Interprets specifications, drawings, memos, catalogs, operating manuals, etc., for subordinates.
- →Receives assignments both orally and in writing.
- →Specific technical and administrative problems are discussed with supervisors concerning extensive and difficult assignments.
- →Carries out other special assignments as delegated and performs any other related duties that may be assigned to the HVAC Shop.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this 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.
Benefits
- ★A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
- ★As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
- ★Learn more about federal benefits.
Personality Fit
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