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Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 8 days ago
On-site Providence, RI $37.7 – $44/hr Apply by Jun 29, 2026 Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic ESTPISTP HealthcareTrades
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This Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic position is within the Facilities Management Service at the Providence VA Healthcare Systems, located in Providence, Rhode Island. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.
What You'll Do
- →The purpose of this position is to perform a wide range of work involving, installing and recognizing the cause of faulty refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and making repairs on large systems that provide for a variety of air conditioning functions such as heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, cleaning, filtering, and circulating.
- →Calculates overflow and the pressure-temperature characteristics for different systems.
- →Recognizes the cause of faulty equipment swiftly in order to reduce inoperative time to a minimum.
- →Locates trouble before dismantle and makes repairs which insure proper functioning after assembly.
- →Performs complex repairs such as install and fit connecting rods, crank shafts, piston rings, bearings and bushing; overhaul valves by adjusting or replacing gasket, springs, floats, diaphragms, valve fittings, seals, and couplings; and aligning motors and flywheel drives.
- →Checks out the refrigeration cycle of a variety of commercial and industrial systems to locate and check elements such as those that control low side and high side pressure.
- →Other duties assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Schedule will be discussed during interview process.
- →Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic/PD04398A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Notifications: This position is a LIUNA Bargaining Unit position.
- →This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay..
- →Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System.
- →Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.
- →Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action).
- →The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation Pre-employment physical required 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3de0363b-7696-4a1c-a90d-ad46ec424dd6
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