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Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 116 days ago
On-site Long Beach, CA $33.9 – $39.5/hr Apply by Jun 12, 2026 Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic ESTPISTP OperationsTrades
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This position of an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic is assigned to work in the Engineering Services, Facility Operations Section of the Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Shop at the Long Beach, VHA facility.
What You'll Do
- →Changing filters and cleaning coil surfaces on a wide variety of heating and cooling equipment, including furnaces, air handling units and fan coil units.
- →Cleaning and repairing fan coil units to include replacement of multi-speed motors, fans, and switches.
- →Removing covers to fan coil units and making visual and audible checks for dust, dirt, and mechanical and electrical defects.
- →Using prescribed test procedures, voltage testers, and hand tools common to the trade in locating problems and repairing fan coil units.
- →Cleaning and purging air out of lines so that water will circulate replaces electrical components such as 3-speed switches, thermostat relays, thermostats, on-off switches, etc.
- →Repairing or replacing structural components such as tops and doors, knobs, and latches.
- →Replacing pump motors and pumps on all air handling units.
- →Using best trade practices in recovering refrigerant, leak testing, troubleshooting and other refrigerant tasks - performing preventative maintenance on a variety of equipment to Fan Coil Units including refrigeration air dryer units, air compressors, evaporators, belt driven exhaust fans, heating and cooling circulating pumps, chillers, and cooling towers and pumps.
- →Changing filters on air handling units, greases motors and bearings, and checks and replaces belts and performing other limited repairs as required.
- →Extensive knowledge of the refrigeration cycle and all its components.
- →Able to replace all refrigeration components, compressor, TVX, EXV, fixed orifice meter devices, accumulators, receivers, solenoids, and others auxiliary components.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- →Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Authorized; schedule can be discussed at time of selection.
- →Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic/PD10732A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job 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 Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical 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.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: c03ef620-33b1-40b9-b7e9-cf7a27b99d39
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