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Maintenance Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration, South Central Veterans Health Care Network, Veterans, Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Engineering Service, General Mechanics Section, Biloxi, MS. The primary reason for this position is to provide maintenance, repair and preventative maintenance of equipment and machinery located in the kitchen, canteen, bakery, industrial laundry equipment including washer/dryers, and some types of medical equipment.
What You'll Do
- →Works as a journeyman level in general mechanics electrical/electronics for textile care and/or industrial laundry equipment.
- →Installs motors, capacitors, fuses, replaces faulty wiring, magnetic float assemblies, and some electronic components.
- →Completes preventive maintenance on industrial laundry equipment such as lint collectors, garment presses, automatic spreader feeders, etc.
- →Maintains and inspects different types of equipment, particular attention to those requiring grease, oil, lubricants, and adjustments.
- →Perform repairs both major and minor, diagnosing trouble and making necessary repairs/adjustments on industrial laundryequipment.
- →Works on and knowledgeable with tunnel washers, extractor, piece folders spreaders, etc.
- →Inspects equipment on a daily basis to determine safe working conditions.
- →Repairs and adjusts air compressors, industrial laundry equipment, industrial dryers, overhead rail systems, and CBW tunnel systems.
- →Maintains, installs & repairs various types textile and/or industrial laundry equipment.
- →Works on building service equipment and large industrial type equipment.
- →Reads and uses blueprints for electric troubleshooting.
- →Interprets and reads manufacturer's literature and perform various repairs on mechanical equipment.
- →Plans and lays out work using blueprints, sketches, drawings, technical bulletins, & other specifications.
- →Interprets technical manuals and troubleshooting comprehension.
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 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.
- ✓You will be required to complete a pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Must be able to independently operate a Government Vehicle.
- ✓Must provide clean driving record report from the DMV during the pre-employment process.
- ✓Driver's License: A current, valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position.
- ✓NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package.
- ✓If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state-issued Driver's License.
- ✓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: 6968f282-5215-455a-a932-0465efbdb253
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