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Maintenance Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 60 days ago
On-site Oklahoma City, OK $29.3 – $34.2/hr Apply by Jul 27, 2026 Maintenance Mechanic ESTPISTP HealthcareTrades
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Incumbent will serve as a Maintenance Mechanic in the Engineering Service at the Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System. He/she will perform the duties of a fully trained construction specialist, performing various tasks from written and oral instructions. Work consists of reading and interpreting blueprints, sketches, and drawings and performing material takeoffs for ordering various sizes of projects.
What You'll Do
- →Work consists of, but is not limited to: Processing work assignments and is normally free to use own judgment and initiative in completing assignments.
- →Maintenance Mechanic must use his/her own initiative on maintenance and repair work to identify malfunctions or non-functions, then proceed with corrective action.
- →Troubleshoots equipment malfunctions and failures and determines the extent of repairs and parts needed, estimated materials required, selects best work methods, techniques and trade practices and accomplishes the repair or overhaul.
- →Independently diagnoses, plans and completes projects or work orders involving routine repairs..
- →Responsible for selecting and safely using proper tools, devices, manuals, references and efficient procedures.
- →Performs walk through inspections of buildings and initiates electronic work orders for deficiencies found.
- →Measures, cuts, constructs, installs, repairs and modifies routine mill work, framing, benches, partitions, tables, furniture, etc.
- →Performs work to close tolerances, exact fit, and structural soundness.
- →Plan, measure, and lay out carpentry materials using typical shop mathematics for complex and exact projects.
- →Must be able to interpret blueprints, sketches, manufacturers' specifications, and technical manuals, and be knowledgeable in shop math and standard formulas.
- →Repairing and replacing parts of bedside stands, cabinets, and hospital equipment Works from building plans, blueprints, and sketches, to plan and lay out the routing, placement, slant, slope, fall, and proper operation, of systems and equipment.
- →Uses tools and equipment such as plumb bobs, mercury gauges, dividers, closet augers, hydrostatic pumps, and lead pots.
- →Is responsible for selecting and safely using proper tools, devices, manuals, references and efficient procedures.
- →Diagnoses malfunctioning systems, apparatus, or components, using test equipment and hand tools to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job 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: 832c2ef3-7a7e-4e63-995e-82ec501b0964
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