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Maintenance Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-siteNorthport, NY$34.6 – $40.5/hrApply by Jun 8, 2026Maintenance MechanicESTPISTPEngineeringHealthcareTrades
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The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for general maintenance and repair requirements as established by the Maintenance Supervisor, Supervisory Healthcare Engineer, or Chief of Engineering, for the Northport NY VA Medical Center. Work includes the maintenance, repair and minor improvement of all buildings and structures, masonry work, plastering and cement finishing work, surface preparation, painting and refinishing of all interior and exterior surfaces, along with various other duties.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: Altering, modifying and minor construction of items and structures such as: framework, staircases, doors' and windows, concrete form building, installing finished paneling and interior and exterior trim, installing metal studded partitions, steel door bucks, metal and wood doors, locksets and related hardware.
- →All types of floor coverings such as vinyl tile, carpet tile, sheet materials, prep area surfaces, and lay out patterns and installing dropped ceilings.
- →Works with brick, precast blocks of cement, cinder, terracotta wall and finish blocks, glass, quarry tile, marble, ceramic tile, partitions, manholes, catch basins, walks, gutter, foundations for structures.
- →Working with drawings, plans and/or blueprints, layout work, including putting in footings, leveling up first courses to get proper height; leveling sidewalks and floors for an even bed for setting tiles & ceramic finished walls in bathrooms and kitchens including floors.
- →Works with the surface preparation and refinishing of all interior and exterior surfaces of buildings, structures, equipment, and furnishings where appearance as well as surface protection is important.
- →Removes old finishes by power-washing, dissolving, burning, scraping, sanding, wire brushing, and otherwise prepares surfaces for repainting.
- →Prepares coating materials, paints, polyurethanes, stains by mixing and applying pre-coating agents and solvents.
- →Repairs holes and cracks on a variety of surfaces.
- →Operating and use of a variety of powered and mobile engineering equipment utilized to accomplish station level projects.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7AM - 3:30PM Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD01827A Physical Requirements: The incumbent makes repair and installations from step ladders, extension ladders and lifts, in tunnels, that require lifting, pushing, pulling or carrying objects of varying weights, sizes, and shapes, sometimes in excess of 50 pounds.
- →The incumbent is responsible for maintaining and using all safety equipment issued to him/her, i.e., safety glasses, goggles, steel toed safety shoes, and appropriate clothing when in designated areas where required and for promoting and encouraging their use among fellow employees.
- →He/she is subject to strains due to lack of movement such as standing in place, crouching or stooping for extended periods of time.
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.
Personality Fit
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