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Maintenance Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
The incumbent is assigned to the Maintenance Unit in Facilities Management Service performing Maintenance Mechanic duties, which includes A/C Equipment Mechanic and Sheet Metal Mechanic.
What You'll Do
- →Duties included but not limited to: Performs work such as install equipment recognize origination of faulty equipment, calibrate, modify, relocate, perform maintenance, and makes repairs on a variety of large complex refrigeration and air conditioning units.
- →The incumbent handles equipment, which provides specific temperatures and critical conditions such as blood banks, laboratory equipment, computerized equipment, operating rooms, kitchens, and galley equipment and for servicing heat pumps in existing buildings.
- →The incumbent must maintain ,calibrate, and balance a wide variety of equipment, which provides heating, humidification, dehumidification, filtration, and ventilation in addition to cooling.
- →Also must be certified to use Freon when maintaining and making repairs on all types of refrigeration equipment such as; walk-in refrigerators and freezers, ice cream cabinets, refrigerated food carts, reach-in coolers, ice machines, refrigerated, centrifuge, and other refrigerated lab equipment, and any other refrigerant type equipment.
- →Must modify systems and balance various elements installed throughout the hospital and offices by contractors in order to produce and meet critical temperatures or specific conditions.
- →Most repairs require specialized equipment in order to perform task.
- →Also Incumbent performs tests, plan and layout work details to make modifications with minimum instructions.
- →Performs tests, major repairs, complete overhaul, and duties related to controlling the formation of scale and corrosion in the air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
- →The incumbent develops patterns and layouts, cut form, assemble, and install items and systems such as deflectors, air-handling units, pans, containers, and metal furniture and all other items and systems which have combined straight and curved edges or irregular curves and planes ..
- →They work under the supervision of higher graded worker or supervisor.
- →Incumbent must be able to assemble using a variety of instruments such as sliproll forming machines box and pan brakes, rotary machines with extra form rolls, and crimpers and beading machines.
- →Required work under general supervision and with other trades assigned within the maintenance unit providing assistance as needed.
- →Performs ·maintenance and minor repairs such as but not limited to laying floor tiles, painting, carpentry work, install safety treads on steps, installing-ceiling tiles, installing and/or hanging various medical and office accessories, installing light fixtures, switches, and receptacles.
- →Incumbent is also involved in moderately skilled use of general and some special tools and equipment or various building trades.
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
Job ID: ccb5329f-60e3-439e-9a6f-36318acaca49
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