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Maintenance Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position is responsible for general maintenance and repair requirements as established by the Maintenance Supervisor, Supervisory Faciliy Operations Specialist, or Chief, Facilities Management Service, for the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center. This position works under the direct supervision of the Maintenance and Repair Supervisor.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties of this position include but are not limited to: Electrical: Identify electrical problems and define the repairs/upgrades required to ensure safe working and living environments throughout the facility.
- →Carpentry: Operate and use a wide variety of specialty woodworking machines and tools.
- →Operate and use a variety of tools by setting-up, adjusting, and maintaining tools to meet required specifications.
- →Plumbing: Repairs plumbing systems.
- →Installing, modifying, and repairing new and existing utility, supply, and disposal systems.
- →Air Conditioning and Refrigeration: Maintenance Mechanic should have some experience in the installation, repair, modification and preventive maintenance of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
- →General Maintenance: Laying floor tile; Lock maintenance; Painting; Drywall Repair; Installing ceiling tile, lights and light fixtures, receptacles and switches.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 3:30pm-12:00am (Subject to change based on the needs of the Agency) Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD84349A Physical Requirements: The prospective employee works from ladders, scaffolding and hydraulic platforms.
- →He/she often works in portions of the utility systems requiring attention that are cramped, dirty and hard-to-reach locations.
- →The work may involve prolonged crouching and standing and frequent stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing and working in exhausting and uncomfortable positions.
- →The prospective employee frequently lifts or carries tools, equipment, ladders, scaffolding, parts and supplies up to 50 pounds.
- →Occasionally, the incumbent will be required to lift and carry items over 50 pounds.
- →Working Conditions: Exposed to a full array of weather conditions.
- →Subject to danger of falling when working from ladders or hydraulic lifts.
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.
- ✓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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