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Utility Systems Repairer - Operator
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
On-site Kansas City, MO $35.2 – $41.1/hr Apply by Sep 15, 2026 Utility Systems Repairing-Operating ESFJINFJISFJISTJ HealthcareTrades
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This position serves as a Utility Systems Repairer Operator within the Engineering Service at the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. This position operates and maintains high-pressure boilers, chillers, HVAC/R systems, and electronic controls to ensure safe, efficient utility service across the medical center. Performs troubleshooting, repairs, preventive maintenance, emergency response, and system monitoring to support critical clinical, laboratory, and life-safety environments.
What You'll Do
- →The duties of the Utility Systems Repairing-Operating includes but is not limited to: Plant Operations - Boiler & Chiller Plants Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot centralized chilled water systems, including multiple 1000-ton chillers, pumps, cooling towers, and chemical treatment systems.
- →Monitor and control steam and chilled water systems using Schneider Electric Facilities Energy Management System and BAS/SCADA platforms.
- →Regulate temperature and humidity for critical spaces (ORs, labs, ICUs, IT, research areas) requiring precise environmental control.
- →Perform field repairs, isolate defective equipment, and take corrective action during abnormal or alarm conditions to ensure uninterrupted hospital operations.
- →Conduct daily water and condenser water analyses and adjust chemical concentrations for optimal system performance and corrosion control.
- →Inspect, lubricate, adjust, and repair air handlers, fans, motors, valves, strainers, belts, coils, ductwork, dampers, and HVAC/R components.
- →High-Pressure Boiler Operations Operate high-pressure steam boilers producing up to 76,225 lbs/hr, including associated fuel systems, feedwater equipment, condensate systems, and auxiliary components.
- →Perform combustion analysis, adjust fuel-air ratios, regulate pressure systems, and ensure compliance with safety, environmental, NFPA, and ASHRAE standards.
- →Troubleshoot malfunctions in burners, safety devices, regulators, flue gas recirculation systems, steam traps, expansion joints, and condensate return systems.
- →Execute emergency shutdowns/startups, respond to fuel supply interruptions, power outages, and equipment failures, ensuring continuous operation.
- →Electronic Industrial Controls Maintain, repair, and calibrate electronic control systems for boilers, chillers, feedwater systems, fuel delivery systems, and auxiliary equipment.
- →Diagnose complex faults in analog/digital circuits using oscilloscopes, multimeters, signal generators, and software diagnostic tools.
- →Interpret and update P&IDs, wiring diagrams, schematics, and technical manuals to support troubleshooting and repairs.
- →Develop and implement custom control logic for PLC/DDC systems and integrate legacy equipment with modern BAS platforms.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job Subject to a background/suitability investigation Designated and/or random drug testing may be required Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 A complete application package; including Resume, Transcripts, etc. is 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.
- ✓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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