Laundry Equipment Mechanic

Veterans Health Administration • Minneapolis, MN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Laundry Equipment Mechanic reports to the Electric shop within the Maintenance Division of the Facilities Management service line at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and is physically assigned to its Laundry/Textile Care facility. The facility processes an average of 50,000 pounds of laundry per week, or approximately 2.5 million pounds annually.

The mechanic programs, adjusts, troubleshoots, and services complex laundry equipment, including microcomputer- and microprocessor-controlled systems. The position performs preventive and corrective maintenance, diagnoses equipment failures, repairs systems to manufacturer standards, and handles disassembly, fabrication, component replacement, reassembly, and programming. The mechanic also plans and prioritizes routine work, responds to breakdowns, and builds working relationships with vendors, contractors, and peers at other VA textile care facilities.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The position is subject to a pre-employment physical and a probationary or trial period. Work takes place in a commercial laundry environment with exposure to heat, humidity, noise, damp floors, moving machinery, heated surfaces, detergents, and airborne lint.

Requirements

• Evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to demonstrate the ability to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities must be supported by detailed descriptions on the resume.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Subject to a background/security investigation and a pre-employment physical.
• Must complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for employment requirements.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Must meet the screen-out qualification requirement and demonstrate applicable job elements, including equipment assembly, installation and repair; interpreting instructions and specifications; materials; technical practices; troubleshooting; and using and maintaining tools and equipment without more than normal supervision.
• Physical work includes standing, walking, bending, working in awkward positions, lifting, carrying, and positioning equipment parts, and using hand and power tools for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in construction or building maintenance trades.
• Ability to work with hand tools.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Experience in commercial laundry maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Program, adjust, troubleshoot, and perform scheduled and unscheduled service on complex laundry equipment, including microcomputer- and microprocessor-controlled equipment.
• Perform corrective and preventive maintenance on belts, shackles, pulleys, shafts, gears and gearboxes, bearings, pumps, drives, motors, and transmissions.
• Identify the subsystem responsible for an equipment failure and make repairs to manufacturer standards.
• Work on complex systems and subsystems in the Textile Care Processing Facility.
• Perform diagnostics, disassembly, fabrication and replacement of stationary parts, component replacement, reassembly, and system programming.
• Select gauges, conductors, relays, wiring harnesses, and motors using knowledge of AC/DC electricity.
• Plan, schedule, organize, and prioritize routine work, and respond promptly to unscheduled breakdowns.
• Build relationships with outside vendors and contractors and peers at other VA Textile Care Processing Facilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits and eligibility depend on the position type.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, subject to request and approval before appointment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed