Maintenance Mechanic

Veterans Health Administration • Mather AFB, CA

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About The Position

The Maintenance Mechanic independently performs journeyman-level maintenance across several occupations, combining maintenance, repair, modification, equipment operation, and equipment inspection and certification. The work involves large and complex projects requiring significant responsibility and critical judgment.

The position performs carpentry work on wooden and wood-substitute structures, including construction, remodeling, repair, and installation of structural and finish materials. It fabricates and installs items requiring a precise fit and plans and modifies modular furniture systems, interpreting drawings, blueprints, and specifications to determine layouts, work sequences, and materials.

The mechanic also performs electrical, plumbing, pipefitting, control-system, and HVAC work. Tasks include troubleshooting and repairing wiring, controls, fixtures, and equipment; maintaining plumbing systems and fixtures; planning and installing piping systems; testing systems for pressure, leaks, and operation; adjusting pneumatic and electrical controls; and installing, diagnosing, and repairing HVAC and refrigeration equipment.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The role requires walking, standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in tiring or uncomfortable positions. It frequently involves lifting and carrying parts and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds and occasionally handling items weighing up to 100 pounds; personal assistance or lifting devices are used when appropriate.

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.
• Ability to perform maintenance and repair work across carpentry, electrical, plumbing, pipefitting, control systems, and HVAC equipment.
• Ability to assemble, install, and repair equipment; interpret instructions, specifications, and blueprints; use measuring instruments; apply technical practices; and use and maintain tools and equipment.
• Ability to perform the work without more than normal supervision.
• U.S. citizenship; non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Suitability for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Applicants selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis screening for illegal drug use before appointment.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Selected applicants must complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification and all required application documents.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Meet the VA Health Care Personnel seasonal influenza vaccination requirement or obtain a medical or religious exemption; a face mask is required when an exemption is granted.

Responsibilities

• Repair, construct, remodel, and maintain wooden and wood-substitute structures.
• Install structural and finish materials, including studs, sills, plates, braces, joists, floors, sub-floors, tile, sheet goods, paneling, siding, sheathing, insulation, frames, and trim.
• Fabricate and install precisely fitted items such as window and door frames, shelves, countertops, cabinets, and bookcases.
• Plan and execute installation and modification of modular furniture systems; interpret and modify drawings, blueprints, and specifications; determine layouts, work sequences, and required materials.
• Install, modify, repair, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical wiring, controls, equipment, and fixtures; test equipment using voltmeters and watt meters.
• Perform plumbing installation and maintenance, including removing, cleaning, replacing, packing, or sealing defective parts and maintaining fixtures and equipment connected to existing plumbing systems.
• Plan, lay out, install, modify, repair, and test piping systems and equipment, including routing, supports, pitch, elevation, pressure reduction, and expansion components.
• Inspect and adjust pneumatic and electrical controls, valves, relays, thermostats, and related equipment to achieve prescribed temperatures or chamber pressures and system efficiency.
• Install, diagnose, and repair HVAC and refrigeration equipment; test refrigeration-cycle operation, check for refrigerant leaks, evacuate moisture, and add refrigerant to normal operating levels.
• Inspect equipment and certify operation as required.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• VA may grant credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual, subject to request and approval before appointment.

What This Job Offers

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