Maintenance Mechanic

Veterans Health Administration • Columbia, SC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is a Maintenance Mechanic in Engineering Service at the WJB Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina. The mechanic works under the supervision of the Supervisory Maintenance Mechanic, with second-level direction from the Maintenance Control Manager, and performs a variety of tasks to maintain buildings, grounds, structures, fixtures, and utilities. The work spans electrical, construction, alteration, maintenance and finishing; air conditioning; welding; machining; automotive mechanics; pipefitting; and boiler plant operation.

The incumbent uses the station’s engineering software and works from blueprints, drawings, and other specifications. Work is generally performed alone, with general supervision regarding schedules and operating policies. The mechanic uses combustion methods, heat-transfer principles, and fuel characteristics to install, repair, and maintain heating boilers and domestic heating units and systems. The role also involves monitoring flowmeters and charts to assess steam production, demand, and fuel use. Assignments are followed through from layout to final assembly.

The position’s work schedule is 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Physical work includes standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, working in uncomfortable positions, and potentially welding overhead or in other unusual positions. The incumbent may work from ladders and scaffolding, operate equipment involving repeated reaching and movement, and carry, lift, or handle parts and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, occasionally more.

Requirements

• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Provide detailed resume descriptions demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties.
• Meet the position’s screen-out element and demonstrate relevant job-element competencies, including equipment assembly, installation and repair; interpreting instructions and specifications, including blueprint reading; materials; measuring instruments; technical practices; and use and maintenance of tools and equipment without more than normal supervision.
• Be a U.S. citizen, unless appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy because qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Be suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Submit to pre-appointment urinalysis if tentatively selected for a testing-designated position; refusal results in denial of employment.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification and all required application documents.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.
• Receive an annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain a medical or religious exemption; employees with an exemption must wear a face mask.
• Meet the physical demands of standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, working in tiring or uncomfortable positions, potentially welding overhead or in unusual positions, working from ladders and scaffolding, and handling equipment weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally more.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience with HVAC, plumbing, and carpentry.

Responsibilities

• Maintain buildings, grounds, structures, fixtures, and utilities.
• Perform work across electrical, construction, alteration, maintenance and finishing, air conditioning, welding, machining, automotive mechanics, pipefitting, and boiler plant operation.
• Use the station’s engineering software package.
• Work from blueprints, drawings, and other specifications.
• Install, repair, and maintain heating boilers and domestic heating units and systems using combustion methods, heat-transfer principles, and fuel characteristics.
• Monitor flowmeters and charts to determine steam production, whether production meets or exceeds demand, and the amount of fuel used and evaporated.
• Carry assignments through completion, from layout to final assembly.

Benefits

• The announcement states that federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and are not listed.

What This Job Offers

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