Maintenance Mechanic

Veterans Health Administration • Fort Harrison, MT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Maintenance and Repair section of the Engineering and Facilities Management Service Line and reports to the Maintenance and Repair Supervisor. Work will primarily be performed at the Fort Harrison campus, with occasional service at other locations across VA Montana Healthcare System.

The Maintenance Mechanic repairs and maintains carts, furniture, pumps, air compressors, plumbing systems, and other equipment and utilities throughout the medical center. The role includes inspecting buildings, identifying deficiencies, initiating electronic work orders, diagnosing equipment failures, determining needed repairs and materials, and completing routine repairs, projects, and work orders.

The position requires carpentry and woodworking work, including measuring, cutting, constructing, installing, repairing, and modifying millwork, framing, benches, partitions, tables, and furniture. Work may require interpreting blueprints, sketches, specifications, technical manuals, and building codes; laying out materials; and working to precise tolerances. The mechanic also installs, modifies, and repairs utility, supply, and disposal systems, including sewage, water, oil, and gas distribution systems, water closets, tubs, fire sprinklers, and showers.

The schedule is Thursday through Monday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The role involves working indoors and occasionally outdoors, including in cramped, dirty, poorly lit, hot, or unpleasant conditions. Physical work includes using ladders, scaffolding, and hydraulic platforms; prolonged standing or crouching; frequent bending, kneeling, and climbing; and lifting tools and materials, often up to 50 pounds and occasionally more.

Requirements

• Demonstrated training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Ability to perform the duties must be supported by detailed descriptions in the resume.
• Ability to assemble, install, and repair equipment.
• Ability to interpret instructions and specifications, including blueprint reading.
• Knowledge of materials and measuring instruments.
• Knowledge of technical practices.
• Ability to use and maintain hand tools, including for electrical work, without more than normal supervision.
• U.S. citizenship, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Suitable for federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• For males born after December 31, 1959, Selective Service registration is required.
• Selected applicants must complete pre-employment requirements, including applicable drug screening and online onboarding.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period.
• VA Health Care Personnel must receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an approved medical or religious exemption; face masks are required when an exemption is granted.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain food carts, laundry carts, metal furniture, pumps, and air compressors.
• Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and failures; determine the extent of repairs, required parts, materials, and appropriate work methods.
• Independently diagnose, plan, and complete routine repairs, projects, and work orders.
• Identify equipment malfunctions or failures and take corrective action using initiative.
• Select and safely use appropriate tools, devices, manuals, references, and efficient procedures.
• Conduct building walk-through inspections and initiate electronic work orders for deficiencies.
• Measure, cut, construct, install, repair, and modify millwork, framing, benches, partitions, tables, furniture, and related items.
• Plan and lay out carpentry materials for complex or precision projects using shop mathematics and knowledge of wood materials and woodworking techniques.
• Interpret blueprints, sketches, manufacturers’ specifications, technical manuals, building plans, and building codes.
• Plan and lay out the routing and placement of systems and equipment, including their slope and operation.
• Operate, set up, adjust, and maintain woodworking machines, specialty tools, electrical hand and power tools, and testing equipment.
• Define repairs or upgrades and identify required materials, tools, and equipment.
• Install, modify, and repair utility, supply, and disposal systems.
• Repair sewage, water, oil, and gas distribution systems, water closets, tubs, fire sprinkler systems, and showers.
• Work at the Fort Harrison campus and, as needed, at other VA Montana Healthcare System locations.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• VA may approve credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; approval is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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