Maintenance Mechanic

Veterans Health Administration • Augusta, GA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent serves as a Maintenance Mechanic in the Mechanical Systems section of the Engineering Service at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. The position involves installing, maintaining, and repairing building service equipment and non-invasive medical equipment. The mechanic also performs work involving multiple trades at the journeyman level, including plumbing, steam fitting, sheet metal, welding, electrical, and electronics. The incumbent may oversee vendor service contracts for equipment such as SPS washers, OR tables, and specialty rental beds.

The work requires practical knowledge of electricity, electronics, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs); the ability to read and interpret technical manuals, blueprints, and schematics; proficiency with complex measuring instruments and tools; and sound judgment when diagnosing and repairing complex medical support equipment. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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.
• Knowledge and ability to interpret instructions, specifications, blueprints, and schematics.
• Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair.
• Knowledge of materials and technical practices.
• Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment.
• Practical knowledge of electricity, electronics, and PLCs.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals.
• Proficiency with complex measuring instruments and tools.
• Sound judgment in diagnosing and repairing complex medical support equipment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must meet applicable background and suitability investigation requirements.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must provide a complete application package, including resume and transcripts as applicable.
• Must complete the required online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification for pre-employment requirements.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain dietetic equipment and its associated electrical and electronic systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot equipment and support-system problems, including microprocessor-controlled equipment, electronic scales and beds, mattress controls, nurse call systems, electronic exam tables and chairs, surgical tables, patient lifts, medical and laboratory sterilizers, therapy equipment, and mechanical or electronic stretchers.
• Repair and maintain critical patient-care and support systems, including medical and dental air compressors and vacuum pumps, circulating pumps, and hydraulic pump systems and their components.
• Troubleshoot and repair automatic doors, fire-door closers, roll-up doors, and related hardware.
• Repair and maintain fire-door operators and closers, automatic roll-up doors and sensors, including diagnosing electrical solenoids and transformers.
• Repair miscellaneous equipment such as vacuum cleaners, floor buffers, wax strippers, and electrical space savers.
• Mechanically and electronically repair Kardveyor and Lektriever systems, including rollers, sprocket drive wheels, chains, and electric-eye and safety-switch circuits.
• Maintain and repair PLCs on medical and building equipment using a laptop, including testing analog and digital controller inputs and outputs.
• Operate machine tools and precision measuring and electrical test instruments, including drill presses, grinders, hydraulic presses, dial calipers and indicators, volt/ohm/amp meters, capacitor and diode testers, and a Huntron tester.
• Perform electric and acetylene welding to repair items such as handrails and carts.
• Perform work across multiple trades at the journeyman level, including plumbing, steam fitting, sheet metal, welding, electrical, and electronics.
• May oversee vendor service contracts for equipment such as SPS washers, OR tables, and specialty rental beds.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family; specific benefits depend on position eligibility.
• VA may, upon request and approval, credit qualifying job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual.

What This Job Offers

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