Utility Systems Repairer-Operator - Recruitment Incentive Authorized

Veterans Health Administration • Minneapolis, MN

9h • Onsite

About The Position

The Utility Systems Repairer-Operator works in the Maintenance Division of Facilities Engineering at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. The position provides supplemental and 24-hour coverage for maintenance operations across systems maintained by Facilities Engineering Service. A recruitment incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.

The role maintains and troubleshoots facility systems, including cooling towers, hydronic heating systems, chilled water loops, low-pressure boilers, building automation controls, fire alarm panels, tube systems, emergency generators, and building components. The employee also provides backup support to the Fire Department during emergency calls and shares building and system information with outside agencies responding to emergencies.

The position works rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to provide continuous 24-hour coverage. Most work is indoors, though work may occur in confined spaces, hot boiler and chiller plant areas, and outdoor areas subject to extreme temperature changes. The employee may encounter machinery, chemicals, oils, fumes, dirt, grease, and high noise levels, and must use protective equipment as appropriate.

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 supporting the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties.
• Meet the screen-out element and demonstrate relevant job elements, including equipment assembly, installation and repair; interpreting instructions and specifications, including blueprint reading; materials; measuring instruments; technical practices; and using and maintaining tools and equipment without more than normal supervision.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Complete a background and suitability investigation.
• Pass a pre-employment physical.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Submit a complete application package, including a resume and transcripts as applicable.
• Complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.

Responsibilities

• Maintain proper chemical balance in cooling towers, hydronic heating systems, chilled water loops, and low-pressure boilers.
• Identify malfunctions in chemical injection systems and repair them to restore full operation.
• Perform boiler maintenance repairs in compliance with yearly inspection requirements.
• Monitor building automation system control points and troubleshoot operation when necessary.
• Adjust, clean, repair, or replace thermostats and sensors in building engineering systems.
• Check fire alarm panels during alarm events and perform minor troubleshooting and repairs to correct system faults.
• Check and reset tube system faults and perform minor repairs.
• Perform carpentry repairs to building components.
• Unplug toilets, sinks, drinking fountains, and bedpan hoppers.
• Monitor emergency generator operation during power outages.
• Provide backup service for the Fire Department during emergency calls.
• Provide outside agencies with crucial building and system information to support rapid and safe emergency response.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees and their families.
• 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