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Air Cond Equipment Mechanic

San Diego, California, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$31.59/hr - $36.82/hr

The VA San Diego Healthcare System is seeking an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic to serve the Veteran community. The primary responsibilities include maintenance and repair of HVAC systems, ensuring comfort for patients and staff, and troubleshooting various refrigeration equipment.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Performs maintenance and repair on a wide variety of systems that provide heating, cooling, humidification, and all controls that function in concert with climate conditioning at this facility

The work requires knowledge of principles of air conditioning, HVAC Systems, and the skill to install, recognize the cause of faulty equipment and repair commercial and industrial systems that provide for a variety of refrigeration and air conditioning functions

Maintains, installs, repairs refrigeration and air conditioning systems located in such areas as warehouses, hospital, and large office buildings and complexes

Alters or substitutes required components to meet conditions in different areas to provide comfort to patients and staff

Maintains, installs, and repairs a variety of refrigeration equipment and systems such as ultra low freezers, walk-in and reach-in refrigerators and freezers, domestic refrigerators, x-ray developing refrigeration machines, deep freezers, ice cream boxes, water coolers, ice machines, centrifuges, cascade systems, cryostat, incubators, blood banks, direct expansion evaporator coils, compressors, condensers, chilled water systems, etc

Maintains systems by checking performance, diagnosing problems, and making necessary repairs or adjustments or by replacing defective parts

Troubleshoots entire systems. Repairs or replaces fans, pumps, thermostats, humidistats, motors, compressors, valves, gauges, pneumatic and electric controls, filters, and other related elements

Starts unit and adjusts it for proper cut-in and cutout of refrigerating units, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, heaters, air cleaners, pneumatic air dryers and circulating pumps

Adjusts system for optimum performance. Troubleshoots, maintains pneumatic/electronic controls that are related to the heating or cooling system

Responds immediately to service connections, makes splices, insulates exposed wires, and cleans and lubricates moving parts

Read and interprets mechanical blueprints, specifications and technical instructions to complete installation of equipment, repair specialized equipment, and make general repairs

Qualification

HVAC SystemsRefrigeration SystemsEquipment RepairBlueprint ReadingTechnical PracticesTool MaintenanceProblem Diagnosis

Required

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation

All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA

Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements

Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement

Experience: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position

Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire

Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs and other organizations

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.