USAJOBS · 2 months ago
Lead Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic
USAJOBS is seeking a Lead Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic located at the Memphis VA Medical Center. The role involves repairing, installing, and maintaining various air conditioning systems and equipment, ensuring they operate under critical conditions to meet the facility's needs.
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Responsibilities
Recognizes the need for repair, trouble shoot, install and make repairs on equipment in this large medical center complex, requiring a temperature between 70 and 74 degrees at all times; an electronic data processing center requiring a temperature of 65-75 degrees with a critical equipment requirement of not more than 3.7 degree rate of change per hour and not more than 2% relative humidity rate of change per hour
Repairs, installs, modify and calibrate complex pneumatic and electronic controls serving independent system in the entire medical center complex.-Maintains and operates glycol run around and preheat systems, test and treat glycol for freeze protection and rust prevention.-Repairs, installs and modifies various types of ice producing equipment
Repairs, modifies and installs walk-in type coolers and freezers having automatic defrost controls, thermostatic expansion valves, solenoids, semi-hermetic compressors, water-cooled condensers and various pressure controls
Installs equipment in various areas of the medical center such as radiological film processors, computer room equipment, energy management sensors and cables, biomedical testing equipment, toxicology testing equipment, and install them so that the heat and exhaust is directed outside the room without affecting the critical area
Dismantles, repairs, repacks and modifies pumps by installing and replacing mechanical seals, shaft sleeves, impellers and bearings, reassembling and realigning pump to maintain less than .003 inches of run out on each axis
Responsible for treating cooling tower circulating water.- Incumbent on occasion will be required to perform other duties that may be assigned
Qualification
Required
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Subject to background/security investigation
Pre-employment physical required
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
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
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/03/2025
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
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