Employee will serve as an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic within the Engineering Service located at the Veterans Healthcare System in Cincinnati, OH.

Duties

The Cincinnati VA Medical Center is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, Ohio and Fort Thomas, Kentucky serving 15 counties in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH. Cincinnati VAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division. Major Duties: Installs, troubleshoots, performs preventative maintenance and repairs all HVAC&R (Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration equipment and controls. Repairs, troubleshoots, maintains and installs air conditioning equipment in the hospital and ancillary buildings. Installs, troubleshoots, repairs and maintains refrigerators, freezers and ice machines, including those utilized for patient food and drugs, laboratory specimens and blood products. Operates and repairs all aspects of the environmental control system to include adding and removing points in the system, building graphics, modifying and troubleshooting programing, repairing and replacing sensors, actuators and other control devices, and repairing and replacing LAN devices such as terminal equipment controllers Troubleshoots, diagnoses and makes repairs to a large variety of equipment and systems that provide a variety of air-conditioning functions, such as heating, cooling, humidification, dehumidification and air cleaning, filtering and circulating. Performs other duties as necessary. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Air Cond Equip Mechanic/PD91334A Physical Requirements: Strenuous physical effort is required to dismantle and reassemble equipment. Frequently carries and sets up parts and equipment that weigh up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Required to work from ladders, scaffolding, etc., where parts of systems worked on are frequently in hard-to-reach places. Requires stooping, stretching, bending, and kneeling are commonly encountered for long periods. Hand dexterity is a critical requirement in completing most tasks. Employee/applicant must always be mentally alert and physically capable, as this work is demanding and hazardous. Works both inside and outside of the Medical Center and are required to work in cramped areas with low overheads. Position is subject to exposure to toxic refrigerants and to disclosure to airborne viruses, including COVID-19. Required to wear personal protective equipment while performing specific tasks.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• A valid Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Technician Certification (Type I, II, or Universal Certification).

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/31/2023. 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. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: 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. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal SupervisionEquipment Assembly, Installation, RepairInterpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)MaterialsTechnical PracticesTroubleshootingUse and Maintain Tools and Equipment Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: 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. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Cincinnati VA Medical Center 3200 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45220 US
• Name: Israel Washington
• Phone: (561) 817-0957
• Email: [email protected]