This position is located at the American Lake Division of the Facilities Management Service Line, Maintenance and Operations Section at the Puget Sound Health Care System.

Duties

The incumbent repairs, maintains, installs and performs preventive maintenance on the following types of equipment: Air conditioning refrigeration units, cooling towers, air compressors, valves, pumps, pneumatic and electric controls, motorized dampers, water treatment equipment, gauges, fans, and other related equipment. Equipment including pumps, air compressors, gauges, heat recovery wheels, heat exchangers, pressure reducing stations, air handlers, fans, motorized dampers, traps, valves, heating and cooling coils, pneumatic and electric controls, and sensing units, water treatment equipment and other related equipment. Building service equipment including window air conditioning units, small pad mounted condensers, fan coil units, thermostats, dietetics walk-in freezers and refrigerators, morgue refrigerators, ice machines, nourishment stations, convectors, fans and other miscellaneous HVAC equipment. Personal property such as small refrigerators, laboratory refrigerators, canteen refrigeration equipment, medication refrigerators, humidifiers and other self-contained cooling equipment. Incumbent must possess comprehensive knowledge of a variety of control systems, i.g. Barber Coleman, Johnson Controls, Robert Shaw, Honeywell, Landis Gere Powers, Mitsubishi, Trane, York, and etc. - Incumbent must also be familiar with computerized energy management systems, e.g. Tritium, Continuium, Alerton, and Honeywell (Delta). He/she recognizes the cause of failures and/or operational problems on a large variety of equipment and systems that provide for a large variety of air conditioning functions such as heating, cooling, humidification, dehumidification, and air cleaning, filtering and circulating. Many of the repairs are of a very complex nature involving work in the electrical, plumbing, steam fitting, sheet metal, refrigeration and air conditioning trades. The units and systems are located throughout all of the medical center buildings and many areas such as the laboratory, operating room, and intensive care unit have stringent environmental requirements such as in air circulation rates, temperature and humidity control, and air purity being maintained. The incumbent performs a variety of repairs ranging from replacing entire assemblies to simple adjustments or changing filters. He/she must in most cases, find the cause of a problem using a large variety of diagnostic or testing equipment and remedy the situation quickly to avoid disruption of patient care. He/she may rebuild units, such as pumps, compressors, heating/cooling coils, valves, and replacing parts such as bearings, seals, gaskets, piston rings and couplings. He/she performs duties such as balancing duct systems and adjusting pressure sensors and controls. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic/PD40632A Physical Requirements: He/she must occasionally lift and carry items up to 50 pounds in weight and operate electric and pneumatic tools, set up and operate hoists, pulleys and other items to accomplish the work. He/she will climb, crawl, stoop, bend, and stretch, while performing tasks associated with this position.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• 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

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date 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. 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, the ability to do the work of a Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic at the WG-10 level, without more than normal supervision (SCREEN-OUT). Experience includes but is not limited to: repairing, installing, and preventive maintenance on air conditioning refrigeration units, cooling towers, air compressors, valves, pumps, pneumatic and electric controls, motorized dampers, water treatment equipment, gauges, fans, and other related equipment. 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: Equipment Assembly, Installation, RepairInterpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)MaterialsTechnical PracticesTroubleshootingUse and Maintain Tools and EquipmentWithout more than normal supervision 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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address VA Puget Sound Health Care System 1660 South Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 US
• Name: Athena Houck
• Phone: 361-277-9613
• Email: [email protected]