Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Salisbury, North Carolina

Salary Range: $33.51 - $39.1 Per Hour

Job Summary: This position is located at the Salisbury VAMC in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Facility Management, Salisbury, NC. The Incumbent is responsible for coordinating and completing maintenance on utility systems and building maintenance while working independently on evening and weekend tours.

Major Duties:

• Major duties include, but are not limited to: -The incumbent will provide Engineering support and will respond to all Engineering related calls including mechanical, electrical, and other building and equipment maintenance needs. Mechanical Systems: -Incumbent will be responsible for operation, preventive maintenance, and repair on a variety of mechanical systems including HVAC systems. steam, plumbing, sewer, medical air, medical vacuum, and oxygen. -HVAC systems will include water cooled and air chillers, piping, air handling units, fan coil units, pumps, valves, pneumatic and DDC controls, thermostats, and other system components. -Incumbent will change HVAC filters throughout the station based on a preventive maintenance schedule. -Plumbing repairs will include piping and all connected fixtures. Electrical Systems: -Incumbent will be initial responder to electrical calls. -Incumbent will be responsible for electrical maintenance including troubleshooting and repair of electrical components and controls on HVAC systems. -Incumbent will make electrical repairs including reset of breakers to restore power, and minor repairs to lights, receptacles, and other electrical equipment. Building Maintenance: -Incumbent will be initial responder to wort requests involving building maintenance to walls, floors, ceilings, doors, etc, -Incumbent will make emergency repairs as necessary -All major repairs will be referred to the Building Maintenance Shop. HVAC Work: -Incumbent must have knowledge and skills necessary to operate. install, and maintain commercial HVAC systems and all associated components including water cooled chillers, air cooled chillers, air handling units, fan coil units, VAVs, pumps, valves, piping, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, controls, etc. serving all areas of the medical center including patient care areas, Operating Room, ICU, Lab, computer room. and other critical areas. -Incumbent must be able to troubleshoot and repair all components of HVAC systems Incumbent will use pneumatic and electronic DDC controls to operate various systems. -Incumbent will operate and maintain chilled water and steam components for each system. Incumbent must have knowledge skills necessary to operate and maintain steam heating systems including piping, convectors. steam traps, heat exchangers, condensate pumps, etc. -Incumbent must have knowledge and skills necessary to select proper filters for each application when changing HVAC filters. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm; Occasionally, the supervisor may require the employee to change their tour to provide coverage during extended vacancies in positions that ordinarily work second or third shift. Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD02134A Physical Requirements: The incumbent works from ladders, scaffolding and hydraulic platforms. He/she often works in portions of the utility systems requiring attention that are cramped, dirty and hard-to-reach locations. The work may involve prolonged crouching and standing and frequent stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in exhausting and uncomfortable positions. The incumbent frequently lifts or carries tools, equipment, ladders, scaffolding, parts and supplies up to 50 pounds. Occasionally, the incumbent will be required to lift and carry items over 50 pounds. Working Conditions: Exposed frequently to temperature extremes, drafts, dampness, water, and noise for work conditions. The majority of work takes place in an industrial environment but does require work outdoors, exposed to the elements. He will frequently encounter ladders, catwalks, confined spaces, etc. Incumbent could be subjected to hazards normally encountered in the trade. This position may require working overtime. Note: Must be able to operate a mother vehicle.

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by 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, 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: Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without 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.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 04/27/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12942589. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Application Deadline: 2026-04-27