Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic

industrial maintenance jobs; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic is part of the Maintenance & Operations Section of Engineering Service at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN. The incumbent troubleshoots, diagnoses, repairs, and maintains complex HVAC/R systems to sustain critical climatic conditions across the campus.

Responsibilities include servicing pneumatic and electronic controls, glycol systems, ice equipment, walk-in coolers, and energy management sensors. Applicants must be U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience or training evidence required for federal employment as per the job announcement.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, modify and maintain complex HVAC/R systems to sustain critical climatic conditions across the medical center campus.
• Repair and calibrate pneumatic and electronic controls serving the independent system throughout the campus.
• Maintain glycol run-around and preheat systems, test glycol for freeze protection and rust prevention.
• Install and service walk-in coolers/freezers with automatic defrost controls and related components.
• Operate and maintain cooling towers and related distribution systems.

Skills

HVAC maintenance

Troubleshooting

Electrical/controls

Mechanical repair

Pneumatic systems

Tools

Walk-in coolers/freezers

Glycol systems

Job description

The Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic is located in the Maintenance & Operations Section of Engineering Service. The incumbent requires a knowledge of the construction characteristics of a variety of type and models of systems that are designed to reach and maintain critical and extreme conditions under a variety of circumstances.

Major Duties

• This position is in the Maintenance and Operations Section, Engineering Service, Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN. The position reports directly to the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor. The primary purpose is to troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, modify, and maintain complex air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and building automation systems (HVAC/R) that provide specific and critical climatic conditions in all spaces of the medical center campus. As the Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic, the incumbent's duties include, but are not limited to: 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. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00am to 2:30pm, or 6:30am to 3:00pm, 7:00am to 3:30pm, or 7:30am to 4:00pm, or 8:00am to 4:30pm. Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic/PD50541-A Physical Requirements: Incumbent is exposed to extreme weather conditions when working in air handlers and on the roof. Incumbent is exposed to low temperature (-20 degrees Fo) when working in freezers. May be exposed to many diseases when working in patient rooms and around exhaust fans. Must wear protective masks and other personal equipment when appropriate.

Conditions of Employment

Requirements

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 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 https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents. Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Complete all application requirements detailed in the “Required Documents” section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1‑year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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