Hospital Locksmith & Access Systems Specialist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Durham, NC is seeking a Locksmith to perform maintenance, repair, and installation of lock hardware across hospital settings. The role includes testing, keying, and security-related duties within secure areas, with a standard Monday–Friday schedule and on-site work.

Responsibilities cover installing and repairing locks, calibrating combinations, and maintaining electronic access systems to ensure secure operation of patient areas and facility spaces.

Qualifications

• A min length of training and experience is required with a Certified Registered Locksmith (CRL) certification.
• Applicants are evaluated against OPM Federal Wage System standards; volunteer experience may count toward qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Installs, modifies, and reworks locking devices; maintains, repairs, or replaces locks on doors, windows, narcotic boxes, file cabinets, and other secure areas.
• Repairs or replaces worn lock parts, machining or handcrafting obsolete components.
• Adds or removes key combinations to meet hospital service needs, keeping keying within the approved system.
• Establishes new lock combinations.
• Collaborates with management to select suitable locks throughout the medical center.
• Opens jammed locks when mechanisms fail or are damaged, minimizing property damage.
• Disassembles locks and inspects for wear, marks, abrasions, or misaligned parts suggesting break-ins.
• Ensures lock work is precise for smooth operation.
• Services and repairs safes, vault doors, hinges, and locking arms.
• Calibrates dials, changes combinations, and services tumbler nests.
• Tests to ensure safes operate properly.
• Cuts and codes keys for hospital personnel and maintains key duplicating equipment.
• Maintains electronic prox card locks for medications, computer rooms, pharmacy, warehouse, and other secure areas.
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4pm.

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Durham, NC is seeking a Locksmith to perform maintenance, repair, and installation of lock hardware across hospital settings. The role includes testing, keying, and security-related duties within secure areas, with a standard Monday–Friday schedule and on-site work.

Responsibilities cover installing and repairing locks, calibrating combinations, and maintaining electronic access systems to ensure secure operation of patient areas and facility spaces.