Maintenance Mechanic

industrial maintenance jobs; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to perform maintenance, repair, alteration, and installation work on buildings, equipment, and utility systems supporting patient care and clinical operations.

The role involves carpentry, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and emergency power system maintenance across the campus, with varied tours of duty and a physically active workload. Experience with complex facilities is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining building systems including electrical, plumbing, and HVAC.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions and blueprints.
• Proficiency with hand and power tools used in maintenance work.
• Willingness to work varying shifts and respond to emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, fabricate, repair and install carpentry structures and partitions.
• Install and maintain domestic water, sanitary, and vent piping systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical circuits, lighting, and motor controls.
• Maintain HVAC, refrigeration, and associated controls.
• Inspect and repair emergency power systems and medical gas/vacuum systems.

Skills

Electrical systems

HVAC systems

Plumbing

Carpentry

Blueprint reading

Tools

Electrical test equipment

HVAC tools

Job description

This Maintenance Mechanic position is located in the Facilities Management Service, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, assigned to the National Center for Warrior Independence. The incumbent performs the full range of maintenance, repair, alteration, and installation work on buildings, structures, fixed and mobile equipment, and utility systems supporting patient care, clinical, administrative, and support operations.

Major Duties

• Duties may include but are not limited to: Lays out, fabricates, repairs, and installs structural and finish carpentry. Constructs and repairs partitions, walls, doors, door frames, windows, cabinets, casework, shelving, stairs, ramps, and roof and floor structures. Installs, alters, repairs, and maintains domestic water, sanitary waste, vent, storm, and low-pressure process piping systems. Installs, modifies, troubleshoots, and repairs branch-circuit wiring, lighting, receptacles, switches, panels, motors, motor controls, and low-voltage control and signal circuits. Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs HVAC and refrigeration equipment including, air handlers, exhaust and supply fans, pumps, compressors, condensers, evaporators, and associated controls. Operates, inspects, tests, maintains, and repairs the emergency and standby power system, including diesel engine-generator sets, automatic transfer switches, day tanks, fuel storage and transfer systems, batteries and chargers, block heaters, cooling and exhaust systems, and paralleling and control equipment. Maintains medical gas and vacuum systems serving dental and clinical spaces, including source equipment (medical air compressors, medical-surgical vacuum pumps. Inspects, tests, maintains, and repairs fire pumps and their drivers, controllers, jockey pumps, suction and discharge piping, valves, and sensing lines supporting fire-suppression water supply. Performs preventive maintenance rounds, completes work orders in the computerized maintenance management system, maintains tools and shop areas, and responds to facility emergencies and utility failures across the campus. Work Schedule: Various tours of duty based on the needs of the service. Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD14982A Physical Requirements: Work requires frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing ladders and scaffolds, and working in cramped or awkward positions. The incumbent regularly lifts and carries tools, materials, and equipment up to 50 pounds unassisted and heavier loads with assistance or material-handling equipment. Work is performed from ladders, lifts, and rooftops and requires sustained physical exertion and manual dexterity. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

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 All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. 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 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
• Measuring Instruments
• 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional Information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint