This position is located in the A/C Shop, Facilities Management Service of the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, II. The primary purpose of this position is to provide Maintenance support to the HVAC shop. ***PLEASE UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR EPA CERTIFICATION TO APPLICATION***
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/22/2025. 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: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment ****PLEASE UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR EPA CERTIFICATION*** 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. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The incumbent is regularly required to work out of doors, drafty attic spaces, cramped areas with low overheads, and on the roofs of buildings exposed to extremes of temperature and inclement weather. Regularly exposed to indoor temperature extremes and required to work with high pressure steam, high pressure water and hot water. The incumbent is also regularly required to perform duties which involve potential exposure to oxygen depleting refrigerant gases, dangerous chemicals, harmful vapors and harmful fumes. Noise levels in the work areas are high, sometimes requiring the use of hearing protection equipment frequently required to work in areas occupied by patients known or believed to be suffering from infectious diseases. The incumbent may be regularly exposed to the possibility of bums, cuts, bruises, scrapes and falls.
Inspect, test, troubleshoot, service, maintain, repair and install complete central, package and window air conditioning systems which provide a wide variety of air handling functions including heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, cleaning, filtering, ventilating and circulating. Systems serviced are used to condition the air throughout a multiple building, 3,000,000 square foot medical complex including an acute care hospital with surgical suites, clinical laboratories and post anesthesia recovery areas, a psychiatric treatment center, blind rehabilitation center, extended care center, residential care facility, a veterinary medical unit, research laboratories, computer rooms and administrative spaces. Inspect, test, troubleshoot, service, maintain, repair and install a wide variety of refrigeration systems and equipment including walk-in/reach-in freezers, ultra low temperature freezers, walk-in/reach-in refrigerators, chilled drinking water dispensers, ice making machines, refrigerated food carts, etc. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00AM to 3:30PM Position Description Title/PD#: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic/PD09009A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized