Industrial Equipment Mechanic
Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
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Job Summary
The position is located in the Engineering Service of the VA Medical Center in Los Angeles CA.
Major duties and responsibilities include:
- Lays out fabrication installs hand and guard rails room partitions and dividers and removes and accomplishes repair of metal doors analyzes automatic doors operators adjust repair and overhauls same and replaces door closers metal sash balances.
- Fabricates repair and install window screens.
- Perform preventive maintenance or complete overhaul of items such as condensate sump circulating pumps and other pumps.
- Performs standard preventive maintenance and overhaul and evaluates and determents malfunction or problem areas and repair of more complex equipment and repair or modifies equipment to meet required standards of performance. These equipments include such items as air compressors various pumps and exhaust fans performs preventive maintenance and repair performs major overhaul of dietetic equipment such as industrial ovens mixers dish washers etc.
- Repairs and overhauls building management equipment such as automatic floor scrubbers buffers vacuum cleaners automatic pressure washers etc.
- Repairs and maintains engineering equipment such as power hacksaws handsaws drill presses grinders hoists etc. Repairs all types of power hand tools.
- Performs work of other trades such as touch up painting using pre-mixed paints; patches plaster in small areas disrupted during repair work; installs piping and tubing on specified jobs not requiring plumbing mechanics.
- Makes simple sheet metal repairs; does miscellaneous wood work as may develop to expedite job assignments. The incumbent may infrequently be detailed to work odd shifts or work op an overtime basis to accomplish maintenance or repairs to equipment critical to the hospital function. Reading and interpreting blue prints making safety and preventive inspections of utility in accordance with regulations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- 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 Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Pre-employment physical required
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
- 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.
PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The employee is subject to physical exertion related to actions such as lifting pushing pulling or carrying objects of varying weights sizes and shapes; physical effort related to movements such as walking running climbing crawling and bending; strain related to lack of movement such as standing in place crouching or stooping for extended periods of time; variable lighting heating and ventilation in work areas; outdoor weather conditions; extremes in temperature in work areas; dust grease and soiling of clothing and skin surfaces; noise and vibration; gases and fumes; and other potential hazards.
Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position the job element method is used to match what you the applicant can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.
You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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.
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; religious; 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.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Note: Per Executive Order 14251: Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs this position is no longer eligible for bargaining unit participation.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
