Maintenance Mechanic

About the Position: Serve as Maintenance Mechanic for the Director of Administrative Operations Management at the Naval Health Clinic Annapolis located in Annapolis, Maryland. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Major duties

• Perform installation, modification, troubleshooting, repair, and testing of new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, fixtures, controls, and equipment.
• Install, modify, troubleshoot, repair, load, and test systems, circuits, and devices.
• Determine requirements for, and install wiring, conduit, fixtures, transformers, and other electrical devices in the size, type, and arrangement necessary for proper and safe operation of electrical systems, circuits, and equipment.
• Repair a variety of complete systems as well as any parts of these systems.
• Perform maintenance and repairs to computerized fire alarm systems, and pneumatic tube system.
• Perform repair, maintenance, and servicing of industrial and domestic reach-in and walk-in refrigerators, freezers, water coolers, air conditioning units, medical air compressors, vacuum turbines, chillers, and ventilating systems.
• Diagnose and locate malfunctions; repair, replace, and/or adjust thermostats, humidistats, relays, switches, and other automatic control devices;
• Replace electric motors, belts and pulleys, lubricates moving parts, replaces and/or cleans filters.
• Maintain logbooks and monitor maintenance schedules.
• Perform plumbing tasks.
• Disassemble and repair damaged sections of piping and fittings.
• Perform cutting, threading pipe, and disassembly and repair of pumps.
• Travel up to 5% may be required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a Maintenance Mechanic ~ ability to perform common installation, maintenance and/or repair of electrical systems and equipment, such as fire alarm systems and standby generators; service industrial and domestic refrigeration; and perform common plumbing repairs such as clearing stoppages and fixing valves in a hospital, medical clinic, or other commercial facility/building without more than normal supervision. Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort: Make repairs and installations which often require working from ladders, platforms, or scaffolding, and where parts of systems worked on are in hard-to-reach places. This requires standing, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts items weighing up to 50 pounds, and occasionally may lift items weighing more. Working Conditions: Work is performed indoors and outdoors and is usually subject to dirt, dust, and grease. May be exposed to inclement weather when working outdoors, under buildings, etc. There is frequent exposure to the possibility of cuts and bruises, and occasional exposure to the possibility of broken bones, electrical shock, and burns. May work in noisy areas. May be exposed to mud and water and subjected to infection from unsanitary work sites. The incumbent will be required to wear protective clothing such as hardhat, gloves, safety shoes, hearing protection and protective glasses. NOTE: Incumbent will be subject to emergency call back duty and an irregular tour of duty.

Source: USAJOBS. Applications are submitted on USAJOBS.gov.