This position serves as the Maintenance Mechanic on the Maintenance Crew under the general supervision of the Maintenance Crew Supervisor with second-level direction provided by the Chief of Maintenance and Operations Section
The primary responsibility of this position is to provide maintenance crew support on maintenance-type projects throughout the medical center. The incumbent performs routine minor renovations, maintenance, and repairs to facilities, structures, equipment, and related fixtures. Performs a variety of duties in occupations such as painting, carpentry, masonry repair, and sheetrock finishing.
Uses a variety of trade practices associated with carpentry, masonry, painting, utilities and other related trades. Incumbent will be required to paint, hang sheetrock, repair damaged walls, hang wall items, perform minor plaster repairs, install/lay ceramic tile, repair ceilings, and repair flooring. The secondary responsibility of this position is to provide first response to trouble calls and/or service calls in a hospital setting during off-duty hours at night.
The incumbent works as a team member in radio contact with other facility personnel on station, such as VA Police, the AOD, Boiler Operator, and/or the Switchboard Operator. Upon direction of supervisor, incumbent responds to and mitigates problems where his/her ability and/or experience safely permit.
Incumbent makes necessary communications with appropriate personnel on and/or off station to ensure proper actions are taken to mitigate problems, including any follow-up actions. Incumbent works in close communication with the facility staff located at Ralph H. Johnson VAMC, Charleston, South Carolina.
Incumbent diagnoses and troubleshoots from job layouts, technical specification sheets, system diagrams, internet resources, work sequences, and material requirements that may have been determined by supervisor for utility systems, mechanical equipment, electrical/electronic equipment, medical equipment (e.g., wheelchairs, motorized stretchers, computer-controlled nurse-call systems, fire alarm systems, examining tables, beds, refrigerators, cameras, monitors, televisions, etc.).
Incumbent performs simple and routine repairs on pumps, circulating pumps, hot water heaters, and air compressors. He/she troubleshoots and replaces packing, sleeves, bearings, seals, rods, rings, impellers, air and oil filters.
Physical requirements: This work requires prolonged standing, climbing up and down ladders and scaffolding, working in cramped or awkward positions while installing items; reaching, lifting, and bending while using hand and powered tools; lifting, pushing and pulling objects of varying weights up to 20 pounds and less often, up to 50 pounds. Occasionally lifts or moves with assistance moderately heavy objects weighing more than 50 pounds.
Also requires working outside in low and high temperatures with frequent breaks. 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.
Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 3:30pm-12:00am Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Authorized Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD07621A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Armon.Franklin@va.gov · (843) 577-5011
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $31.8 – $37.09/hr.
Applications close on 2026-11-18.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
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