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.
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.
* May close earlier that 11/13/2026 based on the number of applicants. 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.
Lindsay.Tillery@va.gov · 8164913680
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $33.93 – $39.53/hr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-13.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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