This position is located at Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS), Engineering Service, Construction Team, Maintenance and Operation Section in Waco, TX. The maintenance mechanic performs a variety of duties of which involve the carpentry, plumbing, and painting, plastering and welding trades.
Must be skilled and knowledgeable in commercial institutional work at a journeyman level working with wood, metal, plastic, and other related crafts.
Major duties include, but are not limited to: Performs a variety of duties including preventive maintenance, repair of buildings, structures and components, building equipment, fixtures, and utility components. Must possess a wide variety of skills and knowledge associated with carpentry, plumbing, metal fabrication, mobile equipment operation, soldering, brazing, welding, and oxy/acetylene cutting.
Carpentry skills required as a maintenance mechanic will include sheet rocking, installing metal grid, suspended ceilings, installation of plaster lath, replacement of built-up and shingle roofing, installation of metal/wood windows, doors and frames, floor and ceiling tile, repair wood flooring, joists, etc. Install carpet, cove base, seamless flooring, pour concrete slabs and sidewalks, etc. Required to build wood equipment and cabinetry.
Will be required to work on the basic components of the hospital plumbing system, repair faucets, sinks, commodes, sewer and water lines, and fire hydrants and valves. Uses all the hand tools common to the carpenter/plumbing/machine shop trades and a variety of hand tools which will include: saws, drills, presses, metal breaks, grinders, etc. Works with both new and existing items. Work includes demolition, removal, installation, modification and alteration.
Familiarizes self with how job activities impact VA's goal to implement sound stewardship practices that are protective of the air, water, land, and other natural and cultural resources. This may include activities associated with proper storage, handling and disposal and/or recycling of chemicals and wastes associated with their trades.
In accordance with the goals of the VA GEMS program, seeks to cost-effectively meet or exceed compliance with applicable Federal, state and local environmental public health and resource protection laws, regulations, and VA requirements.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance Mechanic/PD07904A Physical Requirements: The position will require moderate physical exertion, including frequent, lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, climbing, bending, stooping, crawling, and negotiating confined spaces.
Heavy lifting, 45 pounds and over, Moderate carrying, 15-44 pounds, Walking 1 hour, Standing 1 hour, Crawling 1-2 hours, Kneeling 1-2 hours, Repeated bending 1-2 hours, Climbing 1-2 hours, Climbing, use of legs and arms, Both legs required, Operation of crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle, ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4, Far vision correctable in one eye to 202/20 and to 20/40 in the other, Hearing Aid permitted.
Employee will be required to work off of high ladders, scaffolds as occasionally necessary, as well as occasional heavy lifting and strenuous exertion. The employee is standing or walking most of the time and must be in very good overall physical condition. The incumbent will be fit tested for a respirator and is required to wear respiratory protection when working in contaminated areas, including asbestos-contaminated areas.
Working Conditions: Work is accomplished both inside and outside and is usually dirty, dusty, and sometimes greasy. Employee will be exposed to both high and low temperature environment. Employee's working environment will be both inside buildings and outside buildings and will involve walking, climbing (up to 50 feet), crawling, lifting, and bending.
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $28.31 – $33.03/hr.
Applications close on 2026-11-10.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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