Maintenance Mechanic

Quick Facts

• Role: Maintenance Mechanic (Maintenance Crew)

Description

Support maintenance-type projects across the medical center by performing routine minor renovations, maintenance, and repairs to facilities, structures, equipment, and related fixtures. Perform trade duties including painting, carpentry, masonry repair, and sheetrock finishing, and complete tasks such as repairing damaged walls, hanging sheetrock, installing ceramic tile, and repairing ceilings and flooring. Provide first response to trouble/service calls at night, diagnose issues from technical documentation, and complete simple repairs on pumps, hot water heaters, and air compressors.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine minor renovations, maintenance, and repairs on facilities and equipment

• Execute trade tasks: painting, carpentry, masonry repair, sheetrock finishing

• Paint, hang sheetrock, repair walls/plaster, hang wall items

• Install/lay ceramic tile; repair ceilings and flooring

• Respond to trouble/service calls during off-duty night hours and coordinate with facility personnel via radio

• Diagnose and troubleshoot utility systems, mechanical equipment, electrical/electronic equipment, and certain medical equipment using work layouts, technical specifications, system diagrams, and related resources

• Perform simple repairs on pumps/circulating pumps, hot water heaters, and air compressors; replace components such as packing, sleeves, bearings, seals, rods, rings, impellers, and air/oil filters

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Selective Service registration (for males born after 12/31/1959)

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Pre-employment physical required

• Complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification (REAL ID compliant required starting May 7, 2025)

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program

• Serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period

• Ability to meet physical requirements for maintenance work (standing, climbing ladders/scaffolding, lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally)

• Demonstrated training and/or experience sufficient to perform the duties (evaluated under OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards)

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for you and your family

• Eligibility depends on the type of position (full-time, part-time, or intermittent)