- Position Title
- Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- HN-12734621-25-AB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, May 12, 2025 to Thursday, May 22, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to the following questions based on your ability to perform the duties of the position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your answers are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of your knowledge or skills as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task. Please select only one letter for each item.
1.
From the descriptions listed below, select the response that best describes your experience as an Air Conditioning Equipment Operator. This includes experience and knowledge of principles and theories of air conditioning and refrigeration such as the refrigeration cycle, heat transfer laws, the use of refrigerant tables, and how to calculate air-flow, and the pressure; skill in dismantling and repairing and proper assembly of parts; knowledge of various compression methods of a variety of commercial and industrial systems to locate and check elements such as pressure and temperature; knowledge of complicated motors such as analog/electronic, JCI Metasys/Extended Architectural interface, CRC interface, in addition to other older and newer motors. This is a screen-out element. Failure to meet a minimum level will result in an ineligible rating. Select only ONE letter
This position requires a valid technician refrigerant certification that complies with the EPA requirements.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
2.
Do you have a valid Universal Refrigerant Technician certification that complies with the EPA requirements? (Copy of Certification Required) **MUST BE INCLUDED IN APPLICATION PACKAGE TO BE CONSIDERED**.
For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.
The following statements pertain to your Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Inspecting, testing, troubleshooting, servicing, maintaining, and repairing central air handling units and package air handling units for heating, cooling, humidification, dehumidification, filtration and circulation of tempered air; refrigeration systems and equipment including but not limited to: freezers (walk-in, reach-in, cryogenic), refrigerators (walk-in, reach-in), ice making machines, refrigerated food carts; air-cooled and water cooled chillers, evaporative cooling towers, and heat pumps.
4.
Knowledge of hydronics for heating and cooling, associated equipment including pumps, expansion tanks, air separators.
5.
Understanding of Ohm's Law and electrical troubleshooting for up to 480 volts AC and low voltage controls such as actuators, solenoids, and sensors.
The following statements pertain to your ability to use and maintain tools and equipment.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
6.
Ability to weld, braze and solder.
7.
Ability to check for and correct faulty equipment and system malfunctions by visual and audible ,examination of equipment components.
8.
Ability to utilizing appropriate diagnostic tests and test equipment; and by applying knowledge of equipment and systems.
The following statements pertain to your ability to interpret instructions, specification, etc. (includes blueprinting reading).
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
9.
Ability to interpret wiring diagrams, schematics, drawings and technical manuals.
10.
Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to maintain shop documentation, complete assigned courses from education, submit time and leave, maintain work orders, building automation controls, etc.
11.
Ability to complete assigned work orally and through work orders accompanied by building plans, shop sketches, or blueprints within acceptable time frames as determined by the supervisor.