USA Staffing

Position Title: Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic
Agency: Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number: CAZP-12751872-25-JT Opens in new window
Open Period: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 to Friday, June 27, 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.

A. Yes

B. No

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.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

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.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.

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 Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic 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. (Screen Out) From the descriptions listed below, select the response that best describes your experience as an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic. This includes, but is not limited to, the experience and knowledge of the principles and theories of the refrigeration cycle, temperature measurement, the properties of several refrigerants, and the knowledge of the construction and operation of a variety of domestic units and systems in order to identify malfunctions and make minor refrigeration system tests and adjustments; Knowledge of the refrigeration cycle of a variety of systems to make visual, audible and mechanical checks of air conditioning systems operations; Skill to service power sources by tightening connections, making splices, insulating exposed wires, and cleaning and lubricating moving parts; testing units and systems for proper operation; and replacing items such as belts, fans, and fuses; Ability to replace major portions of various cooling units, such as compressors, condensers, expansion valves, float and service valves, thermostats, coils, and drive assemblies; Ability to dismantle, overhaul, adjust, relocate and/or repair various types and sizes of compressors for refrigeration and air cooling units; purge, charge and remove volatile liquid refrigerants such as Freon; analyze, detect, isolate and correct leaks in refrigeration cycles; overhaul, recondition and test systems to estimate and/or improve performance, efficiency; install or rebuild electric motors for heating, cooling and refrigeration units; install, relocate, and isolate faults and repair condensers and evaporators of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and systems; maintain and clean all equipment, work, and storage areas; Ability to properly maintain and dispose of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) as outlined in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of the Clean Air Act. This is a screen-out element. Failure to meet a minimum level will result in an ineligible rating. Select only ONE letter.

A. I have vocational training, or I have completed an apprenticeship.

B. I have experience performing the duties of an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic under close supervision.

C. I have experience performing the duties of an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic under normal supervision.

D. I have experience performing the duties of an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic independently under limited supervision.

E. I have experience as an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic, or I am consulted by other trade workers in difficult situations because of my expertise in this area.

F. Failed to respond.

2. Certification Requirement (Screen-Out): In accordance with Section 608 of the Clean Air Act, this position requires a current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Universal Certification. Applicants who do not meet his requirement are ineligible for further consideration. Copy of Certification required with application package.

A. Yes

B. No

For each task in the following groups choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.

Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.

3. Performs a wide range of work involving installation & recognizing the cause of faulty refrigeration, chiller & air conditioning equipment & making repairs on large systems.

A. I know little or nothing about this.

B. I have had study or training in this.