Industrial Equipment Mechanic

The Industrial Equipment Mechanic within Facilities Management at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System - Murfreesboro performs preventative maintenance, repairs, installs, relocates, tests, overhauls, modifies, troubleshoots, and adjusts various types of industrial, dietetic, laundry, medical, engineering and building service equipment.

Duties of the Industrial Equipment Mechanic include but are not limited to: Basic knowledge of mechanical theory. Understands and uses safe work practices. Has the knowledge to perform preventive maintenance of fixed and/or movable mechanical systems. Knowledge regarding the use and need or personal protective equipment. Able to work in areas of moving machinery, loud noises, high steam pressure, exposure to electrical shock. Has ability to read and follow blueprints and/or schematics, specifications, and manuals. Must be able to weld, braze and solder various types of metal. Has the basic skills necessary to use all hand and power operated equipment necessary to complete the tasks assigned. Apply special care when performing maintenance tasks within occupied areas so that the safety and security of all patients, visitors and staff is maintained. Maintenance and repair to the following equipment/systems: laundry equipment, nutrition and food equipment, internal combustion engines, air compressors, pumps, valves, and grounds maintenance equipment. Use amp meters, volt/ohm meters, arc welders, torches, automotive test equipment, machine tools, micro meters, power drills, saws and grinders. Receives work assignments from foreman in the form of work orders, sketches, drawings, blueprints, written and oral methods. Must be able to diagnose and repair machinery having interrelated components of electric, electronic, pneumatic, and hydraulic operation. Work Schedule: 7:00am - 3:30, Monday - Friday Position Description Title/PD#: Industrial Equipment Mechanic/PD04340A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.