Salem VA Medical Center (DOVA) is hiring: Air Conditioning Equipment Operator (n

Position serves at the Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Facility Management Service, Salem, Virginia. Work includes major and minor repairs, modifying programming, performing preventative maintenance, and acting as a first responder to emergency situations and repairs.

Overview of the position is as follows:

Summary

Help Open & closing dates 10/01/2025 to 10/09/2025

$28.25 to – $32.91 per hour

Duties

Major Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Read and interpret work orders, specifications, technical literature and blueprints for installations, modifications and trouble shooting.
• Operate, control, monitor and modify set points and devices using the “Trane Summit” computer system.
• Maintain, install, troubleshoot different types of refrigeration, air conditioning equipment along with electric and pneumatic controls for offices, conference rooms, pharmacy, labs, test areas, X-ray rooms, operating rooms, computer rooms, walk-in coolers and chiller plant.
• Ensure operational effectiveness, repairs, modifying and relocating equipment on various special-purpose air conditioning and refrigeration systems that require close tolerance temperatures and humidity.
• Maintain, install, troubleshoot, re-design, modify, and repair different manufacturers’ types of “DX” systems along with chilled water systems such as low and high velocity air handling units, variable air volume systems, packaged A/C systems, mini split systems, chilled water coils, reheat and preheat type coils, steam, water and infrared humidifiers, compressors, motors, dampers, motor actuators, air diffusers along with pneumatic and electric control systems.
• Knowledge of all pumps and peripheral components of the chilled water, hot water and steam piping systems, often with little or no supervision.
• Experience in operating a centrifugal air conditioning plant, safely and efficiently.
• Knowledge of the operating principles of steam in order to regularly open, close, and control steam weather vanes which heat buildings by supplying steam to pressure reducing valves serving radiators in the buildings.

Compressed Tour: 7:00pm – 3:30am. Must have the ability to work weekends and Holidays.

Requirements

Conditions of employment include:

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.

Qualifications to qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

How to Apply

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section.

1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.