Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: The installation rests in the beautiful 'hill and lake' country of Central Texas between Killeen and Copperas Cove and is approximately 60 miles north of the capital city of Austin, 50 miles south of Waco, 160 miles south of Dallas, and 150 miles north of San Antonio.

Install, maintain, repair, recognize the cause of faulty equipment; overhaul, modify and relocate equipment on various industrial and special purpose air-conditioning and cooling unit systems.

Repairs and maintains air conditioning field units and/or truck mounted units. Equipment consists of compressors, thermostatic motor controls, full and semi-automatic defrosting controls, and motors.

Diagnosis and troubleshoots system to locate malfunctions.

Makes layout for new installation or relocation of existing equipment and completes entire systems by installing sheet metal ducts, vibration joints, louvers, grills, reworking piping, etc.

Electrical work includes installing fuse and overload protection, conduits and wiring, and associated central wiring to include thermostats, humidity controls, etc., in accordance with the National Electrical Code.