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Maintenance Mechanic
Veterans Health Administration · Mather AFB, California · Closes in 2 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
This job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. The agency clarifies that this means all U.S. citizens.
Experience: No specific length of training or experience is required. You must show training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to do the work, with detailed descriptions on your resume. Applicants are rated under the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 2 days (November 6, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: Your answers to the online questionnaire are first screened for the minimum qualification, and those who do not meet it are removed. Eligible applicants are then rated on job elements such as equipment assembly and repair, blueprint reading, measuring instruments, technical practices, tool use, and working without more than normal supervision.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume is the only required document, so make it complete and within two pages.
- Spell out your hands-on trade work, such as electrical, plumbing, pipefitting, controls, or HVAC, with dates and hours per week.
- Submit your full application package by 11:59 PM EST on 11/06/2026, since incomplete applications are deemed ineligible.
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