Equipment Repair Technician Install or Equipment Repair Technician Trainee Install

Title: Equipment Repair Technician Install or Equipment Repair Technician Trainee Install DSP00421, DSP03489

State Role Title: Equipment Serv Repair Tech I

Hiring Range: Salary is Negotiable and Commensurate with Experience for Equipment Repair Technicians. Equipment Repair Technician Trainees will start at $40,963.

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Department of State Police

Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia

Agency Website: vsp.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

•Candidates with prior equipment repair training and experience may be hired as an Equipment Repair Technician (Equipment Services Repair Technician 1 – pay – band 3), and the salary offered will be commensurate with experience.

•Candidates with limited experience are hired as an Equipment Repair Technician Trainee (Equipment Services Repair Technician I – pay – band 3, $40,963). After satisfactory completion of a 12-month full-time Equipment Repair Technician Trainee Training Program, employees who successfully pass the Training Program will progress to an Equipment Repair Technician (Equipment Services Repair Technician 1 – pay – band 3) and will receive a 10% salary increase. This training period may be extended, and the total training period cannot exceed 18-months.

•Experienced candidates who are not placed in a trainee status are not eligible for the 10% salary increase.

About the Position:

The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire an Equipment Repair Technician Trainee – Install in our Communications Division at our Administrative Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The Equipment Repair Technician Trainee is assigned to a 12-month training program to learn processes and procedures related to the installation, removal, and repair of police, communications and other electronic equipment in Virginia State Police vehicles. Specific areas of training center on how to diagnose, repair and service a variety of vehicles; remove components and equipment from wrecked/surplus vehicles; to equip new vehicles by installing police, communications and other electronic equipment; to repair and refurbish police, communications and other electronic equipment for installation in other vehicles; to assist with keeping the facility clean and orderly; to run errands; and to perform other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

About the Agency:

We are seeking to expand our diverse team of change makers and innovators. As a member of the VSP family, you would make a difference by serving every city, county, town, resident, and visitor of the Commonwealth through supporting our vast public safety mission. Challenge yourself to make a difference today by applying for a career with VSP!

VSP embraces inclusion and diversity in our workforce and in the protection of all people. We embrace our tradition of professionalism and excellence, and we are excited for our future as we continue our journey to become a best-in-class state government agency. We are firmly committed to our family-like culture and are seeking to expand our team.

Minimum Qualifications

•Must have knowledge skills and/or the ability to learn how to diagnose vehicles.
•Skill in the use of computers and basic software programs including Word and Outlook.
•Must be able to learn to safely use shop, woodworking and mechanics hand tools.
•Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
•Ability to pay close attention to detail.
•Ability to communicate effectively in English with Agency personnel.
•Ability to learn equipment installation procedures and techniques associated with police, communications, and other electronic equipment; and to learn to read and comprehend automotive and equipment manuals, schematic diagrams, and other related written documents.
•Must be able to frequently lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and occasionally lift up to 75 pounds with assistance.
•Ability to work in a hot or cold environment, outdoors, around moving machinery, noise, dust, gas, and fumes.
•Must be able to work overtime as needed.
•Experience in automotive repair, electronics, electrical, or mechanical fields.
•Valid driver’s license required.
•High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Additional Considerations

•Experience reading and comprehending automotive or mechanical installation/repair manuals preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Elements of the selection process include the screening of application(s); the interviewing of qualified candidate(s), to include pre-employment testing, a presentation and/or a work sample, if applicable; salary negotiation(s) if applicable; a background investigation; and a medical evaluation if applicable. The anticipated duration of the pre-employment process is determined by the successful completion of the above items.

Applications, cover letters and/or resumes shall only be accepted on-line through the PageUp recruitment management system at https://jobs.virginia.gov and must be received by 11:55 P. M. on July 29, 2025. Please limit resumes to four pages and cover letters to one page. Any additional attachments received in excess of this will not be considered.

PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt of your application, resume and/or cover letter submitted successfully. Please refer to your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. For questions, please contact the Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations Section of the Human Resources Division at civilianemployment@vsp.virginia.gov.

It is the policy of the Department of State Police (the Department) to assure equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and current employees. The Department strongly prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military status, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, ethnic background, pregnancy, and childbirth.

This policy shall be adhered to in all facets of Departmental employment practices. It is not the intent of this policy to permit or require the lowering of bona fide job requirements or qualification standards to give preference to any applicant for employment or employee. Affirmative measures shall be taken to recruit and retain qualified individuals at all levels of the Department and to embrace and foster diversity, opportunity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Any employee of the Department who fails to comply with this policy will be subject to disciplinary action. Violations or concerns with this policy may be referred directly to the Human Resources Director, the Superintendent, the employee’s supervisor(s), or the Professional Standards Division, pursuant to General Order ADM 11.01.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

(V)alor (S)ervice (P)ride

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.