Bowling Equipment Repairer

Air Force Materiel Command•Robins AFB, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This part-time Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position is assigned to the Bowling Center at Robins Air Force Base. The purpose of the position is to repair and maintain bowling facility equipment. Part-time employees are guaranteed 20 hours per week and may work up to 34 hours per week. The repairer installs, adjusts, repairs, overhauls, and inspects bowling equipment, including automatic pinsetters, ball returns, score and foul units, ball cleaners, hole bores, and lane-maintenance machines. The role also involves diagnosing faults, maintaining equipment according to manufacturers’ schedules, repairing mechanical and electrical components, servicing bowling lanes and pins, maintaining records and requesting supplies, and keeping assigned areas clean and safe. The position requires a favorable background investigation and satisfactory completion of a pre-employment physical. Applicants must have experience maintaining and repairing bowling equipment, including knowledge of its mechanical and electrical principles and operating characteristics, standard test equipment, and the ability to read technical diagrams and service manuals. Education cannot be substituted for the required experience.

Requirements

Experience in maintaining and repairing bowling equipment.
Thorough knowledge of the mechanical and electrical principles and operating characteristics of bowling equipment.
Knowledge of standard test equipment.
Ability to read and understand schematics, wiring diagrams, block diagrams, and manufacturers’ service manuals.
Complete a background investigation with favorable results.
Satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical.
Applicants must meet applicable qualification, eligibility, and background requirements.
Applicants must provide a REAL ID or an authorized combination of identity documents to access the installation.

Responsibilities

Install, adjust, repair, overhaul, and regularly inspect bowling facility electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment.
Diagnose malfunctioning equipment using manuals, diagrams, and specifications.
Follow manufacturers’ maintenance schedules and make changes as necessary.
Disassemble and replace or repair mechanical and electrical components using hand tools and other equipment.
Clean and lubricate machines.
Measure and regulate automatic pinsetter rake sweep using hand tools and gauges.
Run automatic pinsetters through complete cycles and inspect pinsetting accuracy.
Condition, maintain, and repair bowling pins and lanes.
Repair lane cracks, chips, and splinters using wood and plastic lane stock, sanding, and recoating surfaces.
Maintain required records and reports, and request spare parts, supplies, and hand equipment.
Perform housekeeping to maintain appearance, cleanliness, and safety in assigned areas.
Perform other mechanical and electrical work at the bowling facility as time and capabilities permit.