Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer

U.S. Army Reserve Command • Fort Meade, MD

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Military Technician position with the 99th Readiness Division, Equipment Concentration Site 86, located at Fort Meade, Maryland. The position requires active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve before a start date can be set. The incumbent troubleshoots, repairs, modifies, and maintains a variety of construction, industrial, combat, tactical, and powered support equipment. The work includes diagnosing and repairing equipment systems and components, conducting inspections and operational tests, and providing technical assistance to unit personnel. The position also requires operating motor vehicles to carry out its duties.

Employment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination and a Personnel Security Investigation. The position is subject to drug abuse testing, requires a medical examination before employment, and requires a Class A CDL within 180 days of employment. Applicants must meet one of the listed employment authority categories and provide supporting eligibility documents. The minimum qualification is the ability to perform the work without more than normal supervision, demonstrated through relevant experience. No specific length of training or experience is required, and there is no education qualification requirement.

Work takes place indoors and occasionally outdoors. It involves frequent standing, bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, crouching, and working in cramped or awkward positions on, under, or inside equipment. The employee frequently lifts or carries items weighing up to 40 pounds and may handle heavier items with assistance or lifting devices. Work may be performed from ladders or platforms at varying heights. The environment includes hard surfaces, drafts, dirt, grease, oils, vehicle exhaust, and some inclement weather, with exposure to potential burns, cuts, scrapes, bruises, and strains.

The position requires a one-year probationary period. Salary is based on the local prevailing rate. Student loan repayment, salary negotiations for eligible candidates new to Federal service, moving expenses, and various recruitment, retention, relocation, leave accrual, or pay incentives may be authorized under the stated conditions. A federal benefits package is available; eligibility and specific benefits depend on the position and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

Requirements

• Active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve is required.
• Demonstrated ability to perform Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer work without more than normal supervision, including troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing heavy mobile equipment; conducting preventive maintenance checks and services; repairing, replacing, installing, or adjusting components and parts; and conducting operational tests and final inspections.
• Ability to interpret instructions and specifications, including blueprint reading.
• Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment.
• Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair.
• Knowledge of technical practices and troubleshooting.
• Ability to use measuring instruments.
• Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) required within 180 days of employment.
• Medical examination required before employment.
• Subject to a Personnel Security Investigation and suitability or fitness determination.
• Subject to the Drug Abuse Testing Program.
• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Applicants must qualify under at least one of the employment authority categories listed in the announcement and provide proof of eligibility.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Must complete a one-year probationary period.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, modify, and maintain construction, industrial, combat, tactical, and powered support equipment, including bulldozers, tractors, trucks, tracked recovery vehicles, ambulances, generators, and forklifts.
• Remove and repair major equipment systems or components, including power packs, transmissions, transfer units, gear reduction units, injector pumps, air conditioners, fuel pumps, and alternators.
• Make idle speed, current, brake, and transmission linkage adjustments.
• Perform initial and in-process inspections, mechanical diagnostics, and troubleshooting to locate defects and determine the cause of malfunctions.
• Perform mechanical maintenance on defective parts and minor body work.
• Provide technical assistance to unit personnel.
• Operate motor vehicles to perform the duties of the position.
• Perform preventive maintenance checks and services, repair or adjust mobile equipment components and parts, and conduct operational tests and final inspections.

Benefits

• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service may be authorized.
• Credit for prior non-Federal work experience and certain military service in determining annual leave accrual rate may be authorized.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized under applicable conditions.
• New Army Reserve Military Technicians may be authorized moving expenses to their first official duty station if eligibility conditions are met.
• Recruitment, retention, or relocation incentives, advance in-hire rates, advanced leave accrual, and creditable service for leave accrual may be authorized when determined to be in the government’s best interest.
• Federal employees and their families have access to a federal benefits package; specific eligibility and benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed