Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer

U.S. Army Reserve Command • North Charleston, SC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation for a Military Technician position with the 81st Readiness Division, Area Maintenance Support Activity (AMSA) 121, in North Charleston, South Carolina. The role involves troubleshooting, repairing, modifying, and maintaining heavy mobile equipment, including construction, industrial, combat, tactical, and powered support equipment. The employee also provides technical assistance to unit personnel and operates motor vehicles to perform the position’s duties.

The position requires active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve. A Class A CDL must be obtained within 180 days of employment. Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination and background investigation; the position also requires a Personnel Security Investigation, drug testing, and a pre-employment medical examination. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to perform the work without more than normal supervision. No specific length of training or experience is required, and the job has no education qualification requirement.

Work is performed indoors and occasionally outdoors, sometimes in cramped or awkward positions on, under, or inside equipment. The role involves frequent standing, bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, crouching, and lifting or carrying items up to 40 pounds. The employee may encounter dirt, grease, oils, vehicle exhaust, and risks of burns, cuts, scrapes, bruises, and strains.

Requirements

• Active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve before a start date can be set.
• Ability to perform heavy mobile equipment troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair without more than normal supervision.
• Experience or demonstrated ability to perform preventive maintenance checks and services; repair, replace, install, or adjust mobile equipment components and parts; and conduct operational tests for final inspection.
• Class A CDL required within 180 days of employment.
• Subject to a suitability or fitness determination and completed background investigation.
• Personnel Security Investigation required.
• Subject to Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements.
• Medical examination required before employment.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Frequent standing, bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, and crouching; work in cramped or awkward positions; and frequent lifting and carrying of items up to 40 pounds.
• No specific length of training or experience is required.
• No education qualification requirement.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, modify, and maintain construction, industrial, combat, tactical, and powered support equipment.
• 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.
• Perform mechanical diagnostics and troubleshoot equipment to locate defects and determine causes 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 conduct operational tests for final inspection.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable rules and agency determination.
• Moving expenses to the first official duty station may be authorized for eligible new Army Reserve Military Technicians.
• Recruitment, retention, and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Advance in-hire rates, advanced leave accrual, and creditable service for leave accrual may be authorized.
• 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 when determining annual leave accrual rate may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

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