Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer

U.S. Army Reserve Command • Tuscaloosa, AL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Military Technician position with the 81st Readiness Division, Area Maintenance Support Activity 154, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to the competitive service. The position requires active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve before a start date can be set.

The Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer troubleshoots, repairs, modifies, and maintains construction, industrial, combat, tactical, and power-generation equipment. The employee performs maintenance and inspections, replaces defective or worn components, and assists higher-graded repairers with more complex repairs. The work is performed inside and occasionally outside, with exposure to vehicle shop conditions and physical demands including lifting, climbing, bending, and working in cramped spaces.

Requirements

• Active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve is required before a start date can be set.
• Must demonstrate the ability to perform the work without more than normal supervision, including preventive maintenance checks and services, basic operational inspections, and operating equipment to check work.
• Must obtain a Class A CDL within 90 days of employment.
• A medical examination is required before employment.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required; appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.
• The position is subject to Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
• No specific length of training or experience is required; qualifying paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer experience, may be credited.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, modify, and maintain construction, industrial, combat, tactical, and power-generation equipment.
• Repair and replace components of cooling, braking, exhaust, power-train, and hydraulic systems on combat and tactical vehicles, automotive equipment, and powered support equipment.
• Remove, adjust, or replace defective or worn parts and components.
• Perform operational inspections and ensure vehicles are properly serviced and repaired.
• Perform preventive maintenance checks and services and minor body work.
• Assist higher-graded repairers with complex repairs, including removing, repairing, or replacing engines, transmissions, differentials, steering boxes, and fuel injection pumps.
• Operate motor vehicles or equipment to check completed work.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized.
• Recruitment, retention, or relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Advance in-hire rates and advanced leave accrual may be authorized.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Credit for prior non-federal work experience and certain military service for annual leave accrual may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

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