Maintenance Mechanic

TACOM•Texarkana, TX

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Mechanic works at Red River Army Depot in northeast Texas, where the depot’s maintenance mission includes repair, rebuilding, overhaul, and conversion of tactical wheeled vehicles. The role performs a variety of building maintenance and repair tasks involving masonry, tile, flooring, roofing, painting, carpentry, and related trades. The position may involve work in asbestos-contaminated areas and requires the use of employer-provided personal protective equipment. The employee must hold and maintain a valid state driver’s license, pass a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter, and be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance for access to the Depot Production Computer System. Travel for business purposes may be required up to 10% of the time. Appointment may be subject to a background investigation and a one-year probationary period. Applicants must qualify through experience; education cannot substitute for the required experience.

Requirements

Demonstrate sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities through experience to perform the work without more than normal supervision; no specific length of training or experience is required.
Meet the minimum qualification screen-out requirement through demonstrated ability to perform work such as repairing masonry, making basic carpentry repairs, and replacing individual tiles or performing simple flooring or painting tasks.
Have journeyman-level skill in a variety of trades such as masonry, carpentry, cabinetry and woodworking, maintenance mechanics, roofing, painting, and concrete and cement pouring and finishing.
Ability to do the work without more than normal supervision.
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 materials and technical practices.
Ability to use measuring instruments.
Obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license.
Complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter to establish and maintain the required physical health and fitness.
Lift up to 60 pounds and meet the physical demands of the work.
Wear and use employer-provided personal protective equipment; have no physical restrictions that prevent use of required safety equipment, respirators, protective clothing, dust masks, or similar equipment.
Obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance for access to the Depot Production Computer System.
Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Applicants must meet the requirements of an eligible employment authority category listed in the announcement.
Use experience alone to meet qualification requirements; education cannot substitute for experience.

Responsibilities

Seal off windows and doors in existing walls, laying bricks or blocks so that new work blends with the existing wall.
Replace, repair, and occasionally install ceramic and glazed tile in showers and on bath and kitchen walls in troop or family housing.
Plan and lay out repair work, determine the area to be repaired, and remove damaged tile.
Plane and sand completed articles to the prescribed finish.
Install or replace glass or metal louvers in wood or metal doors.
Install linoleum or vinyl tile by preparing wood or concrete floors, measuring, matching, fitting, placing, cementing, and smoothing materials.
Operate a melting pot for hot asphalt roofing.
Maintain inspection sheets, logs, disposal manifests, and other records required by law for applicable asbestos projects.
Apply gloss, semi-gloss, and special paints, enamels, varnishes, stains, lacquers, and shellacs.
Operate vehicles up to 1–2 ton capacity, with or without front-axle drive, to transport crews, articles, and materials to and from work sites.
Perform maintenance and repair work across trades including masonry, carpentry, cabinetry and woodworking, roofing, painting, and concrete and cement work.