Supervisory Equipment Specialist (Title 32)

Army National Guard Units • Jefferson City, MO

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About The Position

This is a permanent National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service position, GS-1670-11, in the Missouri State Maintenance Office. The position supervises and trains subordinates, assigns and reviews work, evaluates their analyses and conclusions, grants leave, hires employees, and is responsible for effective office operations.

The role directs and manages the state’s surface equipment materiel readiness program, including quality assurance and maintenance personnel training. It serves as the surface maintenance course manager and plans and manages the Maintenance Assistance and Instruction (MAIT) program. The incumbent identifies career development needs and coordinates funding for full-time support and unit maintenance personnel training. The position also develops mission support plans for new equipment entering the state inventory and coordinates new equipment training, displaced equipment training, associated funding, and maintenance training requirements. The incumbent may serve on the State Readiness Committee and as Chief of the MAIT, and performs other duties as assigned.

The selectee must be a member of the Missouri Army National Guard by the effective date of placement, meet the military grade requirements, and wear the military uniform. The position may require a trial period, supervisory probationary period, appropriate security clearance, and irregular or overtime hours. Management-prescribed courses for full-time support personnel must be completed within the first year of employment or assignment.

Requirements

• Must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Army National Guard; National Guard membership is required before the effective date of placement.
• Must meet the military grade requirements: minimum WO1 (W-1), with date of rank on or before 25 September 2026; maximum CPT (O-3). Title 32 employees may not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor.
• General experience, education, or training providing knowledge of one or more classes of equipment and standard shop terminology, plus basic mechanical principles related to equipment.
• Experience demonstrating ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical publications; relevant knowledge may come from technical training, education, and experience repairing, overhauling, maintaining, constructing, or inspecting equipment.
• Experience using computer and automation systems.
• 36 months of specialized experience, education, or training overseeing and implementing a program involving identification and resolution of difficult issues or problems in a maintenance function.
• Specialized experience must include preparing budgets based on plans for maintenance, repair work, new construction or alteration projects, replacement of existing equipment, or increases in services and processes to ensure program effectiveness.
• Must wear the military uniform.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• Must complete management-prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment; failure may be cause for reassignment or termination.
• May be required to complete a trial period and a supervisory probationary period.
• Must meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements if male and born after December 31, 1959.
• Must not have a qualifying conviction for a crime of domestic violence that would prohibit performing the duties under the Lautenberg Amendment.
• Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required for operational needs, contingencies, or work outside the normal duty day.
• Education cannot substitute for the required specialized experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, instructs, and trains subordinates; assigns work, checks progress and adequacy, and determines whether office changes are needed.
• Evaluates analyses, interpretations, and conclusions developed by subordinates.
• Grants leave, hires employees, and is responsible for effective office operations.
• Directs, coordinates, and manages the surface equipment materiel readiness program and training of maintenance personnel.
• Provides quality assurance measures for state materiel readiness programs.
• Serves as the surface maintenance course manager.
• Determines career development needs and coordinates with the Surface Maintenance Manager and Budget Advisory Committee to program funds for full-time support and unit maintenance personnel training and schools.
• Plans, develops, and manages the Maintenance Assistance and Instruction (MAIT) program to train and develop unit personnel.
• Develops and directs implementation of mission support plans for new weapon systems or equipment entering the state inventory, assessing their impact on the surface maintenance community.
• Determines requirements and coordinates and manages new equipment training, displaced equipment training, and related funding or maintenance training requirements.
• May serve as a member of the State Readiness Committee and as Chief of the MAIT.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits are available to eligible employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

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