Surface Maintenance Mechanic Inspector

Army National Guard Units • Miles City, MT

13d

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with the Montana Army National Guard, G4 FMS 11. The position inspects heavy-duty mobile equipment, automotive vehicles, and other equipment or components of comparable complexity. It evaluates equipment condition and needed repairs, conducts in-process and final inspections, and certifies satisfactory operating condition or returns equipment for additional work. The inspector may support higher-graded inspectors and serve on Command Maintenance Evaluation Teams or Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Teams. The position requires membership in the employing state's National Guard and wearing the military uniform. The selectee must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance. External applicants must be able to start within six months of selection.

Requirements

• Must be a member of the employing state's National Guard and wear the military uniform.
• Military grades: E1–E7.
• General experience or training demonstrating knowledge of equipment sufficient to perform routine work and simple preventive maintenance tasks, and to use common tools and equipment.
• Experience or training providing extensive knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of complex interconnected systems, assemblies, and parts for combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
• Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify interconnected complex systems on a variety of vehicles and equipment.
• Extensive knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other major non-mechanical systems that affect the operation of major mechanical systems.
• Extensive knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls.
• Skill and knowledge to develop or improvise methods, alter parts, and make repairs when technical guidelines are unavailable, including modifying parts to fit systems for which they were not designed.
• Ability to improvise equipment modifications to correct recurring malfunctions and design modifications for special testing requirements or other special needs.
• Must address relevant general and specialized experience in detail on the resume.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the position's appropriate security clearance.
• External applicants must be able to start within six months of selection.
• A qualifying domestic violence misdemeanor conviction disqualifies an individual from performing this position's duties.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers and contribute to a cooperative working environment.
• May occasionally work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.

Responsibilities

• Inspect heavy-duty mobile equipment and automotive vehicles, and may inspect heavy artillery, small arms, powered support equipment, and other equipment or components of similar or lesser complexity.
• Assist higher-graded inspectors with inspections of equipment repairs.
• Inspect complex, interrelated mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, and electrical systems and components while operating or in standby condition.
• Test braking, steering, differential, engine, fuel injection, turret stabilization, and other integrated systems using specialized methods and equipment.
• Determine needed repairs and use Maintenance Expenditure Limits to assess whether repairs are economically feasible, considering parts, labor hours, and mission time constraints.
• Recommend that equipment be condemned to a higher echelon when repair costs exceed established limits.
• Prepare lists of needed repairs, parts, and authorized labor hours.
• Conduct in-process inspections to ensure repairs comply with applicable requirements.
• Conduct final inspections, certify equipment in satisfactory operating condition, or reject the work and return equipment to the repair shop with reports specifying additional repairs.
• Serve as an inspector on Command Maintenance Evaluation Teams or as a member of Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain awareness of environmental responsibilities under applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

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