Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor (Title 32)

Army National Guard Units • Jefferson City, MO

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About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position and a temporary promotion to WS-5801-11 Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor, Position Description Number D1291000, with the Missouri Combined Support Maintenance Shop. The position requires membership in the Missouri Army National Guard, and the selected individual must wear the military uniform. The temporary promotion may last up to five years if mission requirements support it; when it ends, the selected individual returns to their former position. Management may terminate the temporary promotion without further notice.

The supervisor plans and directs maintenance-shop work, including assigning tasks, setting priorities and deadlines, coordinating with other supervisors, and determining staffing and resource needs. The position also performs non-supervisory maintenance or inspection work as needed. The role may require irregular or overtime hours to meet operational requirements or contingencies.

Requirements

• Must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Army National Guard.
• Must meet the military grade requirements: minimum MSG (E-8), with date of rank on or before 18 April 2017; maximum CW5 (W-5), with date of rank after 05 November 2024.
• Must not be militarily senior to the full-time supervisor.
• General experience or training organizing subordinate assignments, estimating material and manpower needs for specific manuals and work procedures, and preparing production records, work records, and reports.
• Specialized experience planning and organizing work assignments for a repair function and reviewing work requirements to establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of the various lines of work performed by the repair function and associated support organizations.
• Experience dealing effectively with other people and adapting existing equipment and techniques to new situations.
• Experience supervising through subordinate supervisors, or potential to perform such duties demonstrated by communication ability.
• Experience applying human-relations techniques and knowledge of general supervisory concepts and shop processes.
• National Guard membership is required before the effective date of placement; applicants who are not current members must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the required military grade.
• May be required to complete a supervisory probationary period and a probationary period.
• Must participate in direct deposit.
• Must complete management-prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment; failure may result in reassignment or termination.
• Must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• A person convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must accept the requirement to wear the military uniform as a condition of employment.
• Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule the use of subordinate workers, equipment, facilities, and materials on a weekly or monthly basis.
• Establish deadlines, priorities, work sequences, and assignments based on general schedules, methods, and policies.
• Coordinate work with supporting or related functions controlled by other supervisors.
• Determine the number and types of workers needed for projects and redirect workers and resources to address unanticipated work.
• Inform the supervisor when work schedules or labor and resource estimates need revision.
• Participate in planning current and future schedules, staffing needs, estimates, and projected work.
• Assign tasks based on readiness and explain work requirements, methods, and procedures.
• Investigate work problems such as excessive costs or low productivity, identify causes, and implement corrective actions within authority.
• Recommend solutions to staffing problems, engineering requirements, and work operations directed by other supervisors.
• Plan and establish leave schedules.
• Set performance standards and conduct formal appraisals of subordinate employees.
• Ensure tools, test and diagnostic equipment, personal protective equipment, repair parts, petroleum products, and other materials are available when needed.
• Perform non-supervisory maintenance, inspection, equipment operation, or other functional work as needed.
• Ensure employees comply with the activity's standing operating procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees; 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