Title 32 Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor (Mi Smo - Mates)

Army National Guard Units • Grayling, MI

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About The Position

This is an Army National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position with the Michigan Army National Guard, located at the Joint Forces Headquarters-State, Logistics Directorate (J-4), Surface Maintenance Facility. Michigan Army National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment is required before the effective date of placement. The selectee must wear the military uniform. The position serves as a full assistant to a supervisor responsible for overall direction and coordination of subordinate work activities and functions. The incumbent participates with higher-level management in planning long-range work requirements and schedules and serves as the organization’s highest-level subject matter expert for its work. Work is generally controlled through two or more levels of supervision. The occupation and nonsupervisory grade level that best reflects the supervised operations is Surface Maintenance Mechanic, WG-5801-11.

The position provides input to long-range work planning, assesses workload forecasts and resource needs, and develops plans for approval by superiors. It allocates resources and distributes work to subordinate supervisors. The incumbent assigns and explains work, sets deadlines and work sequences, balances workloads, and reviews work accomplishments, costs, and resource utilization to monitor progress and recommend corrective action.

The incumbent establishes internal procedures for subordinate supervisors, identifies and requests funding for long-range training needs, and develops and enforces standing operating procedures. The position also requires compliance with occupational safety, health, and environmental requirements; oversight of materials shelf-life programs; and participation in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, and command-support exercises. Additional duties may include firefighting and rescue, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy-equipment operation, facility and equipment maintenance, disaster-response teams, or service on the Command Maintenance Evaluation Team (COMET).

Applicants must meet the military grade requirement of CW3–CW5 and possess the specified mechanical maintenance and supervisory experience. Education cannot substitute for the experience requirements. Irregular or overtime hours may be required to support operational needs or contingencies.

Requirements

• Michigan Army National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment is required before the effective date of placement; applicants must be eligible for immediate membership if not already members.
• Must be within military grade CW3–CW5 before placement. Members above the position’s permitted grade may be required to reduce grade before appointment.
• Must wear the military uniform.
• General experience or training demonstrating knowledge of equipment, ability to perform routine jobs and simple preventive maintenance, and ability to use common tools and equipment.
• At least 36 months of specialized experience or training involving complex interconnected vehicle and equipment systems, including their mechanical makeup, operation, and relationships.
• Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify interconnected complex systems on combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
• Extensive knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other major non-mechanical systems and their effects on mechanical systems.
• Extensive knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls.
• Skill in developing or improvising repair methods, altering parts, correcting recurring malfunctions, and designing equipment modifications when technical guidelines are absent or special needs arise.
• Experience planning, directing, and organizing assignments for lower-grade personnel; reviewing work requirements and setting priorities to meet deadlines; and knowledge of the function’s different lines of work.
• Experience demonstrating supervisory ability or potential, including communication of general supervisory concepts and knowledge of shop processes.
• Experience adapting existing equipment and techniques to new situations.
• Valid civilian driver’s license.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the position’s appropriate security clearance.
• Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service, if required.
• Must not have a qualifying conviction for a crime of domestic violence under the Lautenberg Amendment.
• Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
• Must maintain awareness of environmental responsibilities under applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• May be required to complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Irregular and/or overtime hours may be required.
• Applicants must document employment dates and hours worked per week in their resumes; resumes are limited to two pages.
• Education cannot be substituted for the experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Participate in meetings and conferences with engineering, production-control, and other personnel to analyze long-range work requirements.
• Review workload forecasts and organizational requirements and develop long-range resource plans for approval by superiors.
• Plan resource allocation and distribute work to subordinate supervisors.
• Assign and explain work requirements and operating instructions to subordinate supervisors; establish deadlines and work sequences.
• Balance workloads by shifting assignments, workers, and resources.
• Review work accomplishments, costs, and resource utilization to evaluate progress, control costs, anticipate problems, and recommend corrective action.
• Develop internal procedures for subordinate supervisors to control and direct work activities and personnel.
• Identify long-range training needs, submit justification and funding requests, and arrange for training.
• Develop, publish, and ensure compliance with standing operating procedures.
• Implement and comply with occupational safety, health, and environmental requirements.
• Ensure use of quality-conformant products through compliance with materials shelf-life programs.
• Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, and command-support exercises.
• Perform additional duties as required, which may include firefighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy-equipment operation, facility and equipment maintenance, disaster-response support, or service on the Command Maintenance Evaluation Team (COMET).

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends 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