Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor

Army National Guard Units • Council Bluffs, IA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Title 32 excepted-service position with the Iowa Army National Guard, located at FMS 4 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It is restricted to current Iowa Army National Guard military members in a compatible assignment. The selected employee must wear the military uniform and meet the position’s military rank requirement of warrant officer (WO1 or above). The role supervises surface-maintenance work and also performs nonsupervisory tasks such as transporting equipment and carrying out maintenance. The employee may be assigned additional duties such as structural firefighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy-equipment operation, facility and equipment maintenance, or disaster and civil-emergency response. Other duties may be assigned.

The position requires a security clearance, which must be maintained. If the selectee does not have the applicable clearance upon hiring, they must apply for it within 30 days of the start date. The position also has a two-year trial period, or a one-year trial period for veterans’ preference eligibles. Continued employment after the trial period requires written certification that it advances the public interest.

Applicants must have experience or training with common tools and equipment, routine jobs, and simple preventive maintenance. Specialized experience must include extensive knowledge of complex vehicle and equipment systems; diagnosing, repairing, overhauling, and modifying those systems; planning and organizing work assignments; prioritizing work to meet deadlines; knowledge of shop processes and supervisory concepts; and adapting equipment and techniques to new situations. No education qualification is required.

Requirements

• Current membership in the Iowa Army National Guard in a compatible military assignment; the selectee must wear the military uniform.
• Military rank of warrant officer, WO1 or above.
• Experience or training demonstrating knowledge of equipment sufficient to perform routine jobs and simple preventive maintenance using common tools and equipment.
• Experience or training demonstrating extensive knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of complex interconnected systems, assemblies, and parts across 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.
• Knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other major non-mechanical systems and their relationship to mechanical systems.
• 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 or adapting parts, correcting recurring malfunctions, and designing equipment modifications for special testing or other needs when technical guidelines are absent.
• Ability to plan, direct, and organize work assignments for lower-grade personnel.
• Experience reviewing work requirements and establishing priorities to meet deadlines.
• Experience providing knowledge of the various lines of work performed by the function.
• 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.
• Ability to attain and maintain the security clearance required for the position; if not already held, the selectee must apply within 30 days of the start date.
• Successful completion of the applicable trial period and any prescribed courses required for continued employment.

Responsibilities

• Plan subordinate workers’ use of equipment, facilities, and materials; establish deadlines, priorities, work sequences, and assignments.
• Coordinate work with supporting functions and determine staffing, skills, materials, and equipment needed for projects.
• Redirect workers and resources for unanticipated work and advise the supervisor when schedules or resource estimates need revision.
• Participate in work-schedule and staffing planning, and assist with quarterly funding distribution and allocation based on operational needs, readiness, training, and mobilization requirements.
• Provide workload data, estimates, and recommendations to support staffing and funding decisions for customer units.
• Assign tasks based on readiness and explain work requirements, methods, and procedures.
• Investigate work problems such as excessive costs or low productivity, determine causes, and implement corrective actions within delegated authority.
• Recommend solutions to staffing problems, engineering requirements, and work operations directed by other supervisors.
• Ensure work in progress and completed work meets established standards through a quality control and assurance program.
• Ensure equipment repairs remain within maintenance expenditure limits and adjust operations to maximize production and manage resources.
• Ensure tools, diagnostic equipment, protective equipment, repair parts, petroleum products, and other materials are available when needed.
• Manage maintenance backlog in coordination with other maintenance activities; evacuate and accept equipment, repairs, and services to and from other maintenance facilities.
• Establish leave schedules, determine subordinate training needs, arrange training, set performance standards, and conduct formal performance appraisals.
• Recommend promotion or reassignment of subordinates.
• Ensure compliance with safety and housekeeping regulations and use of appropriate protective clothing and equipment.
• Perform nonsupervisory work, including transporting equipment and performing maintenance tasks.
• Develop and publish standing operating procedures and ensure employee compliance.
• Implement and comply with occupational safety, health, and environmental requirements at agency, state, and federal levels.
• Ensure use of quality-conformant products by complying with materials shelf-life programs.
• Ensure force protection, physical security, key control, property accountability, access control, and employee protection in accordance with policies and regulations.
• Implement procedures to account for real property, installation property, MTO&E property, TDA property, and installed equipment at or assigned to the facility.
• Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, and command-support exercises.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, which may include firefighting, rescue, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy-equipment operation, facility maintenance, or emergency-response duties.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families; 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