Surface Maintenance Mechanic

Army National Guard Units • Boise, ID

10d

About The Position

This is a permanent National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with the ID G4 MATES. The position performs maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, and major repair of heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, automotive, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment. Work includes complex interconnected mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel, and oil-pressure systems. The mechanic diagnoses failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, specialized manufacturer analyzers, and testing equipment; determines required repairs and adjustments; and removes, overhauls, modifies, reassembles, tests, and reinstalls components and systems. When standard procedures or parts are unavailable or ineffective, the mechanic develops or improvises repair methods and modifications.

The mechanic works independently, including at remote locations, and provides technical guidance and team leadership to lower-grade employees. Duties may include field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations, readiness and repair inspections, preventive maintenance, operator instruction, and technical assistance to supported units. The position also assists with production reports and records, conducts technical analyses, and recommends ways to improve work efficiency and production. National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment is required before placement, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. Applicants must be eligible for immediate National Guard membership in the listed military grades of E-1 through E-7.

Requirements

• National Guard membership is required; applicants must be eligible for immediate membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, with membership required before the effective date of placement.
• Military grade must be E-1 through E-7.
• General experience or training demonstrating knowledge of equipment sufficient to perform routine jobs and simple preventive maintenance and to use common tools and equipment in the line of work.
• Experience or training demonstrating extensive knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of complex interconnected systems, assemblies, and parts for a variety of 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 and how they affect major 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, and making repairs without technical guidelines; modifying equipment to correct recurring malfunctions; and designing modifications for special test requirements or other needs.
• Resume must be no more than two pages and must describe relevant experience in the applicant’s own words, with dates, position titles, and how the experience was gained.
• Selectee must wear the military uniform and accept National Guard membership requirements as a condition of employment.
• Federal employment suitability is determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• No additional educational requirements are specified.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, overhaul, and modify heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, automotive, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
• Diagnose complex mechanical failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, specialized manufacturer analyzers, and test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, and pressure gauges.
• Remove, disassemble, repair, overhaul, modify, reassemble, adjust, test, and reinstall engines, assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, oil-pressure, electrical, and suspension systems.
• Develop or improvise repair techniques, substitute or alter parts, and modify equipment when standard procedures or parts do not resolve defects.
• Perform repairs and maintenance independently, including at remote locations, and provide technical guidance and team leadership to lower-grade employees.
• Provide field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations as part of a contact team when required.
• Conduct readiness, operational, and repair inspections; service equipment and perform preventive maintenance, including brake adjustments, fluid replacement, greasing, and cleaning.
• Inspect equipment before Inactive Duty Training and Annual Training, and inspect lower-grade employees’ in-process repair work when required.
• Provide maintenance instruction to operators and crews, and technical advice and assistance to supported units.
• Perform electrical repairs on complex electrical and electronic systems using specialized diagnostic equipment.
• Assist with production reports and records, perform assigned technical analyses, and recommend adjustments to improve efficiency, economy, and production.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; specific eligibility depends on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

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