Surface Maintenance Mechanic

Army National Guard Units•Ashland, NE

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position for a Surface Maintenance Mechanic (WG-5801-8/10) in the Surface Maintenance Managers Office, National Guard. The position requires membership in the Nebraska Army National Guard, and the selectee must wear the military uniform daily. The mechanic performs maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, repair, and overhaul work on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, automotive, and other vehicles and equipment. Work includes complex mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel, and related systems, following applicable technical manuals, repair specifications, work orders, regulations, and policies. The employee diagnoses equipment failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, and diagnostic and test equipment; removes, repairs, overhauls, adjusts, tests, and reinstalls assemblies and components; and performs independent field repairs and maintenance. The role also includes readiness and preventive maintenance inspections, technical guidance to lower-grade employees, support to units at remote locations, and recovery and evacuation of inoperable vehicles. The position has no education qualification requirement. Applicants must meet the applicable experience requirements for the WG-08 or WG-10 grade and satisfy Nebraska Army National Guard membership and military-grade eligibility requirements.

Requirements

Membership in the Nebraska Army National Guard is required; applicants who are not current members must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in the announcement.
Must meet the applicable military grade requirements: minimum E1 and maximum E7; compatibility requirements must be met before appointment.
Must obtain and maintain the security clearance or background investigation level required for the position.
Direct deposit is mandatory.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
WG-08: 12 months of experience or training using common hand and power tools and a small variety of test and measurement devices to make mechanical repairs.
WG-08: Experience removing, adjusting, replacing, cleaning, and installing a variety of parts, components, and accessories.
WG-08: Basic understanding of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic theory as applied to vehicles, with skill in replacing, fitting, installing, and adjusting components.
WG-08: Understanding of the makeup and operation of maintained systems and their interrelationships.
WG-08: Ability to read and interpret parts lists, manufacturers' repair manuals, diagrams, and electrical schematics.
WG-10: 18 months of experience or training leading to thorough knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of complex systems, assemblies, and parts for a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
WG-10: Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
WG-10: Knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other non-mechanical systems that affect the operation of mechanical systems.
WG-10: Knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls.
WG-10: Basic electronics knowledge sufficient to identify and replace defective components such as sensors, diodes, and circuit boards.
WG-10: Ability to repair or overhaul major components such as diesel, multi-fuel, or gasoline engines; turbine engines; automatic and manual transmissions; drive line assemblies; electrical and electronic systems and accessories; fuel injection systems; and emission control systems.
Selectee is required to wear the military uniform daily.
A two-year trial period may be required.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and overhaul heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, automotive, and other vehicles and equipment.
Repair and overhaul major systems and components, including engines, transmissions, drive lines, hydraulic systems, fuel injection systems, electrical systems, and related assemblies.
Diagnose mechanical failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded equipment diagnostics, and test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges, and computer diagnostic tools.
Determine required adjustments and identify additional repairs needed beyond those specified or indicated on work orders.
Remove and disassemble engines, major assemblies, subassemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil pressure systems; repair, overhaul, or modify them according to specifications and procedures.
Reassemble, adjust, test, and reinstall engines and other systems in vehicles and equipment; repair and adjust electrical and suspension systems.
Perform independent repairs and maintenance in remote locations, including removing, cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts and components.
Provide technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower-grade employees and assist them with major repair work.
Provide field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations as part of a contact team; recover and evacuate inoperable vehicles from breakdown locations.
Conduct readiness, repair, and operational inspections of supported vehicles and equipment; ensure equipment is properly serviced and perform preventive maintenance.
Inspect equipment before use during Inactive Duty Training and Annual Training, and potentially inspect work performed by lower-grade repairers.
Potentially serve as a commodity inspector during Command Maintenance Management evaluations or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team.
Instruct vehicle and equipment operators or crews in maintenance and provide technical advice and assistance to supported units.
Perform other duties as assigned.