SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (Title 32)

Army National Guard Units • Camp J T Robinson, AR

3d

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position with the Arkansas Army National Guard. The role maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, overhauls, and modifies heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat and tactical vehicles, automotive vehicles, and associated equipment. Work includes mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, fuel, and other related systems, performed according to applicable technical manuals, work orders, specifications, and maintenance policies.

The mechanic diagnoses faults using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, manufacturer analyzers, and test equipment. The role includes disassembling, repairing, rebuilding, adjusting, testing, and reinstalling engines and major assemblies; performing field repairs and maintenance; conducting readiness and preventive-maintenance inspections; and advising or instructing lower-grade mechanics, operators, crews, and supported units. The position may also involve limited communications-equipment repairs, technical analyses, production records, recommendations to the supervisor, and other assigned duties.

This is a dual-status position requiring membership in a compatible Arkansas Army National Guard assignment. The selectee must meet the position's military grade and assignment requirements, wear the military uniform, complete required training if applicable, and satisfy background-investigation and other employment conditions. A pre-placement physical may be required. The work may require driving a motor vehicle, an appropriate valid driver's license, and irregular or overtime compensatory hours to support operational needs. The job posting does not state a salary, specific location, or regular work schedule.

Requirements

• Current membership in, or eligibility for immediate membership in, the Arkansas Army National Guard in a compatible military assignment; National Guard membership is required.
• Meet the compatible military grade and assignment requirements before the effective date of placement; the listed grade range is E2/PV2 to E7/SFC.
• Wear the military uniform and meet military requirements without creating a grade inversion; members above the position's grade limit must administratively reduce before appointment.
• WG-10 specialized experience or training: thorough knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and relationships of complex systems for combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment; ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify them.
• WG-10 specialized experience or training: knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other non-mechanical systems and their effects on mechanical systems, including hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and controls.
• WG-10 specialized experience or training: basic electronics knowledge sufficient to identify and replace defective components such as sensors, diodes, and circuit boards; ability to repair or overhaul major engines, transmissions, drive-line assemblies, electrical and electronic systems, accessories, fuel-injection systems, and emission-control systems.
• WG-11 specialized experience or training: extensive knowledge of complex interconnected systems and the ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify them across combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
• WG-11 specialized experience or training: extensive knowledge of advanced electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other major non-mechanical systems and their controls and relationships to mechanical systems.
• WG-11 specialized experience or training: skill in developing or improvising repair methods, altering parts, modifying equipment to correct recurring malfunctions, and designing modifications for special test requirements or needs.
• Possess or initiate a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background investigation and receive a favorable determination.
• Meet federal employment suitability requirements based on a background investigation and obtain or maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• Complete a pre-placement physical if one is not already current.
• Complete mandatory Full-Time Support training at the Professional Education Center within six months of assignment, if applicable.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, who are required to register, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers and contribute to a cooperative working environment.
• Use safety practices and procedures to maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Be able to drive a motor vehicle; an appropriate valid driver's license may be required.
• Accept possible irregular or overtime compensatory hours, including hours outside the normal duty day, to support operational requirements or contingencies.
• Not have a qualifying domestic-violence conviction that would disqualify the individual under the Lautenberg Amendment.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, overhaul, and modify heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat and tactical vehicles, automotive vehicles, and associated equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, manufacturer system 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, major assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil-pressure systems.
• Perform electrical and suspension-system repairs and adjustments, and, when required, repair, overhaul, rebuild, and calibrate fuel-injection equipment.
• Independently perform field repairs and maintenance at remote or unit locations, provide technical guidance and team leadership to lower-grade employees, and assist with major repair work.
• Recover and evacuate inoperable vehicles from unit locations and provide field or limited sustainment maintenance as part of a contact team when required.
• Conduct readiness, repair, operational, and preventive-maintenance inspections of supported vehicles and equipment, including equipment checks before Inactive Duty Training and Annual Training.
• Inspect in-process repair work when assigned and serve as a commodity inspector or Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team member when required.
• Instruct operators and crews in equipment maintenance and provide technical advice and assistance to supported units.
• When required, maintain and repair communications electronics equipment by removing and replacing components.
• Assist with production reports and records, perform technical analyses, and recommend adjustments to the supervisor to improve effective, efficient, and economical work and maximize production.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The posting states that federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive federal benefits package; specific benefits and eligibility depend on the 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