SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (Title 32)

Army National Guard Units•Norman, OK

About The Position

This National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position is part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s FMS 1, located in the Joint Forces Headquarters-State, Logistics Directorate (J-4), Surface Maintenance Facility. The role troubleshoots, repairs, maintains, inspects, and overhauls complex combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment with interconnected mechanical and non-mechanical systems. It also provides technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower-grade employees. The mechanic performs maintenance and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment and vehicles, including tracked vehicles, artillery, graders, cranes, loaders, bulldozers, tanks, all-terrain vehicles, trailers, forklifts, and tractors. Work includes diagnosing and repairing engines, transmissions, driveline systems, hydraulic systems, fuel-injection systems, and complex electrical and electronic systems. The employee uses test and diagnostic equipment, embedded diagnostics, and manufacturer-specific system analyzers, and may improvise repair methods or modify parts when standard procedures are unavailable or unsuitable. The position involves independent repair work, sometimes at remote locations, and assistance and technical guidance to lower-grade mechanics. The mechanic conducts readiness, repair, operational, and preventive-maintenance inspections; may provide field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations; and instructs equipment operators and crews in maintenance. The employee may also serve as a commodity inspector during COMET evaluations or as part of a MAIT, and assists with production reports and records and recommendations to the supervisor. Appointment requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state’s National Guard before placement, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. Other conditions include suitability and background investigation, the required security clearance, and compliance with applicable Selective Service and Lautenberg Amendment requirements. A trial period and up to a two-year probationary period may apply. A valid state driver’s license is required if operating motor vehicles is part of the position. Work outside normal duty hours and overtime may occasionally be required.

Requirements

Must be a member of a compatible military assignment in the employing state’s National Guard before the effective date of placement; military grades E-4 through E-8.
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.
Specialized experience or training demonstrating extensive knowledge of complex interconnected mechanical systems and their operation in combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify complex interconnected systems across a variety of vehicles and equipment.
Extensive knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other non-mechanical systems that affect the operation of major mechanical systems.
Knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls.
Knowledge of electronics sufficient to use diagnostic equipment to identify and replace defective components such as control modules, line replacement units, chips, sensors, and circuit boards.
Ability to repair or overhaul major components, including engines, transmissions, driveline assemblies, electrical and electronic systems, fuel-injection systems, and emission-control systems.
Skill using a wide variety of test and diagnostic equipment for fault isolation and repair.
Ability to operate and understand manufacturer computerized diagnostic equipment and embedded diagnostics.
Knowledge of how measurements and tolerances affect mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, and electrical systems and components.
Skill and knowledge to develop or improvise methods, alter parts, and make repairs without technical guidelines, including correcting recurring malfunctions and designing modifications for special needs.
Must wear the military uniform.
Must meet federal employment suitability requirements, as determined by a background investigation, and obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance; for a Secret or Top Secret requirement, must possess or be able to obtain the clearance within one year of appointment.
Must be registered for Selective Service if subject to the requirement.
A person convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
Must establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
Must have a valid state driver’s license if the position requires operating motor vehicles.
May be required to complete a trial period and may serve up to a two-year probationary period.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
Education cannot be substituted for specialized experience.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, overhaul, and modify heavy-duty mobile equipment and a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles.
Diagnose and repair complex interconnected systems, including engines, transmissions, driveline, fuel injection, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic systems.
Use visual and auditory checks, test equipment, embedded diagnostics, and manufacturer-specific system analyzers to identify faults and determine necessary repairs.
Remove and disassemble engines and major assemblies, make repairs or modifications to specifications, and improvise repair methods or parts when standard procedures are unavailable or ineffective.
Independently perform repair and maintenance functions, including at remote locations, with little or no supervision.
Provide technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower-grade employees and assist them with major repairs to complex systems.
Provide field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations as part of a contact team, as needed.
Conduct readiness, repair, and operational inspections of supported vehicles and equipment; perform servicing and preventive maintenance.
Inspect equipment before use during Inactive Duty Training and Annual Training.
Potentially serve as a commodity inspector during COMET evaluations or as a member of a MAIT.
Instruct operators and crews in equipment maintenance and provide 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 and recommend adjustments to improve work efficiency, economy, and production.