Surface Maintenance Mechanic (Title 32)

Army National Guard Units • Camp Blanding, FL

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About The Position

This National Guard position is for a Surface Maintenance Mechanic (Title 32), Position Description Number D1195000, with the Florida State Maintenance Office. The role performs maintenance, troubleshooting, and major repair of heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat and tactical vehicles, automotive vehicles, and related accessory equipment. Equipment may include self-propelled artillery, tracked cargo and personnel carriers, road graders, mobile cranes, front loaders, bulldozers, power shovels, tanks, tracked combat vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, semi-trailers, forklifts, and tractors.

The mechanic troubleshoots, repairs, and overhauls mechanically complex systems, including internal combustion and turbine engines, automatic and non-automatic transmissions, heavy-duty driveline systems, hydraulic utility systems and controls, cross-drive or similar multi-system transmissions, and fuel injection systems. The position also involves repairing or modifying assemblies and components for use in systems they were not originally designed for, and improvising work when standard procedures do not apply.

The work requires prolonged periods in tiring or uncomfortable positions, frequent standing, bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, crouching, and working in tight or awkward spaces. The employee frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 pounds without assistance and may move heavier items with coworkers or lifting equipment. Work may occur on ladders or platforms at varying heights.

Work is performed indoors and outdoors. Conditions may include drafts, changing temperatures, loud noise, inclement weather, mud, snow, wet or icy areas, dust, heat, fumes, dirty or greasy equipment, and hard or damp floors or ground. Hazards include cuts, burns, bruises, sprains, falls, and skin irritation from acids, fluids, and lubricants. Safety equipment—including hearing protection, hard hats, hard-toe shoes, respirators, and protective clothing—is used as needed.

This is an excepted-service position requiring membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard before the effective date of placement. The selectee must wear the military uniform. Military grade is enlisted E8 or below. The position is an obligated position while the incumbent is on a military tour; appointment and return rights depend on the selectee's current employment status and the incumbent's exercise of reemployment rights.

Requirements

• National Guard membership is required, with membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard required before the effective date of placement.
• Enlisted military grade of E8 or below.
• General experience or training demonstrating knowledge of equipment sufficient to perform routine jobs and simple preventive maintenance and to use common tools and equipment.
• For WG-11, at least 18 months of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the next lower grade in federal service, acquired in the public or private sector.
• Specialized experience must include extensive knowledge of complex vehicle and equipment systems and their mechanical makeup, operation, and interrelationships; ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify interconnected complex systems; knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other major systems affecting mechanical systems; knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their controls; and skill in improvising methods and modifying parts or equipment when technical guidance is unavailable.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Must wear the military uniform.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Applicants using education to qualify must provide transcripts or other documentation supporting their education claims.
• Applicants should contact their State Incentives Manager to determine whether accepting the position will affect any military bonus received.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat and tactical vehicles, automotive vehicles, and accessory equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and overhaul complex engines, transmissions, driveline systems, hydraulic systems and controls, and fuel injection systems.
• Repair or modify assemblies and components for use in systems for which they were not specifically designed.
• Improvise work methods when standard procedures or technical guidelines do not apply.
• Diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify interconnected complex systems on a variety of vehicles and equipment.
• Develop or improvise methods, alter parts, and modify equipment to correct recurring malfunctions or meet special requirements.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend 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