Surface Maintenance Mechanic

Army National Guard Units•Hammond, LA

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position in the Joint Forces Headquarters-State, Logistics Directorate (J-4), Surface Maintenance Facility. The position is limited to on-board technicians currently assigned to the Louisiana National Guard (Area of Consideration 1). It is a dual-status position requiring membership in a compatible National Guard military assignment and wearing the military uniform. The selectee must maintain the appropriate security clearance and may need to complete a probationary period and a two-year trial period. The mechanic troubleshoots, maintains, repairs, overhauls, and modifies heavy-duty mobile equipment and a wide range of combat, tactical, automotive, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment. Work includes diagnosing and repairing engines, transmissions, driveline, hydraulic, fuel, electrical, electronic, suspension, and other systems; inspecting and servicing supported equipment; and performing maintenance in the shop and, when required, at remote unit locations. The employee may provide technical guidance to lower-grade employees, assist higher-grade mechanics, recover disabled vehicles, inspect equipment and repair work, and help maintain production reports and records. The role may require irregular or overtime compensatory hours to support operational requirements or contingencies, work outside normal duty hours, and driving a motor vehicle. An appropriate valid driver's license may be required. Employees must follow established safety practices and maintain a safe and clean work environment. PCS costs are not authorized.

Requirements

Must be a National Guard member in a compatible military assignment and must be an on-board technician currently assigned to the Louisiana National Guard.
Must maintain the appropriate security clearance for the position.
Must possess at least 18 months of experience or training demonstrating 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.
Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
Knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other non-mechanical systems that affect the operation of mechanical systems.
Knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls.
Basic electronics knowledge sufficient to identify and replace defective components such as sensors, diodes, and circuit boards.
Ability to repair or overhaul major components including diesel, multi-fuel, or gasoline engines; turbine engines; automatic and manual transmissions; driveline assemblies; electrical and electronic systems and accessories; fuel injection systems; and emission-control systems.
Must meet the general experience standard of knowledge sufficient to perform routine jobs and simple preventive-maintenance tasks and to use common tools and equipment in the line of work.
Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
Males born after December 31, 1959, who are required to register, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Must not have a qualifying domestic-violence misdemeanor conviction under the Lautenberg Amendment that prohibits performing the position's duties.
Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers and contribute to a cooperative work environment.
May be required to successfully complete a probationary period and must serve a two-year trial period.
May be required to drive a motor vehicle; an appropriate valid driver's license may be required.
Must follow established safety rules and procedures.
Must provide transcripts and/or other documentation to support educational claims when applicable.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
Acceptance of the position may result in loss of contracted National Guard incentive(s).

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, overhaul, and modify heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, automotive, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
Diagnose mechanical failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, and tools such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges, and computer diagnostic equipment.
Remove, disassemble, repair, overhaul, modify, reassemble, adjust, test, and reinstall engines, major assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, oil-pressure, electrical, and suspension systems.
Perform independent field repairs and maintenance at 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 repairs; assist higher-grade mechanics with complex interconnected systems.
Provide field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations as part of a contact team and recover or evacuate inoperable vehicles from breakdown locations.
Conduct readiness, repair, operational, and preventive-maintenance inspections of supported vehicles and equipment, including equipment used during Inactive Duty Training and Annual Training.
Inspect in-process repair work and, as assigned, serve as a commodity inspector during Command Maintenance Management evaluations or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team.
As assigned, maintain and repair electronic communications equipment by removing and replacing components and elements.
Assist with production reports and records, conduct technical analyses, and recommend adjustments to improve effective, efficient, and economical work and production.
Follow established safety practices and procedures to maintain a safe and clean work environment.
Perform other duties as assigned.