Surface Maintenance Mechanic

Army National Guard Units•North Las Vegas, NV

16h

About The Position

This position is for a Surface Maintenance Mechanic with the Nevada Army National Guard. The role performs maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, inspection, and overhaul of a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment. Work includes heavy-duty mobile equipment and vehicles such as tracked carriers, artillery, graders, cranes, loaders, bulldozers, compressors, generators, tanks, sedans, buses, trucks, trailers, forklifts, and tractors. The mechanic diagnoses failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, manufacturer system analyzers, and tools such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, and pressure gauges. Duties include repairing and overhauling engines, transmissions, drive lines, hydraulic systems, fuel injection systems, electrical and suspension systems, and related components. The mechanic may work independently at remote locations, provide field or limited sustainment maintenance, recover inoperable vehicles, and provide technical guidance to lower-grade employees. The position also conducts readiness, repair, and operational inspections; performs preventive maintenance; instructs vehicle operators and crews; and provides technical advice to supported units. It may include maintaining and repairing electronic communications equipment, assisting with production records and reports, and making recommendations to the supervisor. National Guard membership and a compatible military assignment are required. No specific education requirement is stated; applicants must demonstrate the relevant knowledge and abilities through experience and/or training.

Requirements

National Guard membership is required, with a compatible military assignment required before the effective date of placement.
Compatible enlisted military grade: E4 through E8; compatible MOS: 91 CMF.
Maintain required military skill qualifications, including training, education, certifications, and experience.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must be suitable for federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Must maintain local network access in accordance with AR 25-2.
Must wear the uniform appropriate to military grade and component and maintain standards of conduct and appearance.
Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
May be required to work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
For positions requiring motor vehicle operation, must have a valid state driver's license.
Must meet the general experience requirement: experience or training demonstrating knowledge of equipment sufficient to perform routine jobs and simple preventive maintenance tasks and use common tools and equipment.
Must meet the specialized experience requirement: experience or training demonstrating thorough knowledge of complex vehicle and equipment systems; ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify a variety of vehicles and equipment; knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and related systems; knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their controls; basic electronics knowledge to identify and replace defective components; and ability to repair or overhaul major engines, transmissions, drive lines, electrical and electronic systems, fuel injection systems, and emission control systems.
Applicants must substantiate their qualifying experience and/or training in their own words.
There is no specific education requirement; experience and/or training must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the work.
Must provide transcripts or other documentation to support training or education claims for which credit is requested.
A person convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
Must maintain awareness of environmental responsibilities under applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and overhaul heavy-duty mobile equipment and combat, tactical, automotive, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles.
Repair and overhaul engines, transmissions, drive line systems, hydraulic systems, fuel injection systems, electrical and suspension systems, and related assemblies and components.
Diagnose mechanical failures using inspections, embedded diagnostics, manufacturer system analyzers, and test equipment.
Remove, disassemble, repair or modify, reassemble, adjust, test, and reinstall engines and other major systems and components.
Perform maintenance and repairs independently in remote locations, including replacing or repairing defective parts and systems.
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 and recover or evacuate inoperable vehicles from breakdown locations.
Conduct readiness, repair, operational, and preventive maintenance inspections of vehicles and associated equipment.
Inspect equipment before Inactive Duty Training and Annual Training to ensure it is functioning properly.
Instruct vehicle operators and crews in equipment maintenance and provide technical advice and assistance to supported units.
May repair electronic communications equipment by removing and replacing components and elements.
Assist with production reports and records, perform technical analyses, and recommend adjustments to improve work effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and production.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

A federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type.
Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be available to eligible candidates, subject to funding and approval.

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