Surface Maintenance Mechanic

Army National Guard Units • Boise, ID

11d

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with the Idaho G4 MATES, National Guard. It backfills for a technician who is deploying. The appointment is temporary and may be terminated early at the appointing officer’s discretion. It may become a permanent promotion or reassignment if a position becomes available. When the returning technician resumes duty, the appointment will end; a temporarily promoted or reassigned employee will return to their previous position. A temporary promotion may not exceed two years, with a possible one-year extension pending NGB approval. For current federal technicians assigned to G4, the appointment would be a temporary promotion or reassignment, with current tenure transferring with the employee.

The mechanic performs maintenance, troubleshooting, and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat and tactical vehicles, automotive vehicles, and associated equipment. Equipment may include tracked vehicles, artillery, graders, cranes, loaders, bulldozers, tanks, forklifts, tractors, trailers, and all-terrain vehicles. The work covers complex mechanical, hydraulic, fuel, electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and related systems. The mechanic diagnoses failures using inspections, embedded diagnostics, and specialized test equipment; removes, repairs, overhauls, modifies, reassembles, adjusts, tests, and reinstalls assemblies and components; and improvises repair methods or adapts parts when standard procedures do not apply.

The role includes working independently, including at remote locations, and providing technical guidance and team leadership to lower-grade employees. The mechanic conducts readiness, operational, and repair inspections; performs preventive maintenance; may provide field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations; and instructs operators and crews in equipment maintenance. The position also supports maintenance production records and technical analyses, and recommends adjustments to improve work efficiency and production.

National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state is required before the effective date of placement. Selectees must wear the military uniform. Applicants must be eligible for immediate National Guard membership at a military grade from E-1 through E-7. A background investigation is required, and a trial period may be required. Direct deposit is mandatory. The resume must be no more than two pages and must describe the applicant’s own experience in detail, including dates and how the experience was gained. No additional educational requirements are listed.

Requirements

• National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state is required before the effective date of placement.
• Applicants not currently in the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard at military grade E-1 through E-7.
• Must wear the military uniform as a condition of employment.
• Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• For males born after December 31, 1959, Selective Service registration is required.
• General experience or training demonstrating knowledge of equipment sufficient to perform routine jobs and simple preventive maintenance tasks and use common tools and equipment.
• Experience or training demonstrating extensive knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and interrelationships of complex systems for combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
• Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify interconnected complex systems on a variety of vehicles and equipment.
• Extensive knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other major non-mechanical systems and their effects on mechanical systems.
• Extensive knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls.
• Skill and knowledge to develop or improvise methods, alter parts, and make repairs without technical guidelines, correct recurring malfunctions, and modify equipment for special test requirements or other needs.
• Resume must be limited to two pages and describe the applicant’s own experience, including dates, position title, and how the experience was gained.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, automotive, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair or overhaul complex mechanical systems, including internal combustion and turbine engines, transmissions, driveline systems, hydraulic systems, and fuel injection systems.
• Diagnose equipment performance problems and mechanical failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, and specialized test equipment and manufacturer system analyzers.
• Remove and disassemble engines, assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil-pressure systems; repair, overhaul, or modify them to specifications, then reassemble, adjust, test, and reinstall them as needed.
• Repair and adjust electrical, electronic, suspension, hydraulic, pneumatic, and interconnected systems; improvise or adapt parts and repair methods when standard procedures are unavailable or ineffective.
• Independently perform repair and maintenance work, including at remote locations, and provide technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower-grade employees.
• Assist lower-grade mechanics with major repairs to complex interconnected systems and specialized diagnostic equipment.
• Provide field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations as part of a contact team when required.
• Conduct readiness, repair, and operational inspections of supported vehicles and equipment; ensure equipment is properly serviced and perform preventive maintenance.
• Inspect equipment before Inactive Duty Training and Annual Training; inspect repair work by lower-grade employees when required.
• Serve as a commodity inspector during Command Maintenance Management evaluations or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team when required.
• Instruct operators and crews in equipment maintenance and provide technical advice and assistance to supported units when requested.
• Perform electrical repairs on complex electrical and electronic systems using specialized diagnostic equipment.
• Assist with maintenance production reports and records, conduct technical analyses, and recommend adjustments to improve efficiency, economy, and production.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive federal 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