Surface Maintenance Repairer/Mechanic

Army National Guard Units • Missoula, MT

5d

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with the Montana Army National Guard, G4 FMS 2. The position troubleshoots, maintains, and performs 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, compressors, generators, sedans, buses, trucks, trailers, forklifts, tractors, and related equipment.

The role repairs and overhauls engines, transmissions, driveline systems, hydraulic systems, fuel-injection systems, electrical and suspension systems, and other major assemblies and components. It diagnoses mechanical failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, manufacturer system analyzers, and test equipment. The mechanic removes, disassembles, repairs, modifies, reassembles, adjusts, tests, and reinstalls components according to repair specifications and applicable technical documentation.

The position independently performs maintenance and repairs, including in remote locations, and may provide field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations as part of a contact team. It may recover and evacuate inoperable vehicles, provide technical guidance and leadership to lower-grade employees, assist with major repairs, and advise operators and supported units. The employee conducts readiness, operational, and repair inspections; performs preventive maintenance; may inspect repair work or serve on maintenance evaluation and assistance teams; and assists with production reports, records, technical analyses, and recommendations to the supervisor.

Employment requires membership in the employing state's National Guard, wearing the military uniform, federal suitability determination, and the ability to obtain and maintain the position's required security clearance. External applicants must be able to start within six months of selection. The appointment and placement status depend on the selectee's current employment status; the posting describes indefinite appointments for certain selectees and temporary promotion, reassignment, or change-to-lower-grade arrangements for others.

Requirements

• Membership in the employing state's National Guard is required; the selectee must wear the military uniform.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance for the position.
• External applicants must be able to start within six months of selection.
• A qualifying conviction for a crime of domestic violence disqualifies an individual from performing the duties of this position under the Lautenberg Amendment.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers and contribute to a cooperative working environment.
• Must have 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 in the line of work.
• WG-08 specialized experience: Experience or training using common hand and power tools and a small variety of test and measurement devices to make mechanical repairs; removing, adjusting, replacing, cleaning, and installing parts, components, and accessories; understanding basic mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic theory as applied to vehicles; replacing, fitting, installing, and adjusting parts; understanding the makeup and operation of individual systems and their interrelationships; and reading and interpreting parts lists, manufacturers' repair manuals, diagrams, and electrical schematics.
• WG-10 specialized experience: Experience or training providing thorough knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of complex systems, assemblies, and parts for a variety of vehicles and equipment; diagnosing, repairing, overhauling, and modifying such vehicles and equipment; understanding electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other non-mechanical systems that affect mechanical systems; understanding hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their controls; basic electronics knowledge to identify and replace defective components such as sensors, diodes, and circuit boards; and ability to repair or overhaul major components such as engines, transmissions, driveline assemblies, electrical and electronic systems, fuel-injection systems, and emission-control systems.
• Applicants must address the relevant general and specialized experience in detail on their resume to be considered.
• May occasionally be required to work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• Must maintain awareness of environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements and the organization.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and perform maintenance and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, automotive vehicles, and associated equipment.
• Repair and overhaul engines, transmissions, driveline systems, hydraulic systems, fuel-injection systems, electrical and suspension systems, and other major assemblies and components.
• Diagnose equipment failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, manufacturer system analyzers, and test equipment.
• Remove and disassemble engines, assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil-pressure systems; repair, overhaul, or modify them according to specifications and procedures.
• Reassemble, adjust, test, and reinstall engines and systems in vehicles and equipment.
• Perform independent repairs and maintenance, including in remote locations, by 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 repair work.
• Provide field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations as part of a contact team, and recover and evacuate inoperable vehicles when required.
• Conduct readiness, repair, and operational inspections on supported vehicles and equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance and ensure vehicles and equipment are properly serviced, including brake adjustments, fluid replacement, greasing, and cleaning.
• Inspect supported equipment before use during Inactive Duty Training and Annual Training.
• Inspect in-process repairs by lower-grade employees when required and may serve as a commodity inspector or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team.
• Instruct operators and crews in equipment maintenance and provide technical advice and assistance to supported units.
• May maintain and repair electronic communications equipment by removing and replacing components.
• Assist in maintaining production reports and records, conduct technical analyses, and recommend adjustments to improve effective, efficient, and economical work and production.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive range of benefits; specific eligibility and benefits depend on the type of position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed