Surface Maintenance Repairer (Title 32)
About The Position
This National Guard position is for a Surface Maintenance Repairer (Title 32), Position Description Number D1193000, and is part of the Florida Surface Maintenance Office (FL SMO), National Guard. The position performs limited diagnosis, routine repairs, and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, and automotive vehicles. The repairer assists higher-graded mechanics with repair or overhaul of major systems, including internal combustion and turbine engines, automatic and non-automatic transmissions, heavy-duty driveline systems, and hydraulic utility systems and controls. Work is performed in accordance with technical manuals, lubrication orders, maintenance bulletins, regulations, and management policies. The position is in the excepted federal civil service under 32 U.S.C. 709 and is open to Category 1 and Category 3 applicants as defined in the posting. It requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard before the effective date of placement, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. Military grades are Warrant Officer/Enlisted, E1 through WO1. 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 reemployment rights. A permanent change of station or recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized if determined to be in the best interest of the Florida National Guard. Work is performed indoors and outdoors. Conditions can include drafts, changing temperatures, loud noise, bad weather, mud, snow, wet or icy areas, dust, heat, fumes, and hard or damp floors or ground. Equipment and parts may be dirty, oily, or greasy. The work involves potential cuts, burns, bruises, sprains, falls, and skin irritation from acids, fluids, and lubricants. Safety equipment such as protective ear devices, hard hats, hard-toe shoes, respirators, and protective clothing is used, sometimes for extended periods. The work requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, crouching, and working in tight or awkward spaces, including on top of, under, or inside equipment. The repairer frequently lifts and carries items up to 40 pounds without assistance and may move heavier items with assistance or lifting devices. Work from ladders or platforms at varying heights may be required.
Requirements
- Experience or training demonstrating knowledge of equipment sufficient to perform routine jobs and simple preventive maintenance tasks, and ability to use common tools and equipment in the line of work.
- At least 12 months of experience or training using common hand and power tools and a small variety of test and measurement devices to make mechanical repairs.
- Experience removing, adjusting, replacing, cleaning, and installing a variety of parts, components, and accessories.
- Basic understanding of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic theory as it applies to vehicles, and skill in replacing, fitting, installing, and making adjustments.
- Understanding of the makeup and operation of the individual systems maintained and their interrelationships.
- Experience reading and interpreting parts lists, manufacturers' repair manuals, diagrams, and electrical schematics.
- Membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard is required before the effective date of placement.
- Must wear the military uniform and participate in direct deposit.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
- Applicants must meet the posting's area-of-consideration eligibility: Category 1 permanent/indefinite T32 or T5 technicians employed by the agency with dual Florida National Guard membership, or Category 3 current military members of the Florida National Guard.
- Military grade must be Warrant Officer/Enlisted, E1 through WO1.
Responsibilities
- Perform limited diagnosis, routine repairs, and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, and automotive vehicles.
- Assist higher-graded mechanics in repairing or overhauling engines, transmissions, driveline systems, and hydraulic utility systems and controls.
- Make routine repairs by removing, adjusting, cleaning, or replacing defective or worn parts and components.
- Perform work in accordance with technical manuals, lubrication orders, maintenance bulletins, regulations, and management policies.
- Diagnose mechanical failures using visual and auditory checks and basic test equipment, including compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, and pressure gauges.
- Determine whether parts should be cleaned, adjusted, or replaced with standard parts to complete work orders.
Benefits
- A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; eligibility depends on position type and whether the position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
