Surface Maintenance Repairer

Army National Guard Units • McConnelsville, OH

20h

About The Position

This Ohio Army National Guard position (Position Description Number D1193000) is part of OH FMS 8. The role performs limited diagnosis, routine repairs, and maintenance on combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment. Work includes routine repair and maintenance of heavy-duty mobile equipment and vehicles, assisting higher-graded mechanics with major-system repairs or overhauls, and carrying out work according to technical manuals, lubrication orders, maintenance bulletins, regulations, and management policies.

The position also involves inspecting equipment, performing preventive maintenance, supporting field maintenance and vehicle recovery, and, as needed, maintaining or repairing basic communications equipment, small arms, vehicle bodies, and canvas or leather items. The employee may assist with tool and parts documentation and inventory. This is a dual-status T32 position requiring membership in a compatible Ohio Army National Guard assignment.

Requirements

• Ohio Army National Guard membership is required; applicants not currently members must be eligible for immediate membership.
• Compatible military grade and assignment are required within one year of the effective date of placement.
• Military grades: E-3 through CW2.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service, if required.
• Must establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers and contribute to a cooperative work environment.
• Must use established safety practices and procedures to maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• May be required to complete a trial period and participate in mandatory direct deposit.
• Irregular and/or overtime compensatory hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies; work outside the normal duty day may be required.
• The position may require driving a motor vehicle; an appropriate, valid driver's license may be required.
• A qualifying domestic-violence conviction disqualifies an individual from performing the position's duties under the Lautenberg Amendment.
• 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.
• Specialized 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.
• Experience demonstrating basic understanding of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic theory as applied to vehicles, and skill in replacing, fitting, installing, and adjusting components.
• Experience understanding the makeup and operation of maintained systems and their interrelationships.
• Experience reading and interpreting parts lists, manufacturers' repair manuals, diagrams, and electrical schematics.

Responsibilities

• Perform limited diagnosis, routine repairs, and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, and automotive vehicles.
• Assist higher-graded mechanics with repair or overhaul of major systems, including engines, transmissions, driveline systems, and hydraulic systems and controls.
• Make routine repairs by removing, adjusting, or replacing defective or worn parts and components, following applicable technical guidance and policies.
• Diagnose mechanical failures through visual and auditory checks and use basic test equipment such as compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, and pressure gauges.
• Determine whether parts should be cleaned, adjusted, or replaced to complete work orders.
• Remove, replace, adjust, clean, and install vehicle parts and components of similar complexity, including seals, switches, sensors, pumps, brakes, filters, radiators, bearings, springs, shock absorbers, starter motors, and mufflers.
• Independently perform routine repairs and maintenance at remote locations using standard parts; receive guidance for non-routine and complex repairs.
• Provide field maintenance at unit locations as part of a contact team and recover or evacuate inoperable vehicles from breakdown locations.
• Conduct limited readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance checks and services, including servicing equipment, adjusting brakes, replacing hydraulic fluids, greasing, and cleaning.
• Perform routine maintenance and limited repairs on basic communications equipment by removing and replacing components and elements, as needed.
• Perform minor body, fender, or other metal repairs using hand tools and limited welding.
• Perform limited repairs and routine maintenance on small arms and accessory equipment by replacing worn or damaged parts.
• Make minor repairs to canvas and leather items using bonding or sealing compounds and hand tools.
• As needed, maintain supply documentation and receive, store, issue, and inventory tools and parts used in the trades operation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

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