Surface Maintenance Repairer

Army National Guard Units • Las Vegas, NV

2d

About The Position

This position is for a Surface Maintenance Repairer with the Nevada Army National Guard, located in FMS 7. The role performs limited diagnosis, routine repairs, and maintenance on combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment, and may assist higher-graded mechanics with maintenance duties.

Work includes routine servicing and repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment and vehicles, inspecting and troubleshooting mechanical failures, and replacing or adjusting defective or worn components. The repairer follows technical manuals, lubrication orders, maintenance bulletins, regulations, and management policies. The position may also provide field maintenance and vehicle recovery, conduct readiness inspections, perform minor repairs on communication equipment, small arms, canvas, leather, and vehicle bodywork, and help maintain tools and parts records.

This is a National Guard dual-status technician position. National Guard membership and a compatible military assignment are required. The position may require work outside normal duty hours, including overtime, and requires a valid state driver's license when operating motor vehicles.

Requirements

• National Guard membership is required, with a compatible military assignment before the effective date of placement.
• Compatible enlisted military grade: E4 through E8; compatible MOS: 91 Series.
• Must maintain applicable military skill requirements, including training, education, certifications, and experience.
• Must be suitable for federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the position's 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 legally eligible to perform the duties under the Lautenberg Amendment; a qualifying domestic-violence conviction disqualifies an individual.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
• May be required to work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• Must maintain awareness of environmental responsibilities under applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Must have a valid state driver's license for positions requiring operation of motor vehicles.
• 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.
• 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 parts, components, and accessories.
• Basic understanding of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic theory as it applies to vehicles.
• Skill in replacing, fitting, installing, and adjusting components.
• Understanding of the makeup and operation of maintained systems and the interrelationships among them.
• Experience reading and interpreting parts lists, manufacturers' repair manuals, diagrams, and electrical schematics.
• Must provide sufficient documentation of experience and/or training to substantiate qualifications.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.

Responsibilities

• Perform limited diagnosis, routine repairs, and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment and combat, tactical, and automotive vehicles.
• Assist higher-graded mechanics with repairs or overhauls of major systems, including engines, transmissions, drive lines, and hydraulic systems.
• Make routine repairs by removing, adjusting, cleaning, or replacing defective or worn parts and components.
• Use visual and auditory checks and basic test equipment to identify causes of mechanical failures.
• Determine whether parts should be cleaned, adjusted, or replaced to complete work orders.
• Independently perform routine repair and maintenance functions at remote locations using standard parts.
• Receive guidance from higher-graded mechanics or supervisors when performing non-routine or complex repairs.
• Provide field maintenance at unit locations as part of a contact team and recover or evacuate inoperable vehicles.
• Conduct limited readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment.
• Perform Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services and other preventive maintenance, including brake adjustments, fluid replacement, greasing, and cleaning.
• Perform routine maintenance and limited repairs on basic communication equipment by replacing components and elements.
• Perform minor body, fender, and 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.
• When needed, maintain supply documentation and receive, store, issue, and inventory tools and parts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for eligible employees and their families.
• Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be available, subject to eligibility, funding, and approval.

What This Job Offers

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