Surface Maintenance Repairer (Title 32)

Army National Guard Units • Springfield, MO

2d

About The Position

This is a permanent WG-5801-08 National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service position with the Missouri Field Maintenance Shop 11. The employee performs limited diagnosis, routine repairs, and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, and automotive vehicles. The employee assists higher-graded mechanics with repairs and overhauls of internal-combustion and turbine engines, transmissions, heavy-duty drive-line systems, and hydraulic utility systems and controls. Routine work includes removing, adjusting, cleaning, replacing, and installing parts and components, and determining whether parts should be cleaned, adjusted, or replaced to complete work orders. The position also includes minor body and fender or other metal repairs; limited repair and routine maintenance of small arms and accessory equipment; and minor repairs to canvas and leather items using bonding or sealing compounds and hand tools. Other duties may be assigned.

This position requires membership in the Missouri Army National Guard, eligibility for the specified military grade, and wearing the military uniform. The employee must be able to obtain and maintain the position's appropriate security clearance. Work may require driving a motor vehicle, and a valid driver's license may be required. Irregular or overtime compensatory hours may be required to support operational needs or contingencies, including work outside the normal duty day. The employee must follow established safety practices and may be required to complete a probationary period and management-prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year. Placement or baseline physical examinations are required for newly hired or appointed Wage Grade personnel who may be exposed to workplace health hazards.

Requirements

• Must be a current member of a military unit in the Missouri Army National Guard; applicants not currently members must be eligible for immediate membership and employment before placement.
• Must meet the military grade limitation: maximum CW2 (W-2), with date of rank after 8 July 2023; Title 32 employees may not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor.
• Must have general experience, education, 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.
• Must have specialized experience removing, adjusting, replacing, cleaning, and installing parts and components of combat, tactical, commercial, automotive, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
• Must have a basic understanding of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other non-mechanical systems theories, and skill in replacing, fitting, installing, and adjusting systems.
• Must have experience reading and interpreting parts lists, manufacturers' repair manuals, technical manuals, diagrams, engineering drawings, and schematics.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• Must comply with the Lautenberg Amendment; an individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties.
• Must wear the military uniform and accept National Guard membership requirements as a condition of employment.
• May need an appropriate valid driver's license if required for the position.
• Must register for Selective Service if required by law; males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered.
• Must participate in direct deposit.
• May be required to complete a probationary period and management-prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment.
• Newly hired or appointed Wage Grade personnel who may be exposed to workplace health hazards must complete placement or baseline physical examinations.
• Education cannot be substituted for the required specialized experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform limited diagnosis, routine repairs, and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, and automotive vehicles.
• Assist higher-graded mechanics with repair and overhaul of internal-combustion and turbine engines, automatic and non-automatic transmissions, heavy-duty drive-line systems, and hydraulic utility systems and controls.
• Remove, adjust, clean, replace, and install parts and components; determine whether parts should be cleaned, adjusted, or replaced to complete work orders.
• Perform minor body and fender or other metal repairs.
• 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Follow established safety practices and procedures to maintain a safe and clean work environment.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are directed to contact the hiring agency for details.
• Creditable service for annual leave accrual may be granted to new employees with superior qualifications essential to the position acquired through non-federal or active-duty uniformed service.
• An advanced hire rate may be granted to a new employee with superior qualifications relevant and essential to the position's requirements.

What This Job Offers

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