Surface Maintenance Repairer (T32)

Army National Guard Units • Cullman, AL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position with the Alabama Army National Guard, part of AL CSMS 2 in Cullman, Alabama. The position performs limited diagnosis, routine repair, and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, automotive, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment. Work is performed under technical manuals, lubrication orders, maintenance bulletins, regulations, and management policies. The repairer independently handles routine maintenance and repairs and receives guidance from a higher-graded mechanic or supervisor for more complex work. Field maintenance at unit locations and recovery of inoperable vehicles may be required. The position may also involve basic communications equipment, minor metal and body work, small arms, canvas and leather items, and tools-and-parts documentation and inventory.

Requirements

• National Guard membership is required, with membership in a compatible Alabama Army National Guard military assignment required before the effective date of placement.
• Applicants not currently in the Alabama Army National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the military grade listed for the announcement.
• Military rank must be between SPC (minimum) and CW4 (maximum).
• 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 or systems.
• Experience understanding the makeup and operation of individual systems and their interrelationships.
• Experience reading and interpreting parts lists, manufacturers' repair manuals, diagrams, and electrical schematics.
• Basic knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of systems in combat, tactical, commercial, automotive, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
• Working knowledge of techniques for removing, adjusting, replacing, cleaning, and installing vehicle and equipment parts and components.
• Basic understanding of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other non-mechanical system theories, and skill to replace, fit, install, and adjust systems.
• Skill in using basic test equipment and analyzing test results to identify faults and determine whether parts or components require repair or replacement.
• Ability to use basic tools common to the occupation and determine when parts should be cleaned, reinstalled, or replaced with standard parts.
• Ability to read and interpret parts lists, manufacturers' repair manuals, technical manuals, diagrams, engineering drawings, and schematics.
• Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May occasionally be required to work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• Education cannot be substituted for the requirements of this wage-grade position.

Responsibilities

• Perform limited diagnosis and routine repair and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment and 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.
• Diagnose mechanical failures using visual and auditory checks and basic test equipment; determine whether parts should be cleaned, adjusted, or replaced.
• Remove, replace, adjust, clean, and install vehicle parts and components such as pumps, brakes, filters, radiators, bearings, springs, shock absorbers, starter motors, and related items.
• Perform routine repairs and maintenance independently at remote locations; undertake more complex work with guidance from a higher-graded mechanic or supervisor.
• 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 and perform Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS).
• Service vehicles and equipment, including adjusting brakes, replacing hydraulic fluids, greasing, cleaning, and other preventive maintenance.
• May perform routine maintenance and limited repairs on basic communication equipment by removing and replacing components.
• May perform minor body, fender, or other metal repairs using hand tools and limited welding.
• May perform limited routine maintenance and repairs on small arms and accessory equipment by replacing worn or damaged parts.
• May make minor repairs to canvas and leather items using bonding or sealing compounds and hand tools.
• May maintain supply documentation and receive, store, issue, and inventory tools and parts used in the trades operation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families may have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on the position and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive of up to 25% may be authorized, subject to approval before employee in-processing.

What This Job Offers

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