91L Construction Vehicle Repairer

National Guard; Prairie du Chien (WI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Construction Vehicle Repairer, where you'll gain hands-on experience maintaining and repairing heavy machinery essential for construction. This role offers a unique opportunity to earn while you learn valuable skills in vehicle maintenance and repair, all while receiving a regular paycheck and tuition assistance. With comprehensive training that includes both classroom and field experience, you will be well-prepared for a rewarding civilian career in various sectors, including service stations and construction equipment dealerships. If you have a passion for mechanics and enjoy problem-solving, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Tuition assistance

Regular paycheck

Hands-on training

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain and repair various heavy machinery.
• Skills in troubleshooting engines and hydraulic systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and replace components of heavy machinery.
• Troubleshoot and repair issues in vehicle engines and systems.

Skills

Troubleshooting vehicle engines

Repairing hydraulic systems

Interest in math

Interest in electricity

Shop mechanics

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Heavy machinery tools

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

If you’ve ever considered a career in maintaining heavy machinery, join the Army National Guard as a Construction Vehicle Repairer and help pave the way for success. In this role, you will maintain trucks, bulldozers, power shovels, and other heavy equipment needed for construction operations.

As a Construction Vehicle Repairer you will:

1. Maintain and replace brake actuators, batteries, starter motors, alternators, mechanical fuel pumps, and hydraulic cylinders;
2. Adjust engine speed governor/valves, carburetors, dry-disc clutches, steering brakes, and fuel injector racks;
3. Charge suspension accumulators, transmission shift accumulators, and main hydraulic accumulators;
4. Troubleshoot problems in vehicle engines, electrical systems, steering, brakes, and suspensions;
5. Tune up and repair engines;
6. Replace or repair damaged body parts, hydraulic arms, shovels, and grader blades;
7. Establish and follow maintenance schedules.

Job Duties

• Service drive shafts, universal joints, service brake shoes, water pumps, and turbochargers
• Maintain and replace cylinder heads, high-pressure fuel injection pumps, and road wheels

Some of the Skills You’ll Learn

• Repair and replace body panels, fenders, and radiators
• Troubleshoot hydraulic systems

Helpful Skills

• Interest in math, electricity, and shop mechanics
• Interest in electric motors and appliances

Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career at service stations, auto and construction equipment dealers, farm equipment companies, and state highway agencies. You can also consider a future as a garage mechanic, carburetor mechanic, transmission mechanic, construction equipment mechanic, or endless track vehicle mechanic.

Earn While You Learn

Instead of paying to learn these skills, get paid to train. In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance.

Job training for a Construction Equipment Repairer consists of 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and 8 weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.