91L Construction Vehicle Repairer

Army National Guard; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Join the Army National Guard as a Construction Vehicle Repairer where you'll learn to maintain and repair heavy machinery crucial for construction operations. This part-time role offers training in specialized skills applicable to both military and civilian careers. You'll receive a paycheck while you gain valuable experience and education assistance.

Qualifications

• You will learn to service heavy machinery and various systems.
• Develop skills applicable to civilian roles in automotive and construction.
• Hands-on training in a military context.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair heavy machinery including trucks and bulldozers.
• Troubleshoot vehicle engines, electrical systems, and suspensions.
• Service components like brakes, fuel pumps, and hydraulic systems.

Skills

Interest in math

Interest in electricity

Interest in shop mechanics

Interest in electric motors

Interest in appliances

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

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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 maintain and replace brake actuators, batteries, starter motors, alternators, mechanical fuel pumps, and hydraulic cylinders; adjust engine speed governor/valves, carburetors, dry-disc clutches, steering brakes, and fuel injector racks; charge suspension accumulators, transmission shift accumulators, and main hydraulic accumulators; troubleshoot problems in vehicle engines, electrical systems, steering, brakes, and suspensions; tune up and repair engines; replace or repair damaged body parts, hydraulic arms, shovels, and grader blades; and 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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