Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Lead/Technician Inspector, UME

Akima; Fort Cavazos (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Health benefits

On-site work

Job summary

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO) seeks a Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Lead/Technical Inspector for Fort Hood, TX. The role covers diagnostics, repairs, and leadership of a maintenance team on heavy equipment.

Responsibilities include ensuring safety and quality, complying with Army procedures, and coordinating tasks in indoor and outdoor environments. Expect overtime with appropriate compensation and a dynamic field assignment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of heavy equipment maintenance experience.
• Knowledgeable in U.S. Army maintenance procedures and AR 750-1.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to pass Pre-Employment Drug Test and Background Screening.
• Must be able to receive CAC and maintain access.
• Physical ability to lift 50 pounds and perform demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes malfunctions and repairs, rebuilds and maintains power equipment (cranes, bulldozers, paving machines, etc.).
• Operates and inspects machines to diagnose defects; disassembles/reassembles with hoists and hand tools; tests overhauled equipment.
• Performs welding of broken parts and assists with assembly/disassembly; may repair mining machinery.
• LEAD duties: personnel accountability, timekeeping, reporting, safety culture, and contract compliance.
• Work may be indoors or outdoors with overtime and exposure to heat, dust, cold, and weather.

Skills

Heavy equipment maintenance

Communication skills

CAC access

Own tools

AR 750-1 knowledge

Drug test clearance

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Job description

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO) is looking for a Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Lead/Technical Inspector to work in Fort Hood, TX.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes malfunctions and repairs, rebuilds and maintains power equipment, such as cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors, pneumatic tools, and tracked/wheeled vehicles.
• Operates and inspects machines or equipment to diagnose defects, dismantles and reassembles equipment, using hoists and hand tools, examines parts for damage or excessive wear, using micrometers and gauges, replaces defective engines and subassemblies, such as transmissions, and tests overhauled equipment to insure operating efficiency.
• The mechanic welds broken parts and structural members, may direct workers engage in cleaning parts and assisting with assembly and disassembly of equipment, and may repair, adjust and maintain mining machinery, such as stripping and loading shovels, drilling and cutting machines, and continuous mining machines.
• Identification as LEAD, adds administrative duties to the standard labor category. Administrative duties include personnel accountability, timekeeping, drafting and submitting reports, creating a safety culture, and enforcing company/contract requirements and standards.
• This position involves working both indoors and outdoors.
• Work environment includes periodic overtime, exposure to heat, dust, cold, and inclement weather conditions.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 5 years of heavy equipment maintenance experience.
• Must have knowledgeable in U.S. Army maintenance procedures and AR 750-1.
• Must possess good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have the ability to pass Pre-Employment Drug Test and Background Screening.
• Must be able to receive a favorable TIER-1 Investigation result and obtain and maintain a CAC.
• Must be ability to bring and use own tools.
• Must have the physical requirements to include (but not limited to) to lift 50 pounds, pushing, pulling, carrying, stooping, bending, squatting, and reaching.

Desired Qualifications:

• ASE Certification desired.
• Commercial Driver's License with Passenger Endorsement preferred.
• U.S. Army 91 series MOS qualification or civilian equivalent.
• Valid Driver's License preferred.
• High School Diploma / GED preferred.

Pay & Benefits:

• Hourly Compensation: $27.38.
• Hourly Health & Welfare Benefit: $5.09.
• Work schedule consists of a 50-hour work week. Any hours worked over 40 hours per week will be compensated at the applicable overtime rate.

Job ID 2026-23578

Work Type On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.

As an AFO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.