Surface Maintenance Mechanic

Army National Guard Units; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Army National Guard Units in Idaho is seeking a Surface Maintenance Mechanic to support the G4 MATES. The position backfills a deploying technician and may be temporary, with tenure transferring to the permanent employee where applicable.

Military Grades: E-1 through E-7. Experience in diagnosing, repairing, and modifying complex systems across vehicle and equipment platforms is required to perform the duties of this role.

Qualifications

• Experience or training which demonstrates knowledge of equipment to be able to do routine jobs, simple preventative maintenance tasks, and can use common tools and equipment in the line of work.
• Extensive knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls.

Skills

Equipment knowledge

Routine maintenance

Use of common tools

Job description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, Position Description Number D1195000 and is part of the ID G4 MATES, National Guard. THIS POSITION IS BACKFILLING A TECHNICIAN WHO IS DEPLOYING. FOR CURRENT FEDERAL TECHNICIANS ASSIGNED TO G4 THIS WOULD BE A TEMPORARY PROMOTION OR REASSIGNMENT AND CURRENT PERMANENT TENURE WOULD TRANSFER WITH EMPLOYEE.

Military Grades: E-1 through E-7

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Experience or training which demonstrates knowledge of equipment to be able to do routine jobs, simple preventative maintenance tasks, and can use common tools and equipment in the line of work.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Experience or training leading to an extensive knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of complex interconnecting systems, assemblies, and parts for a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment. Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify interconnected complex systems on a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment. Extensive knowledge of state of the art electrical, electronic, complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and other major non-mechanical systems that have a functional relationship and effect on the operation of major mechanical systems. Extensive knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls. Skill and knowledge to develop or improvise methods, alter parts, and make repairs in the absence of technical guidelines (such as modifying parts to fit and mesh into systems for which the parts were not designed); improvise modifications to equipment to correct recurring malfunctions; and design modifications to meet special test requirements or other special needs.