Surface Maintenance Mechanic

Army National Guard Units; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Army National Guard Units in Washington seeks a Surface Maintenance Mechanic (Title 32) at the Washington Field Maintenance Shop in Seattle. This temporary, indefinite, excepted-service Unit Technician role requires hands-on mechanical repairs, routine maintenance, and the ability to read parts lists and repair manuals.

Qualified candidates will have experience with mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems, and be able to diagnose and overhaul complex vehicle components.

Qualifications

• Experience or training with routine maintenance and basic mechanical repairs.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic theory related to vehicles.
• Ability to read parts lists and repair manuals and diagrams.
• Experience with complex systems and understanding interrelationships of components (WG10).

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify vehicles and equipment.
• Install, adjust, and replace parts, components, and accessories.
• Operate hand and power tools and use test equipment for inspections.
• Read and interpret repair manuals, diagrams, and schematics.

Skills

Hand tools

Power tools

Test equipment

Mechanical repair

Reading diagrams

Electrical knowledge

Hydraulic systems

Diagnostics

Job description

This is a Washington Army National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Unit Technician position: SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Location: Washington Field Maintenance Shop 1 Seattle, Washington 98119-2786

Appointment Type: Temporary, indefinite, excepted service

Advertised as: ENLISTED May be used to fill one or more vacancies.

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

WG08

• Must have at least 12 month 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 which demonstrates a basic understanding of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic theory applying to vehicles; and skill to replace, fit, install, and make adjustments.
• Experience demonstrating an understanding of the makeup and operation of the various individual systems maintained and their interrelationships.
• Experience reading and interpreting parts lists, manufactures' repair manuals, diagrams, and electrical schematics.

WG10

• Must have at least 18 months experience or training leading to a thorough knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of complex systems, assemblies, and parts for a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment.
• Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment.
• Knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other non-mechanical systems that have a functional relationship and effect on the operation of mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and electronic controls.
• Basic knowledge of electronics, sufficient to identify and replace defective components, such as sensors, diodes, and circuit boards.
• Ability to repair or overhaul major components such as diesel, multi-fuel or gasoline engines, turbine engines, automatic and manual transmissions, drive line assemblies, electrical and electronic systems and accessories, fuel injection systems, and emission control systems.