Surface Maintenance Mechanic

Army National Guard Units; Tillicum (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Army National Guard Units at JBLM, Washington, seeks a Surface Maintenance Mechanic to perform routine and complex mechanical repairs on a variety of combat and support vehicles. The role requires working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems and the ability to read repair manuals and schematics.

Location is at Washington Combined Support Maintenance Shop G4-M JBLM, with permanent, excepted service appointment.

Qualifications

• General experience: knowledge of equipment to perform routine jobs and basic maintenance using common tools.
• Specialized experience WG08: 12 months using common hand and power tools and test equipment to perform mechanical repairs.
• Specialized experience WG10: 18 months knowledge of mechanical systems and ability to diagnose and repair complex vehicles and equipment.
• Experience reading parts lists and repair manuals.

Skills

Hand tools

Test & measurement

Mechanical repair

Electrical theory

Hydraulic theory

Diesel engines

Diagnosis & repair

Tools

Test equipment

Diagrams & schematics

Job description

SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Location: Washington Combined Support Maintenance Shop G4-M JBLM, Washington 98433

Appointment Type: Permanent, excepted service

Advertised as: ENLISTED/WARRANT OFFICER 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 months 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.