Surface Maintenance Mechanic - Heavy Equipment (Temp)

Army National Guard Units; Bluffdale (UT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Army National Guard Units in Bluffdale, UT, seeks a Surface Maintenance Mechanic (Temp) (Title 32) WG-5801-11 to plan, perform, and supervise shop maintenance for heavy vehicles and related equipment.

The role involves troubleshooting, disassembly/reassembly of engines and major assemblies, and ensuring readiness inspections for IDT/AT. Priority to current Utah Army National Guard members, with the supervisor listed as Devon Middleton.

Responsibilities

• Plans, accomplishes, and maintains a functional small shop maintenance program.
• Plans and lays out work to be accomplished by shop workers.
• Estimates manpower, equipment, and material requirements.
• Devises and maintains program plans and records; provides surveillance and troubleshooting techniques; and determines maintenance/repair procedures.
• Plans, organizes, and directs shop maintenance programs and/or procedures; and determines approaches, methods, and courses of action required to accomplish the mission of the shop in an effective and efficient manner.
• Troubleshoots, performs maintenance and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles.
• Makes repairs to assemblies and components such as voltage regulators, generators/alternators, brake cylinders, etc.
• Performs work in accordance with Modification Work Orders, Technical Manuals, Lubrication Orders, Maintenance Bulletins, Regulations or management policies.
• Troubleshoots equipment and diagnoses the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks and/or uses test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges, and computer diagnostic tools.
• Removes and disassembles engines and major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil pressure systems.
• Reassembles engines and other systems, and adjusts, tests, and reinstalls in vehicles and equipment as necessary.
• Independently performs repairs and maintenance functions with little or no supervision in remote locations that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts of components and systems.
• Provides technical guidance and team leadership to lower grade employees within the shop.
• Recovers and evacuates inoperable vehicles from the unit location of breakdown.
• Implements safety regulatory requirements.
• Conducts readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment supported by the activity.
• Performs operational inspections and ensures vehicles and equipment are properly serviced, including brake adjustments, replacing hydraulic fluids, greasing, cleaning, etc.
• Inspects supported equipment prior to use during IDT and AT to ensure proper functioning.

Job description

Army National Guard Units in Bluffdale, UT, seeks a Surface Maintenance Mechanic (Temp) (Title 32) WG-5801-11 to plan, perform, and supervise shop maintenance for heavy vehicles and related equipment.

The role involves troubleshooting, disassembly/reassembly of engines and major assemblies, and ensuring readiness inspections for IDT/AT. Priority to current Utah Army National Guard members, with the supervisor listed as Devon Middleton.