Surface Maintenance Mechanic Inspector

Army National Guard Units; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD is seeking a highly skilled maintenance specialist to support Title 32 operations at CSMS Johnston, IA. The role focuses on complex mechanical systems across a variety of vehicles and equipment.

Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of routine maintenance, diagnostics, and the ability to improvise repairs when guidelines are unavailable, ensuring readiness and mission capability.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of equipment and ability to perform routine jobs and simple maintenance using common tools.
• Experience diagnosing, repairing, and modifying complex systems on a range of vehicles and equipment.
• Extensive knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic systems and their interaction with mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop or improvise repair methods and modify parts to fit systems lacking guidelines.
• Improvise equipment modifications to correct recurring malfunctions and meet special test requirements.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Diagnostics

Troubleshooting

Hydraulic systems

Electrical systems

Pneumatic systems

Job description

IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION This position is open to current on-board Title 32 employees of the Iowa Army National Guard. Military membership is required. LOCATION: CSMS. Johnston, IA

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Applicants who do not fully address the minimum/specialized experience needed for the position in their resume will not be referred for consideration. Your resume must contain your own words. Resumes that are verbatim, from this announcement, any PD's, or any other applicants will not be considered.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• 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 REQUIREMENTS:

• WG-5801-11: Must have experience in the following:
• 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.
• Experience and ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify interconnected complex systems on a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment.
• Experience and 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.
• Experience and extensive knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls.
• Experience, 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.