Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor

Army National Guard Units; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nevada Army National Guard is seeking a Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor (PD D1296000). This senior position serves as assistant to a supervisor, directing maintenance and coordinating activities across teams to ensure readiness.

Key duties include planning work, prioritizing tasks, diagnosing complex vehicle and equipment systems, and implementing effective repairs while maintaining safety and compliance with standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance on complex vehicle systems and equipment.
• Ability to diagnose, repair, and modify interconnected systems.
• Experience planning, directing and coordinating work for subordinates.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct and coordinate maintenance work assignments.
• Supervise lower grade personnel and manage priorities to meet deadlines.
• Diagnose and repair complex mechanical, hydraulic, electrical systems on vehicles.
• Adapt equipment and methods to meet special needs and test requirements.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Planning & directing

Diagnostics & repair

Vehicle systems expertise

Adaptability to improvised fixes

Prioritization skills

Team leadership

Job description

This position is for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR, PD# D1296000, part of the Nevada Army National Guard. Serves as a Full Assistant to a supervisor who has responsibility for providing overall direction and coordination of subordinate work activities and functions. Participates with higher-level management officials in planning and establishing long-range work requirements and schedules. Serves as the highest-level subject matter expert for work accomplished in the organization.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Education requirement is based upon the qualification standards for the specific position and is stated under the heading "EDUCATION". Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific in describing your experience. EACH APPLICANT MUST FULLY SUBSTANTIATE (IN THEIR OWN WORDS) THAT THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE LISTED BELOW; OTHERWISE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE CONSIDERED UNQUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION. DO NOT COPY FROM THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION OR YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Must possess 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

• Must possess 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;
• Design modifications to meet special test requirements or other special needs;
• Experience which demonstrates the ability to plan, direct, and organize work assignments for lower grade personnel;
• Experience which required the review of work requirements and establish priorities to meet deadlines;
• Experience that provided knowledge of various lines of work performed by this function;
• Experience which demonstrates the ability to supervise or the potential to perform such duties as evidenced by the ability to communicate knowledge of general supervisory concepts, and knowledge of shop processes;
• Experience in adapting existing equipment and techniques to new situations.