Surface Maintenance Mechanic (title 32)

Army National Guard Units; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The Army National Guard Units in Tennessee seeks a Surface Maintenance Mechanic (Title 32) to maintain and repair diverse combat and tactical vehicles and equipment. Candidates should have experience with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and electronic subsystems and hands-on diagnostic skills.

Position requires knowledge of engines, transmissions, and related systems, with ability to diagnose and repair complex components.

Qualifications

• General Experience: ability to perform routine maintenance and use common hand tools.
• Specialized Experience: 1 year at next lower WG level or 18 months training leading to knowledge of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic subsystems.
• Knowledge of engines, transmissions, drive lines, and related components.
• Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul and modify complex systems and equipment.

Job description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (TITLE 32), Position Description Number NGD1194000 and is part of the TN ARMY National Guard. This vacancy is not eligible for membership to a labor organization.

Military Grades: E-3 through E-8

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: Must have 1-year at the next lowest WG level or 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.