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HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

Fresh

Salary

$39.90 - $46.55

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves repairing and maintaining heavy vehicles and equipment used by the Air National Guard, such as fuel trucks, firefighting vehicles, loaders, and construction machinery, often with complex engines and systems.

The role requires hands-on troubleshooting, overhauling parts, and using diagnostic tools to keep military and support equipment running smoothly.

It's a good fit for experienced mechanics who enjoy working on large, powerful machines and have a background in diesel or hybrid systems, especially those interested in a National Guard position.

Key Requirements

  • At least 18 months of specialized experience in repairing heavy mobile equipment, equivalent to the next lower grade
  • Thorough knowledge of mechanical systems in combat, tactical, commercial, and special purpose vehicles
  • Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify engines, transmissions, and interconnected systems
  • Understanding of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and non-mechanical systems
  • Skill in using specialized diagnostic equipment for electrical and electronic malfunctions
  • Enlisted military grade in the National Guard
  • General experience in removing, adjusting, or replacing defective parts

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC, Position Description Number D2431000 and is part of the 106TH RQW, National Guard.

This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.

Military Grades: ENLISTED GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the skill to make repairs or the ability to assist with repairs that can be accomplished by removing, adjusting, or replacing defective or worn parts.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 18 months specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade.

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.

Major Duties:

As a HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC (WG- 5803-10), the purpose is to maintain, troubleshoot, overhaul, repair, modify, and inspect heavy mobile equipment, various support equipment, and special purpose vehicles such as; fuel dispensing trucks, refueling equipment, crash/structural firefighting equipment and pump trucks, forklifts, materiel handling, aircraft cargo loaders, aircraft and equipment tow tractors, large runway snow removal vehicles, aircraft de-icing equipment, sweepers, bulldozers, mobile cranes, road graders, heavy construction and earth moving vehicles, backhoes, front end loaders, excavators, trenchers, and tactical/armored protected vehicles.

The equipment may be commercial or military designed with diesel, gasoline, electric, hybrid electric, or other alternative fuel power and may have multiple engines.

The work requires knowledge of how heavy duty machinery, engines, parts, and systems work; ability to detect faulty items, determine causes of malfunction, and determine best repair methods; and skill to assemble, disassemble, repair, rebuild or modify components and a variety of interconnected systems.

Repairs include; integrated electrical, electronics, air, fuel, and hydraulic systems; complex state-of-the-art electrical and electronic systems requiring specialized scan/diagnostic equipment to identify malfunctions or to determine replacement of standard and computer controlled components.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/3/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NY-12927943-AF-T32026-276