HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

Full Job Description

You will serve as a HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC in the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command of NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CENTER.

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying.

Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below.

This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job.

Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible.

The Screen-out Element for this position is: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision: 1) Applying knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic principles are applied to heavy-duty vehicles and equipment; 2) Performing repairs and overhaul of major systems such as supercharged and turbo engines, automatic and manual transmissions, and interrelated subsystems; 3) Operate electrical-mechanical systems and interrelated components such as control modules, switches, actuators, sensors and wiring; and 4) Read and interpret equipment repair orders, technical trade publications, and blueprints.

I work under close supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed.

Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations.

Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

• You will repair clutches, transmission systems, differentials, final drives, generators, governors, reduction gears, hydraulic systems, hydraulic and pneumatic braking systems, and more.
• You will install and align internal combustion engines, hoisting machinery and related equipment.
• You will repair, overhaul, and rebuild attachments and other utility systems on such equipment as bulldozers, road graders, rollers, power shovels, backhoes, stationary generators, patrol boats, and more.
• You will diagnose, troubleshoot, remove, adjust, modify, repair or replace defective components in such sub-systems as ignition, emission, electronic and computer-controlled systems, injection systems, or overhauling various mechanisms.
• You will use electrical-mechanical systems and interrelated components such as control modules, switches, actuators, sensors and wiring.
• You will independently accomplish various repairs, from minor tune-ups to complete frame up overhauls on all types of equipment.