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Posted: March 19, 2026 (0 days ago)

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Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer Leader

U.S. Army Reserve Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$36.20 - $42.29

per hour

Closes

April 9, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of repair workers in fixing and maintaining heavy mobile equipment like vehicles and machinery at an Army Reserve site in Virginia.

The role requires passing on instructions, checking work quality, and handling complex repairs yourself while ensuring everything follows safety and procedure guidelines.

It's a good fit for someone with hands-on mechanical experience, leadership skills, and a commitment to joining the Army Reserve as a Soldier.

Key Requirements

  • Active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before starting
  • Ability to lead or supervise, including passing instructions, demonstrating methods, and setting work pace
  • Experience in heavy mobile equipment repair, assembly, installation, and troubleshooting
  • Skill in interpreting instructions, blueprints, specifications, and work orders
  • Knowledge of technical practices for precise repairs and compliance with shop procedures
  • Physical ability to stand, bend, lift up to 40 pounds, and work in shop or outdoor settings
  • Eligibility under specific employment authorities (e.g., veterans, disabled, current DoD civilians)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is a military technician position with the 99th Readiness Division, Equipment Concentration Site (ECS) 88 located in Bowling Green, Virginia.

This position requires an active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before a start date can be set.

To learn more about minimum qualifications to join the Army Reserve, visit http://www.goarmy.com/reserve/jobs.html Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Qualification Statement: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required.

However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to lead or supervise. Applicants must meet the screen out element to be considered further.

To meet the screen out element, applicants should document experience or show the ability to do the following: pass on instructions, demonstrate work methods, work with others and set the pace for non-supervisory repair work; check work in progress and when finished for compliance with supervisor's instructions; follow work orders and established shop procedures, policies, and other directives; interpret work instructions and assist lower graded repairers or trainees in difficult or complex tasks, and provide information to the supervisor on status and progress of work.

Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc.

(includes blueprint reading) Ability To Lead or Supervise Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.

Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Trouble Shooting Physical Effort: Work requires frequent standing, bending reaching, stretching, climbing, and crouching.

Incumbent frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 pounds and occasionally lifts heavier items with assistance.

Working Conditions: Work is performed in a maintenance shop setting and occasionally outside. Major Duties:

  • Pass on instructions to workers received from supervisors.
  • Initiate assignments by identifying immediate tasks to be performed.
  • Check the progress of assignments for accuracy and compliance with supervisor’s instructions.
  • Provide information to supervisors keeping them abreast of current progress.
  • Perform more complex repairs on heavy mobile equipment.
  • Operate vehicles in order to check the work of subordinates.
  • Perform repairs on various types of equipment, e.g., commercial, combat and tactical automotive, and support equipment.
  • Provide guidance and advice to workers involving the proper maintenance procedures.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/19/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/19/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SDDE-26-12913384-MP-R