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Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer

U.S. Army Reserve Command

Department of the Army

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$30.03 - $35.03

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves fixing and maintaining large pieces of machinery like bulldozers, tractors, and generators used by the Army Reserve, including troubleshooting problems, replacing parts, and performing routine checks to keep everything running smoothly.

It's a hands-on role in a shop setting, sometimes outdoors, where you'll also provide guidance to other team members and drive vehicles as needed.

A good fit would be someone with practical experience in mechanical repairs who is physically fit, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently with minimal oversight.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair heavy mobile equipment without more than normal supervision
  • Experience performing preventative maintenance checks and services on construction, industrial, combat, tactical, and powered support equipment
  • Skill in removing, replacing, installing, or adjusting major components like power packs, transmissions, fuel pumps, and alternators
  • Proficiency in conducting operational tests, mechanical diagnostics, and final inspections to identify and fix malfunctions
  • Capability to perform minor body work and provide technical assistance to unit personnel
  • Physical ability to lift up to 40 pounds frequently, with assistance for heavier items, and work in shop or outdoor environments involving bending, climbing, and crouching
  • Valid ability to operate motor vehicles for job duties

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

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

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.

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 do the work of a Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer without more than normal supervision.

To meet the screen out element, applicants should document experience or show the ability to do the following: troubleshoot, maintain and repair heavy mobile equipment to include performance of preventative maintenance checks and services; repair, replace, install, or make adjustments to mobile equipment components and parts; and conduct various operational tests to perform final inspection.

- Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. 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:

  • Troubleshoot, repair, modify and maintain a variety of heavy mobile equipment, such as: construction, industrial, combat, tactical, and powered support equipment. Equipment may include bulldozers, graders, tractors, generators, forklifts, etc.
  • Remove and replace major systems or components of equipment to include power packs, transmissions, transfers, gear reduction units, injector pumps, air conditioners, fuel pumps and alternators.
  • Make idle speed, current, brake, and transmission linkage adjustments.
  • Perform initial and in-process inspections; perform mechanical diagnostics and troubleshoot to localize defects and determine cause of malfunction; perform mechanical maintenance on defective parts; and perform minor body work.
  • Provide technical assistance to unit personnel.
  • Operate motor vehicles to perform the duties of this position.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SDDE-26-12861939-DHA-R4