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Posted: March 25, 2026 (2 days ago)

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MOBILE EQUIPMENT DRIVER EXAMINER

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

Fresh

Location

Horsham, Pennsylvania

Salary

$31.79 - $37.14

per hour

Closes

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves testing and examining people to ensure they can safely drive various military vehicles and equipment, like trucks and tractors, while following strict safety rules.

You'll act as the main overseer for these tests at an Air National Guard base in Pennsylvania.

It's a great fit for someone with hands-on experience in operating heavy machinery and a strong sense of responsibility for safety and training others.

Key Requirements

  • Current employment with the Pennsylvania National Guard (111th ATKW) as an enlisted member (E1 - E6)
  • Possession of or ability to obtain Secret Security Clearance
  • General experience operating and maintaining self-propelled mobile equipment like trucks and tractors
  • Specialized experience using regulations, manuals, and test equipment to evaluate driver skills such as reaction time, depth perception, and emergency response
  • Ability to conduct special tests, interpret instructions, and make decisions affecting safety and operations
  • Experience providing instructions and using discretion during examinations
  • Compatibility with National Guard assignment criteria

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a MOBILE EQUIPMENT DRIVER EXAMINER, Position Description Number D2433000 and is part of the Pennsylvania National Guard, National Guard.

1 or more Position(s) may be hired against this Announcement. APPOINTMENT STATUS: EXCEPTED This is a Dual Status Excepted Service Technician position in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Bargaining Position AOC 1: NG Employees at the 111th ATKW Military Grades: ENLISTED E1 - E6 Supervisor for this position is Maj Taulelei Manpower #/01063497 *NOTE: Accessioning into this position is contingent upon verification of Secret Security Clearance GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training which demonstrates the candidate's ability to operate and maintain the maintenance of self-propelled transportation and other mobile equipment (except aircraft) used to move materials or passengers.

Experience following directions to safely operate the type of equipment required to accomplish the duties of the position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Application must indicate experience using a large volume of regulations, manuals, guides and special test equipment to determine applicant ability in emergency and visual judgment, eye-hand coordination, depth perception, hearing, field of perception, hearing, field of vision, reaction time.

Etc.

Experience conducting a variety of special or one-time tests in accordance with new or modified requirements, which involve special training, interpretation of new or modified instructions, and decisions, which affect driver/operator or equipment safety and operation.

Experience using discretion and judgment in giving personnel instructions prior to and during examination. QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE: Length of time is not of itself qualifying.

Candidates' experience should be evaluated on the basis of duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed.

The applicant's record of experience, training, and education must show possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position to be filled.

SPECIAL NOTE: Per the Merit Promotion and Placement Plan (MPP) if there are more than 15 qualified applicants for each position, by category, a KSA board will be convened in accordance with Chapter 4 of the MPP.

PCS STATEMENT: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION COSTS WILL NOT BE PAID FOR THIS POSITION The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is a diverse team of professionals who strengthen our commonwealth by serving our veterans and partners while preparing military personnel to safeguard our way of life.

We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

Applicants that are currently in an AGR status who wish to request to move their AGR resource to this position upon selection, must submit a "Request for AGR Resource Realignment" memo with their application.

A template for the memo can be found at: https://armyeitaas.sharepoint-mil.us/:w:/r/sites/NGPA-HRO/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B2CACE53F-3CEC-4838-973F-461645D1B3A1%7D&file=Template%20-%20Request%20for%20AGR%20Resource%20Realignment.docx&action=default&mobileredirect=true Major Duties:

As a Mobile Equipment Driver Examiner, WG-5701-10, you will serve as the chief test control and examining officer for the Wing by individual testing or directing instructor personnel to provide tests to applicants for operating a variety of fixed and mobile equipment such as automotive, heavy mobile, tractor, material handling, and special or general purpose equipment such as cars, trucks, truck tractor and trailer, farm tractors, bulldozers, graders, cranes, front end loaders, road and warehouse sweepers, generators, compressors, elevators, fork lifts, general purpose and power tools, and various special purpose equipment.

You will conduct a variety of written and psychophysical tests, examinations, and occasionally special schools, to determine qualifications of applicants for operator, driver status.

Incumbent will use a large volume of regulations, manuals, guides and special test equipment to determine applicant ability in emergency and visual judgment, eye-hand coordination, depth perception, hearing, field of perception, hearing, field of vision, reaction time.

etc.

conduct a variety of special or one-time tests in accordance with new or modified requirements, which involve special training, interpretation of new or modified instructions, and decisions, which affect driver/operator or equipment safety and operation.

Use discretion and judgment in giving personnel instructions prior to and during examination, familiarize participants with procedures, starts tests and records results.

Refer to higher medical authority applicants who are borderline or who have failed tests such as hearing, reaction, perception, vision, etc. Perform other duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/25/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/25/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: PA-12875011-AF-26-043