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SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Army National Guard Units

Department of the Army

Fresh

Location

Darlington, South Carolina

Salary

$31.07 - $36.24

per hour

Closes

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining a wide range of military vehicles and equipment, from combat and tactical types to commercial and special-purpose ones, often dealing with their complex mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.

It also includes providing guidance to junior staff and improvising solutions when standard fixes aren't available.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on mechanical experience in vehicle repair, preferably in a military or high-stakes environment, who enjoys problem-solving and working in a team.

Key Requirements

  • Extensive knowledge of mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems in complex vehicles
  • Experience diagnosing, repairing, overhauling, and modifying interconnected systems on combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles
  • Ability to improvise repairs, alter parts, and develop methods without technical guidelines
  • General experience with routine maintenance, using common tools, and basic equipment knowledge
  • Eligibility for South Carolina Army National Guard membership (current employee or member preferred)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance
  • No convictions under the Lautenberg Amendment for domestic violence

Full Job Description

This is a National Guard Title 32 Excepted position for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, Position Description Number PDD1195000, and is part of the SC FMS 12, South Carolina Army National Guard.

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION OPEN TO THE FOLLOWING AREA OF CONSIDERATION (AOC): Area of Consideration: This position is open to Area 1 Only.

Area 1: Current employees of the South Carolina Army National Guard (Tenure 1 and 2) Area 2: Current members of the South Carolina Army National Guard Area 3: Any individual eligible for membership in the South Carolina Army National Guard *Temporary and Indefinite employees do not meet permanent tenure requirements and are not eligible for Area 1.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Experience or training which demonstrates knowledge of equipment to be able to do routine jobs, simple preventative maintenance tasks, and can use common tools and equipment in the line of work.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Experience or training leading to an extensive knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of complex interconnecting systems, assemblies, and parts for a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment.

Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify interconnected complex systems on a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment.

Extensive knowledge of state of the art electrical, electronic, complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and other major non-mechanical systems that have a functional relationship and effect on the operation of major mechanical systems.

Extensive knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls.

Skill and knowledge to develop or improvise methods, alter parts, and make repairs in the absence of technical guidelines (such as modifying parts to fit and mesh into systems for which the parts were not designed); improvise modifications to equipment to correct recurring malfunctions; and design modifications to meet special test requirements or other special needs.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES: 1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position. 2.

This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968.

An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. 3.

Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. *4.

Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. 5.

The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment.

You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission. Major Duties:

This position is located in the Joint Forces Headquarters-State, Logistics Directorate (J-4), Surface Maintenance Facility.

The purpose of this position is to troubleshoot, repair, maintain, inspect, and/or overhaul a variety of complex combat, tactical, commercial, and special purpose vehicles and equipment having complicated mechanical and non-mechanical systems with a variety of interconnected systems.

Provides technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower grade employees.

Work is covered by the 5800-job family which includes occupations involved in repairing, adjusting, and maintaining self-propelled transportation and other mobile equipment (except aircraft), including any special purpose features with which they may be equipped.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/1/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SC-12927287-26-141-AR