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Posted: January 13, 2026 (1 day ago)

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SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Army National Guard Units

Department of the Army

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Salary

$33.12 - $38.63

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting a wide range of military vehicles and equipment, such as combat and tactical vehicles, at a National Guard facility in South Carolina.

Workers diagnose issues in complex mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems and may need to improvise fixes when standard parts aren't available.

It's a great fit for experienced mechanics with military vehicle knowledge who are current or eligible members of the South Carolina Army National Guard and thrive in a team-oriented, mission-driven environment.

Key Requirements

  • Eligibility for South Carolina Army National Guard membership (current employee, member, or eligible individual)
  • General experience with routine maintenance, simple repairs, and using common tools on equipment
  • Specialized experience in diagnosing, repairing, overhauling, and modifying complex mechanical systems in combat, tactical, commercial, and special purpose vehicles
  • Extensive knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and non-mechanical systems affecting vehicle operations
  • Ability to improvise modifications, alter parts, and develop repair methods without technical guidelines
  • Obtain and maintain appropriate 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 PDD1194000, and is part of the SC CSMS, 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.

May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required. 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 perform maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, inspection, and/or overhaul of a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, and special purpose vehicles and equipment.

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: 1/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: SC-12865079-26-057-AR