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SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR

Army National Guard Units

Department of the Army

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$36.60 - $42.71

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves inspecting heavy military vehicles and equipment, like tanks and cranes, to make sure they meet safety and performance standards at a National Guard training site in Wyoming.

The role requires hands-on work with complex machinery, using various tools and techniques to check and maintain everything from engines to hydraulic systems.

It's a great fit for someone with military experience as a mechanic who enjoys troubleshooting and ensuring equipment is ready for use.

Key Requirements

  • Military affiliation required, with compatible grade between E-6 (SSG) and E-9 (SGM)
  • Extensive experience in diagnosing, repairing, and overhauling complex vehicle systems including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components
  • Knowledge of combat, tactical, and special purpose vehicles and equipment
  • Ability to improvise repairs and modifications without technical guidelines
  • Valid driver's license
  • Permanent full-time schedule (Monday-Friday, 7:00 am - 4:30 pm) with primary on-site presence
  • Demonstrated routine maintenance skills using common tools

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR, Position Description Number PDD1285000 and is part of the WY Unit Training Equipment Site, Wyoming Army National Guard.

This is a Title 32 Dual Status Technician Excepted Service position. Military affiliation is required.

TECHNICIAN INFO Type of Appointment: Permanent Tenure: Group 1 or 2 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 4:30 pm FLSA: Exempt Telework: The duties of this position require primary physical presence.

Situational teleworking may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Para/Line: 7821/014 Selecting Official: CSM James Swingholm MILITARY GRADE Min: E-6/SSG Max: E-9/SGM Applicants' under-grade of what is listed above will not be considered for this vacancy.

Acceptance of this position does not in any way constitute a military promotion.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: 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.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Must possess 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: Must possess 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); improvising modifications to equipment to correct recurring malfunctions; and design modifications to meet special test requirements or other special needs.

NOTE: Minimum Requirements and Specialized Experience will be used to determine qualifications for the announced position.

Applicants must show start and end in MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY format (e.g., 02/2015 - 03/2017 or Feb 2017 - Mar 2017) dates and hours worked per week with description of your specialized experience on the resume.

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidates will be required to be in a compatible military grade and assignment prior to the effective date of placement.

DRIVER'S LICENSE: You must possess a valid driver's license. Major Duties:

This position is in the Wyoming Army National Guard's Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics, Unit Training Equipment Site, located at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming.

The purpose is to serve as an inspector of surface maintenance equipment to ensure that physical and operating characteristics are within acceptable standards and specifications.

Duties involve complex inspection work that requires a wide variety of inspection processes and techniques. May assist higher graded inspectors, as required.

Inspects a large variety of heavy-duty mobile equipment (i.e., combat, tactical, etc.) and automotive vehicles (i.e., attack tanks, large cranes, tank retrievers, fire trucks, bridge transporters, armored vehicle launched bridges, bulldozers, road graders, crawler tractors, power shovels, self-propelled earth compacting equipment, self-propelled artillery, etc.).

Inspects complex, interrelated mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic and electrical systems, equipment and their components while in operation or in a standby condition.

Inspects equipment to determine repairs needed.

Uses specially designed testing methods and test equipment such as computerized test sets, precision gauges, electronic sensors, injector test stands, engine scopes, etc., to assure that tolerance and safety factors have been met.

Serves as inspector on Command Maintenance Evaluation Teams (COMET). ** This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties. **

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: WY-12932826-AR-26-062