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SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR

Army National Guard Units

Department of the Army

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$33.26 - $38.86

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves inspecting military vehicles and equipment to ensure they meet safety and performance standards, often working independently at remote sites without direct supervision.

It requires hands-on mechanical expertise to diagnose issues and make repairs on complex systems like hydraulics and electronics.

A good fit would be someone with military experience in vehicle maintenance who thrives in autonomous, field-based roles.

Key Requirements

  • Military grades E-5 through E-9 or WO1-CW4, with compatible assignments
  • General experience in routine equipment maintenance using common tools
  • Specialized experience diagnosing, repairing, and modifying complex vehicle systems including mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic components
  • Knowledge of combat, tactical, commercial, and special purpose vehicles
  • Ability to improvise repairs and modifications without technical guidelines
  • Skill in independent inspections at remote sites requiring subjective judgments
  • Availability for a 4/10 compressed work schedule (Tuesday-Friday), subject to mission changes

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 D1286000 and is part of the KS Maneuver And Training Equipment Site, FT RILEY, KS, Kansas National Guard.

Military Grades: E-5 through E-9, WO1- CW4 Compatible Military Assignments: IMMATERIAL GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have 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 have 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.

Major Duties:

As a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR, WG-5801-12, you will perform duties such as serve as an inspector of surface maintenance vehicles and equipment to ensure that physical and operating characteristics are within acceptable standards and specifications.

Duties involve complex inspection work, requiring a wide variety of inspection processes and techniques, at remote work sites or field installations where a supervisor is not readily available.

In these situations, work is performed very independently and decisions require a wide range of subjective judgments. Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: This position works on a 4/10's compressed work schedule with four 10-hour days, Tuesday-Friday each week of the pay period.

Work schedule is subject to change based on mission requirements

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/7/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: KS-12929430-AR-26-010