SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR (TITLE 32)
Army National Guard Units
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SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR (TITLE 32)
Army National Guard Units
Department of the Army
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina
Salary
$33.92 - $39.57
per hour
Type
Full Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves inspecting and evaluating heavy military vehicles and equipment, such as tanks, cranes, and artillery, to ensure they are in good working order and identify any needed repairs.
The role requires traveling to remote sites or training exercises to check complex systems like mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components.
It's a great fit for experienced mechanics with military background who enjoy hands-on technical work and problem-solving in a National Guard setting.
Key Requirements
- Military grade of Enlisted (E4 to E9) or Warrant Officer (WO1)
- At least 18 months of specialized experience diagnosing, repairing, overhauling, and modifying complex vehicles and equipment
- Thorough knowledge of diagnostic equipment and tools
- Ability to apply independent judgment to solve complex maintenance and repair problems
- Experience testing, inspecting, and evaluating work on vehicles, equipment, and systems
- Familiarity with inspecting interrelated mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, and electrical systems
- Willingness to work at remote sites, during field exercises, or on evaluation teams
Full Job Description
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1286000 and is part of the NC G4, National Guard (G4-CSMS/Manning Doc 6021-711).
Military Grades: Enlisted (E4 to E9) or Warrant Officer (WO1) Minimum Requirements: Experience or training which demonstrates knowledge of equipment to be able to do routine jobs, simple preventative maintenance tasks, and is able to use common tools and equipment in the line of work.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: (must have 18 months)Experience or training diagnosing, repairing, overhauling, and modifying more complex vehicles, equipment, and more complicated systems.
Experience which has provided a thorough knowledge of diagnostic equipment.
Experience applying independent judgment in determining methods and techniques required to solve unusually complex maintenance and repair problems.
Experienced in testing, inspecting, and evaluating the work performed on vehicles, equipment and systems. Major Duties:
- As a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR, WG-5801-12, you will inspect a large variety of heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles such as 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.; may also inspect heavy artillery, small arms, powered support and other equipment or components of equal or lesser complexity; inspect complex, interrelated mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic and electrical systems, equipment and their components while in operation or in a standby condition; inspect equipment to determine repairs needed; inspect the full range of equipment as described above at remote worksites in support of field organizations, field units during field exercise training periods, or before major pieces of equipment are sent for repair to a supporting maintenance facility; serve as inspector on Command Maintenance Evaluation Teams (COMET) and/or as a member of Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Teams (MAIT).
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