SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC LEADER (TITLE 32)
Army National Guard Units
Posted: March 10, 2026 (3 days ago)
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Army National Guard Units
Department of the Army
Location
North Riverside, Illinois
Salary
$37.10 - $43.31
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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This job is for a lead mechanic in the Army National Guard who oversees a small team fixing heavy vehicles like trucks and tactical equipment, while also doing hands-on repairs and troubleshooting.
It involves assigning tasks, ensuring tools and parts are ready, and guiding workers on the job.
A good fit would be someone with strong mechanical skills, leadership experience in a shop setting, and a background in military or heavy equipment maintenance.
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC LEADER (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1287000 and is part of the IL FMS 9, National Guard.
AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of considerations for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S.
Code § 709), the only area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.
Military Grades: Enlisted/Warrant Officer - E4-CW3 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: 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: WL-10 Level MUST possess, in addition to the journeyman level knowledge, experience which demonstrates the ability to plan, organize, and lead the work of others in fields directly related the repair function of this occupational series; ability to perform administrative functions; to read and interpret a variety of technical publications used in the repair of supported equipment; ability to provide guidance to others in work related directly to this occupational series.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words.
You may refer to position descriptions, i.e.
the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experience; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered.
In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below.
Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained.
This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. Major Duties:
As a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC LEADER (TITLE 32), WL-5801-10, you will serve as a working leader of three or more Surface Maintenance Mechanics, WG-5801-10.
Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list: Assign work orders to specific crewmembers and select workers for various jobs on the basis of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Pass on to workers instructions received from the supervisor, demonstrates proper work methods, and starts work.
Insure that needed plans, blueprints, material, and tools are available, and that needed stock is obtained from supply locations. Assure that there is enough work to keep the work crew busy.
Troubleshoot, perform maintenance and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles.
Make repairs to assemblies and components such as voltage regulators, generators/alternators, brake cylinders, etc.
Troubleshoot equipment and diagnose the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks and/or uses test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges, and computer diagnostic tools.
Utilize embedded diagnostics in equipment and a wide variety of original equipment manufacturer system analyzers in order to determine the exact nature or extent of repair.
Determine what adjustments may be necessary to complete work orders, and whether any additional repairs other than those specified or indicated on the work order are necessary.
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