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SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR (TITLE 32)

Army National Guard Units

Department of the Army

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$44.95 - $52.40

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of mechanics who maintain and repair vehicles and equipment for the Army National Guard, including planning work schedules, assigning tasks, and ensuring projects are completed on time.

It's a supervisory role focused on coordinating resources and monitoring progress in a military maintenance shop.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on mechanic experience who enjoys managing people and has a background in the National Guard or similar federal service.

Key Requirements

  • Experience planning, directing, and organizing work assignments for lower-grade personnel
  • Ability to review work requirements, establish priorities, and meet deadlines
  • Knowledge of various maintenance lines of work and adapting equipment/techniques to new situations
  • Supervisory experience demonstrating communication of general supervisory concepts and shop processes
  • Journeyman-level knowledge in surface maintenance mechanics
  • Eligibility for Title 32 Excepted Service, including willingness to become a Dual Status Technician and gain ILNG membership
  • Military grades of Warrant Officer (CW4) to Officer (O4)

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1297000 and is part of the IL CSMS 1, National Guard.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of considerations for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S.

Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence, The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.

The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees. The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible.

The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership. The FIFTH area of consideration will U.S. Citizens.

Military Grades: Warrant Officer/Officer - CW4-O4 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: WS-15 Level MUST possess, in addition to the journeyman level knowledge, experience which demonstrates the ability to plan, direct, and organize work assignments for lower grade personnel; experience which required the review of work requirements and establish priorities to meet deadlines; experience that provided knowledge of various lines of work performed by this function; experience in adapting existing equipment and techniques to new situations.

SPECIALIZED SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE: MUST possess supervisory experience which includes experience which demonstrates the ability to supervise or the potential to perform such duties as evidenced by the ability to communicate knowledge of general supervisory concepts, and knowledge of shop processes.

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 SUPERVISOR (TITLE 32), WS-5801-15, you will provide overall direction and coordination of subordinate work activities and functions.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list: Plan overall allocation of personnel and resources for the organization.

Ensure accomplishment of work operations which because of their scope, volume, and complexity are planned on a year or longer basis.

Analyze work plans developed by subordinate supervisors for accomplishment of assigned work orders, projects, and the status of work accomplished.

Provide higher-level managers and/or supervisors with information regarding status of work projects, budget estimates, changes in equipment, facilities, techniques, etc.

Explain work requirements to subordinate supervisors, set deadlines and sequence of operations.

Analyze production, cost and personnel utilization records, and make adjustment in operations to correct problems. Spot checks work operations to assure production and quality standards are met.

Encourages employees to achieve goals. Recommend promotion or reassignment of subordinate supervisors and reviews personnel actions prepared by supervisors.

Make formal appraisal of supervisors' work performance and review employee appraisals submitted by them.

Develop, publish, and ensure employee compliance with standing operating procedures for the activity supervised.

Ensure regulations governing safety and housekeeping are observed with appropriate protective clothing and equipment being utilized.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/24/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: IL-12906180-AR-26-102