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Posted: December 16, 2025 (30 days ago)

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SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (TITLE 32)

Army National Guard Units

Department of the Army

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$29.45 - $34.36

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining heavy military vehicles and equipment, including engines, hydraulic systems, and electrical components, often in field conditions.

It's a hands-on role in the Army National Guard where you'll lead junior mechanics and ensure equipment is ready for use.

A good fit would be someone with military experience as an enlisted member (E1-E7) who enjoys mechanical work and can solve complex problems independently.

Key Requirements

  • Enlisted military grade E1 to E7 in the National Guard
  • At least 18 months of specialized experience in diagnosing, repairing, and overhauling complex vehicles and systems
  • Knowledge of diagnostic equipment and tools like engine analyzers, compression testers, and computer diagnostics
  • Ability to apply independent judgment to solve complex maintenance problems
  • Experience testing, inspecting, and evaluating repair work on heavy-duty equipment
  • Skills in performing preventive maintenance and repairs in remote locations
  • Capability to provide technical guidance and leadership to lower-grade mechanics

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1194000 and is part of the NC G4, National Guard (G4 - FMS #15 / MD 5225-025).

Military Grades: Enlisted (E1 to E7) 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: (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, WG-5801-10, you will troubleshoot, perform maintenance and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, automotive vehicles; troubleshoot, repairs/overhauls major systems to include internal combustion engines, turbine engines, automatic, heavy duty drive line systems, hydraulic utility systems, controls; perform work in accordance with modification work orders, technical manuals, lubrication orders, maintenance bulletins, regulations or management policies; troubleshoot equipment; diagnose cause of mechanical failures by means of visual/auditory checks and/or use test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges, computer diagnostic tools; remove/ disassemble engines/major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, fuel, hydraulic, oil pressure systems; make adjustments/ repairs to electrical/suspension systems; perform repairs, maintenance functions in remote locations by removing, cleaning, reinstalling, replacing defective parts of components and systems such as injectors, leaking wheel cylinders, corroded mufflers, fuel tanks, brake cylinders, worn brake shoes; provide technical guidance, specialized team leadership to lower grade employees within the team; assist lower grade mechanics in performing major repair work; assist higher graded mechanics in repairing interconnected systems such as electrical, air/hydraulic systems, complex state of the art electrical and electronic systems that use specialized diagnostic equipment to identify problems, complex fuel injection systems; similar complex systems; perform operational inspections ensures vehicles/ equipment are properly serviced, including brake adjustments, replacing hydraulic fluids, greasing, cleaning, and performs other preventive maintenance operations as required; inspect in-process repair work of lower graded repairer to ensure equipment is being repaired in accordance with requirements; maintain/repair electronics communication equipment by removing/ replacing components/elements; assist in the maintenance of production reports and records, make recommendations to supervisor as to adjustments necessary to effectively, efficiently and economically accomplish the work and maximize production; perform other duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 12/16/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/16/2025

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NC-12851795-AR-25-073C