HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC-Title 32

As a HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC-Title 32 WGyou will maintain troubleshoot overhaul repair modify and inspect heavy mobile equipment various support equipment and special purpose vehicles such as; fuel dispensing trucks refueling equipment crash/structural firefighting equipment and pump trucks forklifts materiel handling aircraft cargo loaders aircraft and equipment tow tractors large runway snow removal vehicles aircraft de-icing equipment sweepers bulldozers mobile cranes road graders heavy construction and earth moving vehicles backhoes front end loaders excavators trenchers and tactical/armored protected vehicles. The equipment may be commercial or military designed with
diesel gasoline electric hybrid electric or other alternative fuel power and may have multiple engines. The work requires knowledge of how heavy duty machinery engines parts and systems work; ability to detect faulty items determine causes of malfunction and determine best repair methods; and skill to assemble disassemble repair rebuild or modify components and a variety of interconnected systems. Repairs include; integrated electrical electronics air fuel and hydraulic systems; complex state-of-the-art electrical and electronic systems requiring specialized scan/diagnostic equipment to identify malfunctions or to determine replacement of standard and computer controlled components.


***Indefinite positions are not permanent and have no guarantee to continued employment. Indefinite employees may be subject to separation from employment at any time with a 30 day written notification. If the position becomes permanent employee may be converted to a permanent appointment without further competition at managements discretion.***

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS:

Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing states National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.

Military Grades: E-3 through E-5

Conditions of Employment:

• National Guard Membership is required.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• May be required to wear authorized and supplied PPE.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a state drivers license.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the skill to make repairs or the ability to assist with repairs that can be accomplished by removing adjusting or replacing defective or worn parts.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify for the WGlevel you must have at least 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. Experience in testing inspecting and evaluating the work performed on heavy mobile vehicles equipment and systems.