Facilities Maintenance Equipment Technician

Job Summary

This position is for a Surface Maintenance Repairer at Army National Guard Units. The ideal candidate will have experience working with heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles.

Main Responsibilities:

• Perform routine repairs and maintenance on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles.
• Assist higher graded mechanics in the repair and/or overhaul of major systems to include internal combustion engines, turbine engines, automatic and non-automatic transmissions, heavy duty drive line systems, and hydraulic utility systems and controls.
• Make routine repairs that can be accomplished by removing, adjusting, or replacing defective or worn parts and components.
• Perform limited diagnoses to determine the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks and/or uses basic test equipment such as compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters and pressure gauges.
• Determine when parts should be cleaned, adjusted or replaced with standard parts to complete work orders.
• Remove, replace, adjust, clean and install parts and components such as wheel seals, switches, sensors, fuel pumps, water pumps, power steering pumps, brakes, filters, radiators, bearings, springs, shock absorbers, wheel cylinders, starter motors, mufflers, battery cables, and other items of similar complexity.
• Perform routine repairs and maintenance functions in remote locations that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts of components and systems using standard parts.
• Receive guidance and instruction from a higher graded mechanic or supervisor to perform non-routine and more complex repairs on portions of major assemblies and/or systems.
• May provide field maintenance at unit locations as part of a 'contact team'. Recover and evacuate inoperable vehicles from the unit location of breakdown.
• Conduct limited readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment supported by the activity.
• Perform Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) and ensure vehicles and equipment are properly serviced, including brake adjustments, replacing hydraulic fluids, greasing, cleaning, etc.
• Perform other preventive maintenance operations as required to ensure that equipment is functioning properly.
• May perform routine maintenance and limited repairs on basic communication equipment such as radios, field telephones, amplifiers, switchboards, recorders, intercoms by removing and replacing components and elements.
• Perform minor body and fender, or other metal repairs, using peening hammers, dollies and limited welding.
• Perform limited repairs and routine maintenance on small arms and accessory equipment by replacing worn or damaged parts.
• Make minor repairs to canvas and leather items using bonding/sealing compounds and hand tools such as awls, canvas needles etc.
• In conjunction with or in the absence of the Tools and Parts Attendant, may maintain supply documentation, and the receipt, store, issue, and inventory of tools and parts used in the trades operation.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Military Grades: E2-E7.
• Compatible Military Assignments: ECMF: 12, 13, 14, 19, 25, 88, 91, 92, and 94.
• General Experience: Must possess experience 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: Candidate must have 12 months specialized experience using common hand and power tools and a small variety of test and measurement devices to make mechanical repairs.

Work Environment:

• The job requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, and crouching; or working on top of, under, and in tight compartments or cramped or awkward positions.
• Performs strenuous work while standing, lying, or sitting.
• Frequently lifts and carries items, unassisted, weighing up to 40 pounds; and often exerts similar effort in pushing, pulling, and positioning parts, assemblies, and equipment.
• Frequently exposed to bad weather, dust, heat, fumes, and hard damp floors or ground.
• Exposed to the possibility of cuts, burns, bruises, and sprains while repairing, positioning, and moving equipment.
• Uses safety equipment such as protective ear devices, hard hats, hard-toe shoes, respirators, and protective clothing.