SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Summary

This position (PD# D1195000) is part of the Nevada Army National Guard. The purpose of this position is to troubleshoot, repair, maintain, inspect, and/or overhaul a variety of complex combat, tactical, commercial, and special purpose vehicles and equipment having complicated mechanical and non-mechanical systems with a variety of interconnected systems. Provides technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower grade employees.

This Job Is Open To

• Internal to an agency
• National Guard and reserves

Clarification from the agency: THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ONLY. This is an open continuous announcement. Initial cutoff will be 09 JULY 2026. Recruitment will continue through the announcement closing date until the position is filled. This is a backfill for a deployer. Position is NTE early-mid 2027.

Duties

• Performs maintenance, troubleshooting, and major repair on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, and automotive vehicles, including self-propelled artillery, tracked cargo and personnel carriers, road graders, mobile cranes, front loaders, bulldozers, tanks, tracked combat vehicles, semi trailers, forklifts, and accessory equipment. Overhauls mechanically complex major systems including internal combustion engines, turbine engines, automatic and non-automatic transmissions, heavy duty drive line systems, hydraulic utility systems and controls, cross drive or similar multi-system transmissions, and intricate fuel injection systems.
• Troubleshoots equipment with mechanically complex major systems and diagnoses difficult performance problems by means of visual and auditory checks and test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges and computer diagnostic tools. Utilizes embedded diagnostics and specialized original equipment manufacturer system analyzers.
• Removes and disassembles engines and complex major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil pressure systems. Makes repairs, overhaul, or modifications and improvises repair techniques when standard procedures are not available. Repairs equipment with a variety of interconnected systems including state-of-the-art electrical and electronic, fuel injection, interconnected gear reduction, and multiple engine systems.
• Independently performs repairs and maintenance functions with little or no supervision in remote locations. Provides technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower grade employees. May provide Field and limited Sustainment maintenance at unit locations as part of a "contact team."
• Conducts readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment. Performs operational inspections and ensures vehicles are properly serviced. May serve as a commodity inspector during Command Maintenance Management evaluations (COMET) or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team (MAIT).
• Performs electrical repairs on complex state-of-the-art electrical and electronic systems requiring extensive training on specialized diagnostic equipment.
• Assists in the maintenance of production reports and records, and makes recommendations to the supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of Employment

• Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement (Title 32 USC). ENLISTED E1 - E8; MOS 91 series, or must be willing and able to obtain in the first year of employment.
• National Guard Membership is required.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Must maintain local network access IAW AR 25-2.
• Wear the uniform appropriate for the member's grade and component.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (Lautenberg Amendment) of the Gun Control Act.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Each applicant must fully substantiate (in their own words) that they meet the specialized experience requirements; do not copy from the vacancy announcement or position description.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience or training which demonstrates knowledge of equipment to do routine jobs, simple preventative maintenance tasks, and use of common tools and equipment in the line of work.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience or training leading to an extensive knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of complex interconnecting systems, assemblies, and parts for a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment. Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify interconnected complex systems. Extensive knowledge of state-of-the-art electrical, electronic, complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and other major non-mechanical systems, and of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their controls. Skill and knowledge to develop or improvise methods, alter parts, and make repairs in the absence of technical guidelines.

Education

There is no specific education requirement for this position. The applicant's record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties. You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support any Training/Educational claims.

Additional Information

• Male applicants born after 12/31/1959 must be registered under the Military Selective Service Act to be eligible for appointment.
• This is a Bargaining Unit position.
• Applicants who feel they have restoration rights to this position should contact the HRO.
• Military Incentives - Bonuses and Student Loan Repayment: selection may cause you to lose eligibility for National Guard Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonus and/or Student Loan Repayment Program incentives.
• Participation in Direct Deposit is mandatory.
• TERM POSITIONS: TEMP and INDEFINITE are TERM positions limited to 4 years maximum. May be non-competitively converted to INDEFINITE or PERMANENT contingent upon funding.
• RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION INCENTIVE: may be available if eligible, subject to funding and TAG-NV approval.
• PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS): PCS funding is NOT authorized.
• SELECTED RESERVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM: Acceptance of this position will cause termination of Federal bonuses pursuant to respective SRIP.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications above. We will review your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with supporting documentation, to determine your ability to demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience; ability to work with, understand, and evaluate technical information and advise others.
• Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision.
• Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, analyze, and identify system malfunctions to determine the source and cause of the problem.
• Ability to understand and interpret written material, including technical materials, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables.
• Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment.
• Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, repair, etc.

Required Documents

• Your resume: may be submitted in any format, must support the specialized experience, and must be no longer than two pages. Must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (month/year to month/year); civil service positions must include grade and series.
• OF-306 - Declaration for Federal Employment (do not answer questions 9-13).
• SF-181 (Ethnicity and Race Identification).
• Completed Assessment Questionnaire (part of the USAJOBS application process).
• A current PQR (Personnel Qualification Record), no more than 90 days old (ORB/ERB acceptable in absence of a PQR; Air Force personnel submit current RIP).
• Any additional supporting documentation (certificates, licenses, transcripts, etc.).

Documents NOT accepted: photographs, copies of position descriptions, performance ratings, awards and letters of recommendation. Applicants who submit incomplete applications will receive a rating of INELIGIBLE.

How to Apply

To apply, complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (8:59 PM Pacific Time) on the closing date.

To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to select your resume and other supporting documents. Do NOT email applications directly to the HRO unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Agency Contact

• Name: Domenic Veneziano
• Phone: (775) 884-8546
• Email: domenic.j.veneziano2.mil@army.mil
• Address: NV CSMS 1, 2444 Fairview Drive, Carson City, NV 89701, US