Job Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC (Title 32), Position Description Number D1788000 and is part of the OK 138th Fighter Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard.

Job Description

MILITARY GRADES: E-3 through E-6 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: 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. Knowledge of the makeup, operation, removal and installation of major components and assemblies such as engines, power transmissions, power take-offs, suspensions, steering systems, braking systems, and related electrical, fuel, hydraulic, and wheel assemblies in assigned vehicles. Knowledge of and skill in operation of specialized digging and trenching equipment. Skill in troubleshooting hard-to-find vehicle defects or problems and determining repairs needed. Knowledge sufficient to troubleshoot, repair, remove, install, inspect, or rebuild complex major systems and assemblies. Skilled in use of related special power tools, hand tools and a wide variety of test and diagnostic equipment (e.g. test stands, oscilloscopes, compression gauges, engine and chassis dynamometers, etc.) common to the trade. Skill, knowledge, and ability to troubleshoot problems with major components and assemblies and determine how far major components should be torn down, what parts and mechanisms can be reworked and refitted or should be replaced with new parts, the type and extent of adjustments and alignments required, and the skill and knowledge to overhaul, repair, align, adjust, and perform operational checks on such components and assemblies. Ability to interpret and apply manufacturers' repair manuals, technical specifications, schematics, engineering drawings, diagnostic codes, computer printouts, and other instructions, work orders, and established standards.