Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer

This position is open to US citizens. You must demonstrate the ability to perform the work of a Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer without more than normal supervision. Experience can be paid or unpaid, including volunteer work through National Service programs like Peace Corps and AmeriCorps.

• US citizenship is required.
• Ability to do the work of a Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer without more than normal supervision (screen-out element).
• Experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing heavy mobile equipment, including performing preventive maintenance checks and services.
• Experience repairing, replacing, installing, or adjusting mobile equipment components and parts.
• Experience conducting operational tests to perform final inspections.
• No specific length of training or experience is required, but you must demonstrate sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities through your application.
• Volunteer experience is credited equally with paid experience.
• This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Troubleshoot, repair, modify, and maintain construction, industrial, combat, tactical, and power generation equipment such as bulldozers, graders, tractors, trucks, armored personnel carriers, tracked recovery vehicles, and forklifts.

• Remove and repair major systems or components including power packs, transmissions, transfer cases, gear reduction units, injector pumps, air conditioners, fuel pumps, and alternators.
• Make idle speed, current, brake, and transmission linkage adjustments.
• Perform initial and in-process inspections; perform mechanical diagnostics and troubleshoot to localize defects and determine cause of malfunction.
• Perform mechanical maintenance on defective parts and perform minor body work.
• Provide technical assistance to unit personnel.
• Operate motor vehicles to perform the duties of this position.

Active membership as a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve is required before a start date can be set.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.
• This position requires a Personnel Security Investigation.
• This position is subject to Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements.
• Must obtain a Class A CDL within 180 days of employment.
• Must pass a medical examination prior to employment.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.

Complete benefits package as a federal employee, including health insurance, retirement, and paid leave.

• Eligibility for benefits depends on position type (full-time, part-time, or intermittent).
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to Joint Travel Regulations and agency determination.
• New Army Reserve Military Technicians may be authorized moving expenses to their first official duty station.
• Recruitment, retention, and/or relocation incentive, advance in-hire rates, advanced leave accrual, and creditable service for leave accrual may be authorized when determined to be in the best interest of the government.

This is a Military Technician position with the 63rd Readiness Division, Equipment Concentration Site 2 in San Antonio, Texas.

• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary is based on the local prevailing rate for WG 9.
• This is a Logistics Career Field position.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you are a federal employee in the competitive service and have been notified in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP, you may receive selection priority.
• For questions about the application process, contact the Army Applicant Help Desk.
• Do not mail applications; apply online through the official application portal.

The 63rd Readiness Division is a U.S. Army Reserve unit responsible for providing training, logistics, and support to Army Reserve units across its region. This division ensures that equipment and personnel are ready for deployment and mission success. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside military personnel in a structured environment that values technical expertise and dedication to national defense. 63rd Readiness Division is named as the hiring organisation for the Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer post.