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SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (Title 32)
Army National Guard Units · Posted today
On-site Ellington AFB, TX $34.7 – $40.5/hr Apply by Nov 3, 2026 Miscellaneous Transportation/Mobile Equipment Maintenance ESTPISTP Trades
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This position is a Title 32 dual status position within the G4 at FMS #18 located in Houston, TX. 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. Texas is one of 9 states with NO state income tax.
What You'll Do
- →As a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (Title 32) with the Texas Army National Guard, your duties will include, but will not be limited to: Performs maintenance, troubleshooting, and major repair on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, and automotive vehicles.
- →This may include self-propelled artillery, tracked cargo and personnel carriers, road graders, mobile cranes, front loaders, bulldozers, power shovels, tanks, tracked combat vehicles, all terrain vehicles, semi trailers, forklifts, tractors, and accessory equipment.
- →Makes repairs and modifications to assemblies and components such as voltage regulators, generators/alternators, brake cylinders, etc., for use or placement in systems for which they were not specifically designed.
- →Improvises work when standard procedures do not apply.
- →Troubleshoots equipment with a variety of the mechanically complex major systems and diagnoses difficult performance problems and the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks, uses test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges and computer diagnostic tools.
- →Utilizes embedded diagnostics in equipment and a wide variety of specialized original equipment manufacturer system analyzers in order to determine the exact nature or extent of repair.
- →Determines what adjustments may be necessary to complete work orders, and whether any additional repairs other than those specified or indicated on the work order are necessary.
- →Removes and disassembles engines and complex major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil pressure systems.
- →Makes the appropriate repairs, overhaul, or modifications in accordance with the proper repair specifications and procedures, and improvises repair techniques when standard procedures are not available.
- →Reassembles engines and other systems, and adjusts, tests, and reinstalls in vehicles and equipment as necessary.
- →Makes adjustments and repairs to electrical and suspension systems.
- →Repairs equipment with a variety of interconnected systems to include state of the art electrical and electronic, fuel injection, interconnected gear reduction, multiple engine, and similarly complex systems.
- →Improvises, substitutes, or alters components or parts to fit into systems for which the items were not specially designed or finds other ways to correct defects when existing methods and procedures do not give desired results.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 within the team.
Requirements
- ✓Appointment Factor(s): This is an Excepted Service position that requires active membership in a compatible military assignment in the Texas Army National Guard and wear of the military uniform.
- ✓Areas of Consideration: Nationwide Excepted.
- ✓This includes: All currently employed full-time permanent, indefinite and temporary personnel of the Texas National Guard.
- ✓All current members of the Texas Army National Guard and individuals eligible for membership in the Texas Army National Guard.
- ✓Incentives: Acceptance of a military Federal technician position may result in termination and / or repayment of military incentives.
- ✓Please check your contract and contact your servicing Education Services (Incentives) office or the Recruiting/Retention office.
- ✓Remarks: Texas Army National Guard Membership is required.
- ✓The Texas National Guard is an Equal Opportunity employer.
- ✓Veterans' preference is not applicable to this position.
- ✓Direct deposit is mandatory.
- ✓Trial period required (see additional information) Military Requirements: For Dual-Status Technician positions service affiliation under Title 32 USC 709 is required.
- ✓Military skill set is determined by AFSC/MOS requirements.
- ✓Upon selection, individuals must be assigned to a compatible military AFSC/MOS per statutes and National Guard Bureau regulations and must obtain/maintain all requirements of the AFSC/MOS.
- ✓Enlisted: E-1/PVT not to exceed E-9/CSM Warrant Officers: W-1/WO1 MOS/AFSC: N/A Other Requirements: For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7762f550-d2fe-4771-a859-ffe12c3761a2
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