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Position Title
SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC - TITLE 32
Agency
Army National Guard Units
Announcement Number
GA-12692128-AR-25-109 Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, February 21, 2025 to Friday, March 14, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Are you a current National Guard member within the state for which this position is being advertised? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current Permanent full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Permanent full-time status with the state National Guard.
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3. Are you a current Temporary Indefinite full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Indefinite full-time status with the state National Guard.
(limit characters)
4. Are you a current Temporary full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Temporary full-time status with the state National Guard.
(limit characters)
5. Are you a current member of the state National Guard for which this position is being advertised, or are you willing and eligible to become a member? (limit characters)
6. Please select the response that best describes your status: (limit characters)
7. Please select the response that best describes your status: (limit characters)
8. Please select the response that best describes your status: (limit characters)
Preferences
1. Are you a current member of the Army National Guard holding a military rank of E1-E9? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in completing the Occupational Questionnaire. Your responses to this questionnaire, in conjunction with the other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated in making preliminary screening decisions for this position. Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and capability. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. Particularly, your resume must support the response to the questions in the Occupational Questionnaire. Additional steps in the selections process are designed to verify your stated level of experience and capability. It is important to note that all of your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire are subject to review and verification. If after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation a determination is made that you have overstated your qualifications and/or experience, you will be rated ineligible.
Select "Yes" or "No" to the following question(s).
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Do you possess experience or training which demonstrates knowledge of equipment to be able to do routine jobs, simple preventative maintenance tasks, and the ability to use common tools and equipment in the line of work? (limit characters)
2. Do you possess a minimum of 18 months specialized 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 vehicles, equipment and systems? (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
3. Troubleshoot, perform maintenance and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles. (limit characters)
4. Troubleshoot equipment and diagnoses the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks and/or uses test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges, and computer diagnostic tools. (limit characters)
5. Remove and disassemble engines and major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil pressure systems. (limit characters)
6. Independently perform repairs and maintenance functions in remote locations that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts of components and systems such as injectors, leaking wheel cylinders, corroded mufflers, fuel tanks, brake cylinders and worn brake shoes, voltage regulators, generators, injector pumps, and fuel pumps. (limit characters)
7. Conduct readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment supported by the activity. (limit characters)
8. Maintain and repair electronics communication equipment by removing and replacing components and elements. (limit characters)
9.

Repair, assemble components such as voltage regulators, generators/alternators, and brake cylinders.

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10. Assist in the maintenance of production reports and records, and makes recommendations to the supervisor. (limit characters)
11. Perform work in accordance with modification work orders, technical manuals, lubrication orders, maintenance bulletins, regulations or management policies. (limit characters)
12.

Install pistons, sleeves, rings, bearings, rods, crankshafts, timing gears, and rocker arms.

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13.

Recover and evacuate inoperable vehicles from the unit location of breakdown.

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14. Perform fuel injection equipment repair, overhaul, rebuild, and calibration duties utilizing a variety of complex test and calibration equipment. (limit characters)
15.

Maintain and repair electronic communication equipment by removing and replacing components and elements.

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16.

Maintain equipment repair of such items as radios, field telephones, amplifiers, switchboards, recorders, and intercoms.

(limit characters)
17.

Serve as a commodity inspector during Command Maintenance Management evaluations (COMET) or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction Team (MAIT).

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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
18. CERTIFICATION: I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application or its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal Service (5 C.F.R Part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position. (limit characters)