EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units NGLA-LG (J4) Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This position is loced in the Joint Forces Headquarters-Ste, Logistics Directore (J-4/G-4), Ste Surface Maintenance Management Office.

DEFINITION OF AREA

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OF CONSIDERATION

: Area 1 = On-board technicians currently assigned to the Louisiana Nional Guard . Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This position is loced in the Joint Forces Headquarters-Ste, Logistics Directore (J-4/G-4), Ste Surface Maintenance Management Office.

DEFINITION OF AREA

(S)

OF CONSIDERATION

: Area 1 = On-board technicians currently assigned to the Louisiana Nional Guard . Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/13/2026 to 06/02/2026 Salary $61,722

• $80,243 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Pineville, LA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1670 Equipment Services Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number 26LAHRO000012960154 Control number 869084800 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency

United Stes Citizens Duties Help Duties & Responsibilities :

(1) Serves as a recognized authority on the repair and operion of various types of ARNG equipment. Provides instruction and assistance regarding equipment maintenance procedures, techniques, and methods as a part of the Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Team (MAIT). (2) Provides advice, assistance, and guidance regarding maintenance management systems, merial readiness programs, cost reduction programs, and maintenance shop practices in maintenance facilities. Receives reviews, and processes unit Army Merial Stus System (AMSS) reports and Missile Merial Readiness reports and submits a consolided report to the Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA). (3) Prepares and conducts both classroom and on-the-job training designed to upgrade, improve, and/or upde the knowledge and working skills of unit maintenance personnel. Develops, writes, updes, and teaches units of instruction for new equipment training. Evalues training progress in areas such as basic mechanic principles; theories of equipment repair and modificion; compliance with established procedures and directives; requirements for equipment maintenance records and reports; and proper utilizion of equipment, personnel, funds, and facilities. (4) Evalues directives to ensure adherence to standard methods, conformity in maintenance procedures, and the proper use of maintenance equipment, facilities, and personnel. Recommends policy, procedure, or operion changes, as required, to facilite and ensure efficiency in maintenance operions and manpower utilizion. (5) Reviews the effectiveness and efficiency of equipment and maintenance management and needs for improvement of existing practices and the impact on the overall maintenance program. Reviews and evalues informion in technical reports, logistical studies, supply da systems, and observions/inspections of maintenance organizions. Researches merial pertaining to maintenance and maintenance management. Utilizes computer software programs to identify errors, equipment, non-mission capable time, and to determine a course of action to improve readiness. Recommends the revision of higher headquarters' policies, procedures, practices, and regulions. Provides methods for improving, consoliding, simplifying, and standardizing operions and management of maintenance activities. Performs assistance s to logistic and maintenance functional areas to provide guidance and assistance to ensure effective and smooth maintenance operions. (6) Performs hands on maintenance procedures to personnel on proper trade techniques, practices, and explains safety precautions involved in maintenance. 7) Performs other as duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment 1) Nional Guard Membership is required. 2) Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. 3) Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. 4) May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. 5) Must currently be an on-board technician of the Louisiana Nional Guard.

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS

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OFFICER, WARRANT OFFICER, & ENLISTED SECURITY CLEARANCE

: Must maintain approprie level of security clearance.

• LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS

• Acceptance of this position may result in the loss of contracted incentive(s). For further details, contact the LANG Ste Incentive Manager, (504) 278-8116 (ARMY) 391-8336 (AIR FORCE).

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NOTICE :

THIS EMPLOYER PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY

FEDERAL

LAW REQUIRED ALL EMPLOYERS TO VERIFY THE IDENTITY AND EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY OF ALL PERSONS HIRED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED

: This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the Nional Guard. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Qualificions

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

: Must possess experience, educion, or training which has provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more classes of equipment; the experience must include knowledge of standard shop terminology; a basic knowledge of mechanical principles reling to equipment; experience must demonstre the ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical publicions; knowledge is of the type gained from technical training, educion, and experience in functions such as repairing, overhauling, maintaining, constructing, or inspecting equipment; experience using computer and automion system.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: Must possess least One (1) year of specialized experiences the GS-07 level; AND/OR least Twenty-four (24) months experience, educion, or training which provided knowledge and skill in applying commonly used equipment, facility, or service principles and concepts; experience in the use of tools and test equipment; experience which provided knowledge of maintenance programs and techniques; knowledge and skill in applying principles, concepts, and methods of equipment design; experience in the use of tools and test equipment; experience developing, installing, inspecting, or revising equipment maintenance programs and techniques.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES

: 1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position. 2. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. 3. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

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Irregular and/or overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. 5. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dicted by legal and regulory requirements, your organizion, and its changing mission. Educion You must provide transcripts and/or other documention as proof to support your Educional claims, and receive credit to meet the Educion requirements for this position. Additional informion As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs is not authorized, based upon a determinion th a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (Includes Blueprint Reading) and Equipment Repair/Modificion Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment and duties performed. 2. Applicion Packet (Click Link To Download) and submit other supporting documents. 3. OF 612

• "Optional Applicion for Federal Employment" (Click Link to Download) Submit only if you do not have a resume.

4. Security Clearance Form (Please complete this form and submit if you do not have least a "SECRET" security clearance.) If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume, applicion packet, and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion

LANG HRO INBOX

Phone 504-278-8600 NG.LA.LAARNG.MBX.HRO-ACTIONS@ARMY.MIL Address

LA ARNG J4 LOGISTICS 420 F STREET PINEVILLE, LA 71360 US

Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment and duties performed. 2. Applicion Packet (Click Link To Download) and submit other supporting documents. 3. OF 612

• "Optional Applicion for Federal Employment" (Click Link to Download) Submit only if you do not have a resume.

4. Security Clearance Form (Please complete this form and submit if you do not have least a "SECRET" security clearance.) If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume, applicion packet, and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion

LANG HRO INBOX

Phone 504-278-8600 NG.LA.LAARNG.MBX.HRO-ACTIONS@ARMY.MIL Address

LA ARNG J4 LOGISTICS 420 F STREET PINEVILLE, LA 71360 US

Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/13/2026 to 06/02/2026 Salary $61,722

• $80,243 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Pineville, LA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 26LAHRO000012960154 Control number 869084800