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SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC LEADER
(MERIT, T32) Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units Summary
THIS IS A MERIT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION UNIT
FMS #3
LOCATION:
Arden Hills, Minnesota
SELECTING OFFICIAL
MAJ James Brown (651-282-4741)
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED
Learn more about this agency Summary
THIS IS A MERIT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION UNIT
FMS #3
LOCATION:
Arden Hills, Minnesota
SELECTING OFFICIAL
MAJ James Brown (651-282-4741)
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED
Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 23, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Arden Hills, MN No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $39.35 - $45.89 per hour Pay scale & grade WL 11 Promotion potential 11 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 5801 Miscellaneous Transportion/Mobile Equipment Maintenance Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
MN-12981475-AR-26-139
Control number 872379100 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Nional Guard current employees
Duties Help Major Duties:
This is not an all-inclusive list
A SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC LEADER
(MERIT, T32), WL-5801-11,
Leader Duties:
a.
Assigns work orders to specific crewmembers and selects workers for various jobs on the basis of knowledge,skills, and abilities. Passes on to workers instructions received from the supervisor, demonstres proper workmethods, and starts work. Insures th needed plans, blueprints, merial, and tools are available, and thneeded stock is obtained from supply locions. Works along with other workers and sets pace performing non-supervisory repair work of the same kind and level as th done by the group led. Work performed by theincumbent involves troubleshooting, maintenance and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, comb,tactical, and automotive vehicles. b.
Assures th there is enough work to keep everyone in the work crew busy. Checks work in progress andwhen finished for compliance with supervisor's instructions, work orders, and established shop procedures onwork sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines; and directs or advises other workers to follow supervisor'sinstructions and to meet deadlines. Answers workers' questions regarding procedures, policies, writteninstructions, and other directives. Interprets work instructions and assists lower graded repairers or trainees inthe more difficult and complex tasks. Provides informion to the supervisor on stus and progress of work, causes of delays, and overall work operions and problems. Assures th safety and housekeeping rules are followed.
Non-Supervisory Duties:
a.
Performs maintenance, troubleshooting, and major repair on heavy-duty mobile equipment, comb, tactical,and automotive vehicles. This may include self-propelled artillery, tracked cargo and personnel carriers, roadgraders, mobile cranes, front loaders, bulldozers, power shovels, tanks, tracked comb vehicles, all terrainvehicles, semi trailers, forklifts, tractors, and accessory equipment. Troubleshoots, repairs and/or overhauls, as aregular and recurring duty, a variety of the mechanically complex major systems to include internal combustionengines, turbine engines, automic and non-automic transmissions, heavy duty drive line systems, andhydraulic utility systems and controls, cross drive or similar multi-system transmissions and a variety ofintrice fuel injection systems. Makes repairs and modificions to assemblies and components such as voltageregulors, generors/alternors, brake cylinders, etc., for use or placement in systems for which they were notspecifically designed. Improvises work when standard procedures do not apply. b.
Troubleshoots equipment with a variety of the mechanically complex major systems and diagnoses difficultperformance problems and the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks, uses testequipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges and computerdiagnostic tools. Utilizes embedded diagnostics in equipment and a wide variety of specialized originalequipment manufacturer system analyzers in order to determine the exact nure or extent of repair. Determineswh adjustments may be necessary to complete work orders, and whether any additional repairs other thanthose specified or indiced on the work order are necessary. c.
Removes and disassembles engines and complex major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, and fuel,hydraulic, and oil pressure systems. Makes the approprie repairs, overhaul, or modificions in accordancewith the proper repair specificions and procedures, and improvises repair techniques when standardprocedures are not available. Reassembles engines and other systems, and adjusts, tests, and reinstalls invehicles and equipment as necessary. Makes adjustments and repairs to electrical and suspension systems.
Repairs equipment with a variety of interconnected systems to include ste of the art electrical and electronic,fuel injection, interconnected gear reduction, multiple engines, and similarly complex systems. Improvises,substitutes, or alters components or parts to fit into systems for which the items were not specially designed orfinds other ways to correct defects when existing methods and procedures do not give desired results. d.
Independently performs repairs and maintenance functions with little or no supervision in remote locions.
Provides technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower grade employees within the team. Assistslower grade mechanics in performing major repair work on interconnected complex systems such as electrical,air and hydraulic systems, complex ste of the art electrical and electronic systems th use specializeddiagnostic equipment to identify problems, complex fuel injection systems and other similar complex systems. Performs other duties as assigned. A full duty description is available upon request. Requirements Help Conditions of employment
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
This position is being filled under Merit Promotion procedures and is open to current employees only. Minnesota Nional Guard Membership is required. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position. Most MNNG position are 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. 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. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
MILITARY COMPATIBILITY
Upon selection, individuals will undergo a background check to valide suitability for employment with the federal government as permitted by law, regulion, Presidential order or other authority. Suitability is dependent upon the particular requirements for security clearance, sensitivity level, and DOD IT network access. Items checked include, but are not limited to all criminal history record informion, employment history, educion and fiscal accountability/responsibility. The individual selected must be assigned to a compible military position and must also maintain sisfactory membership in the Minnesota Army Nional Guard. Qualificions In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupional assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as th will not be considered a demonstrion of your qualificions for this position.
MILITARY GRADES
:
ENLISTED
(E5-E9/ WARRANT (WO1-CW2) Failure to obtain a compible MOS may result in terminion of employment.
GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
:
Description of Work:
Work is covered by the 5800-job family which includes occupions involved in repairing, adjusting, and maintaining self-propelled transportion and other mobile equipment (except aircraft), including any special purpose feures with which they may be equipped.
Minimum Requirements:
WG - Experience or training which demonstres knowledge of equipment to be able to do routine jobs, simple preventive maintenance tasks, and can use common tools and equipment in the line of work. WG-11 and above - Experience or training leading to an extensive knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operion, and working relionships of complex interconnecting systems, assemblies, and parts for a variety of comb, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment. Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify interconnected complex systems on a variety of comb, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment. Extensive knowledge of ste of the art electrical, electronic, complex hydraulic, pneumic, and other major non-mechanical systems th have a functional relionship and effect on the operion of major mechanical systems. Extensive knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumic, electrical, and electronic controls. Skill and knowledge to develop or improvise methods, alter parts, and make repairs in the absence of technical guidelines (such as modifying parts to fit and mesh into systems for which the parts were not designed); improvise modificions to equipment to correct recurring malfunctions; and design modificions to meet special test requirements or other special needs. WL (All Grade Levels) - In addition to the journeyman level knowledge, experience which demonstres the ability to plan, organize, and lead the work of others in fields directly reled the repair function of this occupional series. Must have the ability to perform administrive functions; to read and interpret a variety of technical publicions used in the repair of supported equipment. The ability to provide guidance to others in work reled directly to this occupional series. Educion
EDUCATION
N/A You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for Educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position. Additional informion
REMARKS :
No PCS available. Position will not be filled until current incumbent vaces. Sensitivity Level 2. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. - Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Acceptance of a Technician position may result in the terminion of your Selected Reserve bonus.
IMPORTANT NOTES
: Should a position be announced less than the authorized grade, the selected applicant may be non-competitively promoted when he/she meets all qualificions and is submitted for promotion by the supervisor.
IAW NGR 600-25 AND AFI
36-101, grade inversion within the full-time workforce is not permitted. Males applicants born after 31 December 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service System in compliance with the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986, Section 1622 ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). This is an Excepted Service position th requires active membership in a compible MOS in the Minnesota Army Nional Guard and wear of the military uniform. Acceptance of an Excepted Service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently enlisted in the Minnesota Army Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie enlistment or appointment. For enlistment/appointment criteria, consult www.nionalguard.com. Military skill set is determined by MOS requirements. Upon selection, individuals must be assigned to a compible military MOS in accordance with stutes and Nional Guard Bureau regulions and must obtain/maintain all requirements of the
AFSC/MOS.
The Minnesota Department of Military Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerion for the position without discriminion for any non-merit reason(s) such as age, race, religion, gender, ethnic origin or non-disqualifying disability. Pre-selection is not only counter-productive to effective recruitment and placement, but also violes The Merit Placement Principles and will not be tolered. If you have informion or questions regarding this issue, please contact the Equal Employment Manager 651-282-4472 or 651-282-4078. 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.
AREAS OF PRIORITY
: In Accordance with MN Nional Guard Regulion 690-335 (Army) or 36-1 (Air), Applicions forwarded to the selection official to conduct reviews by area of priority as listed below Area 1: Current On-board Minnesota Nional Guard Title 32 Technicians who are in permanent or indefinite technician stus as a result of being competitively hired within th Nional Guard component applying for a position within the component which they are currently employed. Area 2: Current Minnesota Nional Guard Title 32 Technicians who are in permanent or indefinite technician stus as a result of being competitively hired a sister component th is identified on the Position Vacancy Announcement (PVA), including onboard Title 5 employees th are also current members of MNNG; i.e. Army MNNG to Air MNNG, Air MNNG to Army MNNG.
Evaluion Factors:
Candides evalued on the basis of approprie educion, experience, training, self-development activities, and special awards. Candides are considered on the basis of available informion on their current applicion and supporting informion th has been provided to this office. To ensure full considerion, applicants are urged to submit informion about their training, self-development, outside experience, activities and awards. Nional Guard military (Part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evalued against the qualificion requirements for a technician position. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the Nional Guard if the experience is reled. 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. 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. Resume showing work schedule (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), hours worked per week, To and From Des (form must include Month and Year, e.g, 02/2017, Feb 2017, ect.) of employment and duties performed. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume stes complete informion for each job entry (beginning and ending des of employment sted as
MM/DD/YYYY
; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough informion regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualificion determinion, your applicion package may be rendered disqualified, and you will no longer be considered for this position. 2. SF-50: Notificion of Personnel Action 3.
Transcript:
If position requires a degree or if using educion to qualify 4. The AGO 163 can be submitted to reflect your military experience. 5. The OF 612 is optional but will not be used in lieu of a resume.
Other Required Documents:
Additional certificions, training, and reled credentials as applicable.
Job Informion:
Vacancy Identificion Number ( 12981475 ), title ( SURFACE
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC LEADER
(MERIT, T32) ) and Grade(s) ( 11 ) for which you are applying for. Do not include the following types of informion in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents 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/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12981475 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 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 Tyler Stroming Tyler.j.stroming.mil@army.mil Address
MN FMS 3 / 8 NEW BRIGHTON 4843 HAMLINE AVE N ARDEN HILLS, MN 55112 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.
CONTACTING US
After you have read all the instructions in this vacancy announcement, if you still have questions about this position or the applicion process, you may contact us (651) 282-4155. 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. Resume showing work schedule (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), hours worked per week, To and From Des (form must include Month and Year, e.g, 02/2017, Feb 2017, ect.) of employment and duties performed. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume stes complete informion for each job entry (beginning and ending des of employment sted as
MM/DD/YYYY
; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough informion regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualificion determinion, your applicion package may be rendered disqualified, and you will no longer be considered for this position. 2. SF-50: Notificion of Personnel Action 3.
Transcript:
If position requires a degree or if using educion to qualify 4. The AGO 163 can be submitted to reflect your military experience. 5. The OF 612 is optional but will not be used in lieu of a resume.
Other Required Documents:
Additional certificions, training, and reled credentials as applicable.
Job Informion:
Vacancy Identificion Number ( 12981475 ), title ( SURFACE
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC LEADER
(MERIT, T32) ) and Grade(s) ( 11 ) for which you are applying for. Do not include the following types of informion in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents 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/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12981475 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 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 Tyler Stroming Tyler.j.stroming.mil@army.mil Address
MN FMS 3 / 8 NEW BRIGHTON 4843 HAMLINE AVE N ARDEN HILLS, MN 55112 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.
CONTACTING US
After you have read all the instructions in this vacancy announcement, if you still have questions about this position or the applicion process, you may contact us (651) 282-4155. 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 Posted this month • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 23, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Arden Hills, MN No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $39.35 - $45.89 per hour Pay scale & grade WL 11 Promotion potential 11 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
