EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units Summary This Nional Guard position is for a

EQUIPMENT

SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1257000and is part of JFHQ-SMM, Lincoln, NE, Nebraska Army Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary This Nional Guard position is for a

EQUIPMENT

SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1257000and is part of JFHQ-SMM, Lincoln, NE, Nebraska Army Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply by 06/10/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 10, 2026 Locion Lincoln, NE 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $61,722 - $80,243 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 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 1670 Equipment Services Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NE-12966797-AR-26-078

Control number 870020300 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 Nebraska Nional Guard Area 1 applicants Duties Help As a

EQUIPMENT

SPECIALIST, GS-1670-9, duties include: (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. (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 duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Military membership in the Nebraska Nional Guard Membership is required. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Obtain/maintain the level of security clearance/background check required May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Direct Deposit is mandory Individuals with military incentive bonuses may be subject to recoupment. Qualificions

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED

This is a Title 32 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. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership and employment in the Nional Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY TO JOIN THE NEBRASKA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLEASE CONTACT THE LOCAL RECRUITING OFFICE AT 402-309-7458. OPEN AREAS OF CONSIDERATION

AREA:

1 DEFINITION OF AREA(S)

OF CONSIDERATION

AREA 1: Current permanent and indefinite technicians of the Nebraska Army or Air Nional Guard; and current Title 5 employees of the Nebraska Military Department who are military members of the Nebraska Nional Guard. AREA 2: All Drill Stus/M-Day members and temporary technicians of the Nebraska Air or Army Nional Guard. AREA 3: Current military service members who are willing and eligible to become members of the Nebraska Air or Army Nional Guard. AREA 4: All qualified candides eligible and willing to become a member of the Nebraska Nional Air or Army Nional Guard prior to the effective de of hire.

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS

Compible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective de of placement . This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the Nebraska Army Nional Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.

Military Grades:

Maximum:

CW4/E9;

Minimum:

WO1/E5; Military Grade inversion within the full time work forces is not permitted. The military grade of the full time supervisor must equal or exceed the military grade of the personnel supervised.

Compible Military Assignments:

Compibility followed in accordance with 32 USC 709(b) and 10 USC 10216 Compibility requirements must be met prior to appointment to the position. Selectee has 24 months to become qualified in a compible military assignment.

Security Clearance/Background Check requirements:

In order to comply with US DOD requirements and ensure the safety and security of the missions, programs, property and personnel of the Nebraska Military Department, employees must obtain the approprie background investigion and maintain the level of security clearance assigned to their respective work. Failure to obtain, within one year of appointment, and maintain the designed type of security clearance/background check required for the respective work may result in a job offer being rescinded, separions of employment, or other actions as may be deemed in the best interest of the agency. Prior to appointment individuals must meet the security clearance requirements for the position or submit the required documents of the Nebraska Nional Guard, Personnel Security Manager for processing the approprie investigion.

Required forms:

SF86, PSIP

Initiion Form, Fingerprints, OF306 and Applicion/Resume. Nebraska Nional Guard Personnel Security Manager - Please send all inquires to ng.ne.nearng.mbx.persec@army.mil

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

: 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 systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: GS-09: 1-year equivalent to least next lower grade level 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.

Educion Educion Undergradue Educion:

Major study -- any field of study in an accredited college or university.

Gradue Educion:

Major study -- fields reled to the position to be filled. or Experience General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience th provided a knowledge of the characteristics, uses, and properties of equipment. This experience may have been gained in trades or crafts, engineering technician, production control, inspection, or other work reled to the specializion of the position to be filled. Technical school may be credited as general experience in accordance with the following criteria: Full-time resident study in a technical institute above the high school or trade school level on a month-for-month basis. Completion of a full 4-year curriculum in a technical or vocional high school for up to 6 months of general experience. Completion of a resident trade school course of least 1 year in the manufacture, repair, or maintenance of equipment for up to 1 year of general experience. Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Working as a skilled mechanic or maintenance worker, sales or service engineer, or planner or estimor in a technical group dealing with manufacture, utilizion, repair, or operion of equipment. Reviewing and applying technical specificions and requirements. Analyzing equipment and forecasting spare parts requirements. Reading and interpreting engineering change orders, equipment requisitions, shop orders, and work orders. Analyzing contract specificions and examining pertinent equipment to determine if specificions are met. Analyzing or supervising maintenance, repair, or production operions to determine methods of improvement. Additional informion 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 ). 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. Your answers to the assessment questionnaire verified against informion provided in your resume and other supporting documention. Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all the questions addressing experience and educion relevant to this position. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific, we will not make assumptions regarding your experience. If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions or experiences, your ring adjusted or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. Your qualificions evalued against general and specialized experience under the "Qualificions" section and against the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): To preview the assessment questionnaire, please use the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12966797 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 (form should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed. Use this link for Resume Tips . 2. Other supporting documents (optional) Cover Letter DD-214 Other SF-50 Transcript 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 (Eastern) 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 Jon Sronce Phone 402-309-8173 jon.c.sronce.civ@army.mil Address

NE SMM 2433 NW

24th Street Lincoln, NE 68524 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. Qualified candides referred to the selecting official in the following order: 1. Fully qualified Area 1 applicants 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 (form should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed. Use this link for Resume Tips . 2. Other supporting documents (optional) Cover Letter DD-214 Other SF-50 Transcript 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 (Eastern) 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 Jon Sronce Phone 402-309-8173 jon.c.sronce.civ@army.mil Address

NE SMM 2433 NW

24th Street Lincoln, NE 68524 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. Qualified candides referred to the selecting official in the following order: 1. Fully qualified Area 1 applicants 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 week • Apply by 06/10/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 10, 2026 Locion Lincoln, NE 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $61,722 - $80,243 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 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 No Security clearance Not Required Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NE-12966797-AR-26-078

Control number 870020300