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Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic

Full Time
$39 – $46 Per Hour
Closing on Dec 01, 2025

Location:
California, Concord
Requires Relocation:
No
Start Date:
21/11/2025
End Date:
01/12/2025
Offering Type:
Permanent
Hiring Paths:
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees - Competitive service Individuals with disabilities Land & base management Military spouses Veterans Internal to an agency - appears on USAJOBS
Service Type:
Competitive
Travel Percentage:
Not required

About U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army. The Army values diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, cultures and skills, which connects employees to organizations that are committed to building an inclusive work environment where they can contribute to their fullest potential. This position is located at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The base provides permanent support facilities for American troops in Kuwait, replacing temporary facilities that had been used since the Gulf War. It is a United States Army installation which accommodates elements of the US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard. Military personnel from the United Kingdom, Australia, Romania and Poland are also forward deployed there. Camp Arifjan is located south of Kuwait City and Ali AL Salem Airbase, and west of the Shuaiba Port (Military Sea Port of Debarkation/Embarkation, or SPOD) and Kuwait Naval Base (KNB). The weather can be hot and dry with extreme heat in the summer months and mild winters. The base has three base exchanges (AAFES), many fast food restaurants on site, and 3 Military Dining Facilities (DFACs) some of which serve 4 meals daily.

Job summary

About the Position: As a Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic Quality Assurance/Control representative you perform the full range of oversight for the over-haul, repair work, and preventive maintenance repairs on heavy duty mobile equipment and vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. Serves as a Contracting Officer Representative.

Major duties

Monitor engine disassembly operations (air cooled and/or liquid cooled), V-engines, L-engines, and opposed engines; gas or multi-fuel) to determine the extent of repair and/or rebuild required. Monitor the removal of transmission, disassembly, replacement of defective selector rods, gears, pressure pumps, bearings, clutch discs, pressure plates, bands, pumps, bearings, valve bodies, etc. Monitor repairs and adjustments made to power and mechanical steering systems as required. Monitor the removal from vehicle, monitors disassembly and repairs and/or replacement of bearings, carrier bearings, axle bearings, ring gears, pinion gear, differential housing, universal joints, etc. Monitor repairs and adjustments made to power and mechanical steering systems as required. Ensure that diagnostics occur and monitors repairs to fuel system failures. Monitor the diagnoses and repairs all types of failures in electrical systems (12 and 24 volts), including ignition, lighting and power circuits, using various devices and testing equipment. Develop the Quality Management Plan (QMP) that documents the management and operational policies and procedures to ensure work processes, products, or services satisfy expectations and quality standards. Monitor the requirements of the workload agreement between Military Ocean Terminal, Concord CA (MOTCO) and the installation maintenance support contract provider to ensure labor services comply with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Perform command directed quality inspections and special inspections. Execute oversite as a Contractor Officer Representative on a maintenance contract. Ensure that dispatching occurs and monitors the oversight of Materials Handling Equipment (MHE), locomotives, rail cars, diesel engines, and generators at various sites to meet cargo movement operations. Develop quality assessment plans to evaluate and improve quality of maintenance production and work processes.

Qualification

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic without more than normal supervision. The ability to perform tasks including overhauling, tearing down, reassembling, repairing and/or modifying a wide range of types and sizes of railroad locomotives, rail cars and/or heavy mobile equipment. Troubleshooting, diagnosing malfunctions, and repairing mechanical components such as engines and air brake systems. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading) Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Trouble Shooting Use of Measuring Instruments Physical Effort: Works in tiring or uncomfortable positions for long periods. Work requires frequent bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, and crouching. At times, works on top of or under vehicles in cramped or awkward positions. Working Conditions: Work is performed inside and occasionally outside and subject to extreme weather conditions, in cramped and awkward positions; shop area is frequently inadequately heated; work is dirty, greasy and noisy; possibility exists for injury from dropped units and parts, slipping tools, slipping from work position. Inside work is usually performed on concrete floors and involves frequent exposure to exhaust fumes. Prescribed safety practices and safety equipment is used; protective hearing devices, hard hats, hard-toe shoes, gloves, respirators, and protective clothing. Some of these safety items may be uncomfortable to wear or use, and may be worn or used for long periods.

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.