HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC (Title 32)

  • SD 114 FW LGR SQ
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  • Full Time
HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC (Title 32)

Department of the Air Force

Air Nional Guard Units

South Dakota Air Nional Guard

Summary

This Nional Guard position is for a HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC, Position Description Number NGD2431000 and is part of 114 LGR SQ.

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION:

-Current Members of the South Dakota Air Nional Guard or those eligible to join.

Summary

This Nional Guard position is for a HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC, Position Description Number NGD2431000 and is part of 114 LGR SQ.

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION:

-Current Members of the South Dakota Air Nional Guard or those eligible to join.

Overview

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Accepting applicions

Open & closing des

08/20/2025 to 09/09/2025

Salary

$30.62 to - $35.72 per hour

Pay scale & grade

WG 10

Locion

1 vacancy in the following locion:

Sioux Falls, SD

Remote job

No

Telework eligible

No

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Excepted

Promotion potential

10

Job family (Series)

5803 Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic

Supervisory stus

No

Security clearance

Secret

Drug test

No

Financial disclosure

No

Bargaining unit stus

No

Announcement number

SD-12783115-AF-25-069

Control number

843852500

This job is open to

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Nional Guard and reserves

Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members.

Clarificion from the agency

-Current Members of the South Dakota Air Nional Guard or those eligible to join.

Duties

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As a HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC, WG-5803-10, you will:

This position is loced in the Air Nional Guard, Logistics Readiness Squadron, Vehicle Management Flight. Its purpose is to maintain, troubleshoot, overhaul, repair, modify, and inspect heavy mobile equipment, various support equipment, and special purpose vehicles such as; fuel dispensing trucks, refueling equipment, crash/structural firefighting equipment and pump trucks, forklifts, meriel handling, aircraft cargo loaders, aircraft and equipment tow tractors, large runway snow removal vehicles, aircraft de-icing equipment, sweepers, bulldozers, mobile cranes, road graders, heavy construction and earth moving vehicles, backhoes, front end loaders, excavors, trenchers, and tactical/armored protected vehicles. The equipment may be commercial or military designed with diesel, gasoline, electric, hybrid electric, or other alternive fuel power and may have multiple engines. The work requires knowledge of how heavy duty machinery, engines, parts, and systems work; ability to detect faulty items, determine causes of malfunction, and determine best repair methods; and skill to assemble, disassemble, repair, rebuild or modify components and a variety of interconnected systems. Repairs include; integred electrical, electronics, air, fuel, and hydraulic systems; complex ste-of-the-art electrical and electronic systems requiring specialized scan/diagnostic equipment to identify malfunctions or to determine replacement of standard and computer controlled components.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Nional Guard Membership is required.

Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion.

May be required to successfully complete a trial period.

Participion in direct deposit is mandory.

Qualificions

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.

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: AIC up to MSgt are eligible to apply. Selected individual must be assigned to a compible military position in the following AFSC upon de of hire: AFSC 2T3XX. The AFSC(s) require an aptitude of M47 a physical profile of J333233. Aptitude scores can be checked on the vMPF or the Customer Service in the Force Support Squadron and physical profile in the medical squadron. Military grade inversion within the full-time work force is not permitted. The military grade of the full time supervisor must equal or exceed the military grade of personnel supervised.

** Note: Due to the nure of this position, you are required to maintain a ste operor's license.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE : Experience or training th has provided the candide with the skill to make repairs or the ability to assist with repairs th can be accomplished by removing, adjusting, or replacing defective or worn parts.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Must have 18 months experience or training leading to a thorough knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operion, and working relionships of complex systems, assemblies, and parts for a variety of comb, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment. Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify a variety of comb, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment. Knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumic, and other non-mechanical systems th have a functional relionship and effect on the operion of mechanical systems. Knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumic, electrical, and electronic controls. Basic knowledge of electronics, sufficient to identify and replace defective components, such as sensors, diodes, and circuit boards. Ability to repair or overhaul major components such as diesel, multi-fuel or gasoline engines, turbine engines, automic and manual transmissions, drive line assemblies, electrical and electronic systems and accessories, fuel injection systems, and emission control systems.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities (KSAs): Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a separe sheet(s) addressing the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) and how they rele to work experience, educion or training.

Knowledge to repairs, adjust, overhaul, perform major repairs, and maintenance on military and commercial designed heavy mobile equipment and special purpose vehicles.

Skill in using and interpreting results of a wide range of diagnostic and test equipment.

Skill to use technical manuals, illustrions, specificions, diagrams, schemics, and similar guides to make repairs and modificions

Knowledge to prepare, maintain and submit applicable maintenance work orders for man-hour and da collection accounting.

Educion

This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement.

Additional informion

BENEFITS:

The federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees which may include Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Insurance, Annual Leave, Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, and Retirement Program. For additional informion about current federal benefits web site

MILITARY INCENTIVES:

Military Technicians are ineligible for military enlistment, retention, and student loan repayment bonuses. Acceptance of a Technician position over 180 days will result in suspension or terminion of these military incentives. It is the applicant's responsibility to contact the South Dakota Air Nional Guard Educion Services Office for more informion regarding military enlistment, retention and student loan repayment incentives.

RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES:

Recruitment or relocion incentive may be offered dependent on budget.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT:

The South Dakota Nional Guard is an equal opportunity employer and cannot discrimine against an employee or applicant with respect to the terms, conditions or privileges of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual oriention, nional origin, age, disability (including pregnancy), marital stus or political affiliion. Applicants or employees may contact the South Dakota Nional Guard Equal Employment Office ... if they believe they have been the victim of unlawful discriminion.

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 ( ).

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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

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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 .

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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.

EVALUATION METHODS:

Each applicant considered to possess the minimum qualificion requirements further evalued in accordance with the procedures outlined in SDNG Technician Pamphlet 335-T and subsequent MOAs.

Benefits

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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

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1. To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:

a. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. YOUR RESUME MUST HAVE COMPLETE INFORMATION. Timeframes of experience in Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) addressed within the resume (including frequency, e.g., genered metric stistics daily, weekly, monthly, etc.). Please ensure your resume accurely reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. Please include applicable military assignments in the same form sted above. In describing your experience, as it applies to the position you are applying for, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume stes complete informion for each job entry. 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.

b. Copy of valid ste driver's license

2. Other supporting documents:

a. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) - Applicants are STRONGLY encouraged to submit a separe sheet(s) addressing the KSAs and how they rele to work experience, educion or training.

b. Transcripts, to receive credit for educion you must submit transcripts to verify the courses completed.

How to Apply

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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 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 ( ), 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, : .

Agency contact informion

Angela Sharpe

Phone

...

Fax

...

...

Address

SD 114 FW LGR SQ

1201 WEST ALGONQUIN STREET

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104-0264

US

Next steps

Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive a notificion of receipt. Your applicion package reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualificion requirements, and you will receive a notificion. A review made of your online questionnaire and the documention you submitted to support your responses. A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicant reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of decision.

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

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1. To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:

a. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. YOUR RESUME MUST HAVE COMPLETE INFORMATION. Timeframes of experience in Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) addressed within the resume (including frequency, e.g., genered metric stistics daily, weekly, monthly, etc.). Please ensure your resume accurely reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. Please include applicable military assignments in the same form sted above. In describing your experience, as it applies to the position you are applying for, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume stes complete informion for each job entry. 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.

b. Copy of valid ste driver's license

2. Other supporting documents:

a. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) - Applicants are STRONGLY encouraged to submit a separe sheet(s) addressing the KSAs and how they rele to work experience, educion or training.

b. Transcripts, to receive credit for educion you must submit transcripts to verify the courses completed.

How to Apply

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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 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 ( ), 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, : .

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Agency contact informion

Angela Sharpe

Phone

...

Fax

...

...

Address

SD 114 FW LGR SQ

1201 WEST ALGONQUIN STREET

SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104-0264

US

Next steps

Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive a notificion of receipt. Your applicion package reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualificion requirements, and you will receive a notificion. A review made of your online questionnaire and the documention you submitted to support your responses. A list of qualified applicants creed and sent to the selecting official. All applicant reviewed and/or referred will receive a notificion letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews. Once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of decision.

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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 08/20/2025 to 09/09/2025 Salary $30.62 to - $35.72 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Sioux Falls, SD Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 10 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number SD-12783115-AF-25-069 Control number 843852500
Job ID: 490398090
Originally Posted on: 8/22/2025

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