Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic

Find Your Future With Us at USDA – Animal Plant Health Inspection Service Job Summary This position is based within the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, Field Operations, Logistics Center, National Veterinary Stockpile Program (NVSP). The role encompasses a range of responsibilities including maintaining, repairing, and modifying various types of hydraulic equipment and motor vehicles, both gasoline and diesel powered in support of the Logistics Center NVSP. Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. To qualify, you must show you have had training and experience of sufficient scope and quality to provide you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Your answers to the vacancy specific questions must be supported by the work experience in your resume. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have experience inspecting vehicles for their condition, your resume must include this experience, mindful that experience may not be inferred by job title. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties Performs repairs and maintenance on heavy mobile equipment and special purpose vehicles such as: trucks/trailers, power generation, material handling equipment, agricultural equipment, and others. Diagnoses the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks, test gauges to determine the exact nature or extent of repairs or adjustments necessary to complete work. Makes adjustments, tests, and reinstalls systems/subsystems in vehicles and equipment. Performs body repair and corrosion control, refinishes, and repaints surfaces as required. Performs repairs and troubleshooting on interrelated systems, composed of individual subsystems. Assists in review and updating maintenance technical orders, shop operating instructions, directives. Maintains compliance with directives and procedures for proper disposal of hazardous waste products within the functional area. Inspects general condition of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles to determine overall vehicle condition, cause of malfunction or need for repair. Conducts site visit/inspections to make sure newly acquired/redistributed equipment is managed properly and is in usable condition. Position Start Date: 08/14/2026 Position Close Date: 08/20/2026 Salary Offered: 33.04 - 38.55 USD Per Hour You can make a difference! The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) needs bright, energetic and committed professionals to facilitate the domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and to protect the health and care of animals and plants in the United States. We operate in domestic and global markets. Be part of an organization that protects the health and agriculture of the American people. Join our team! To learn more about what it's like to work at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, what the agency does, and the types of careers, please visit the APHIS careers site. APHIS is an emergency response agency. This means that all Agency employees may be asked or assigned to participate in rotating temporary duty assignments to support emergency programs at some time during their careers with APHIS. For details click: APHIS Emergency Response #J-18808-Ljbffr USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)