Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Surface Maintenance Mechanic Leader

As a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC LEADER (TERM) (TITLE 32), WL-5801-10, you will:

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, demonstrates proper work methods, and starts work.

Insures that needed plans, blueprints, material, and tools are available, and that needed stock is obtained from supply locations.

Works along with other workers and sets pace performing non-supervisory repair work of the same kind and level as that done by the group led.

Assures that there is enough work to keep the work crew busy.

Checks work in progress and when finished for compliance with supervisor's instructions, work orders, and established shop procedures on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines; and directs or advises other workers to follow supervisor's instructions and to meet deadlines.

Interprets work instructions and assists lower graded repairers or trainees in the more difficult and complex tasks.

Provides information to the supervisor on status and progress of work, causes of delays, and overall work operations and problems.

Assures that safety and housekeeping rules are followed.

Troubleshoots, performs maintenance and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles.

Makes repairs to assemblies and components such as voltage regulators, generators/alternators, brake cylinders, etc.

Performs work in accordance with Modification Work Orders, Technical Manuals, Lubrication Orders, Maintenance Bulletins, Regulations or management policies. Incumbent may repair a variety of more complex major systems to include engines, cross drive or similar multi-system transmissions and a variety of intricate fuel injection systems.

Troubleshoots equipment and diagnoses the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks and/or uses test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges, and computer diagnostic tools.

Utilizes embedded diagnostics in equipment and a wide variety of original equipment manufacturer system analyzers in order to determine the exact nature or extent of repair.

Determines what adjustments may be necessary to complete work orders, and whether any additional repairs other than those specified or indicated on the work order are necessary.

Removes and disassembles engines and major assemblies, sub-assemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil pressure systems.

Makes the appropriate repairs, overhaul, or modifications in accordance with the proper repair specifications and procedures.

Reassembles engines and other systems, and adjusts, tests, and reinstalls in vehicles and equipment as necessary.

Makes adjustments and repairs to electrical and suspension systems.

Independently performs repairs and maintenance functions with little or no supervision in remote locations that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts of components and systems such as injectors, leaking wheel cylinders, corroded mufflers, fuel tanks, brake cylinders and worn brake shoes, voltage regulators, generators, injector pumps, and fuel pumps.

Provides technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower grade employees within the team.

Recovers and evacuates inoperable vehicles from the unit location of breakdown.

Conducts readiness and repair inspections on vehicles and associated equipment supported by the activity.

Performs operational inspections and ensures vehicles and equipment are properly serviced, including brake adjustments, replacing hydraulic fluids, greasing, cleaning, etc., and performs other preventive maintenance operations as required. Inspects supported equipment prior to use during Inactive Duty Training (IDT) and Annual Training (AT), to ensure that it is functioning properly.

Assists in the maintenance of production reports and records, and makes recommendations to the supervisor.

Plans, organizes, and performs technical analyses as required or assigned.

Makes recommendations to the supervisor as to adjustments necessary to effectively, efficiently and economically accomplish the work and maximize production.

Performs other duties as assigned.