Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor
Department of the Army
Summary
Opened Area(s) of Consideration: 1, 2, 3 DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION: Area 1 – AKNG Permanent or Indefinite technicians. Area 2 – All AKNG members. Area 3 – All other current military members who are eligible to join the Alaska Army National Guard. PDCN: D1290000 Selecting Supervisor: Michael M. Cortez
Duties
- Planning: Plans use of subordinate workers, equipment, facilities, and materials on a week-to-week or month-to-month basis.
- Establishes deadlines, priorities, and work sequences, and plans work assignments based on general work schedules, methods, and policies set by the supervisor.
- Coordinates work with supporting or related work functions controlled by other supervisors.
- Determines the number and types of workers needed to accomplish specific projects.
- Determines skills, materials, and equipment required to do the work.
- Redirects individual workers and resources to accomplish unanticipated work.
- Informs the supervisor of the need to revise work schedules and re-estimate labor and other resources.
- Participates in the initial planning of current and future work schedules, staffing needs, estimates, and recommendations as to scheduling projected work.
- Assists the supervisor with quarterly funding distribution and decisions, based on operational needs for units supported by customer activities.
- Reviews funding requirements, prioritizes request and allocates funding based on readiness, training, and mobilization requirements.
- Provides management with workload data, estimates, and recommendations to facilitate more effective management decisions for staffing and funding requirements to support customer units.
- Work Direction: Assigns tasks to be performed based on readiness and explains work requirements, methods, and procedures.
- Investigates work related problems such as excessive costs or low productivity and determines causes.
- Implements corrective actions within their authority to resolve work problems.
- Recommends solutions to staffing problems, engineering requirements, and work operations directed by other supervisors.
- Ensures work in progress and completed work meets established standards by implementation of a Quality Control and Assurance program within the organization.
- Ensures equipment repairs do not exceed maintenance expenditure limits in accordance as established by regulation and or policies.
- Effectively, efficiently, and economically makes adjustments as necessary to maximize production, accomplish specified tasks, and manage resources.
- Notes work related problems and independently implements corrective actions, which can be taken without affecting work operations controlled by other supervisors.
- Assures tools, special tools, test measurement and diagnostic equipment, personal protective equipment, repair parts, petroleum, oils and lubricants, and other materiel are available when needed.
- Manages maintenance backlog through coordination with other maintenance activities.
- Evacuates and accepts equipment, repairs, and services to and from other maintenance facilities.
- Administration: Plans and establishes overall leave schedules.
- Determines training needs of subordinates and arranges for accomplishment.
- Sets performance standards, and makes formal appraisals of subordinate work performance.
- Initiates recommendations for promotion or reassignment of subordinates.
- Ensures that regulations governing safety and housekeeping are observed with appropriate protective clothing and equipment being utilized.
- Performs non-supervisory work, such as, transporting equipment, performing maintenance tasks, etc.
- Develops, publishes, and ensures employee compliance with standing operating procedures for the activity supervised.
- Implements and complies with agency, state, and federal regulatory Occupational Safety and Health, and environmental requirements.
- Ensures use of quality conformant products through compliance with established materials shelf life programs.
- Ensures all aspects of Force Protection to include physical security, facility and vehicle key control, property accountability, access control and employee protection in accordance with established policies and regulations.
- Implements procedures to account for all real property, installation property, MTO&E (Modified
- Equipment) property, TDA (Tables of
- Allowances) property, and installed equipment located at or assigned to the facility in accordance with state and federal regulations and policies.
- Ensures subordinates are trained, qualified, and equipped with proper personnel protective equipment, environmental mediation equipment and materials.
- Ensure the employees wear appropriate safety equipment and follow pertinent safety precautions.
- Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization and command support exercises.
- May be required to perform such additional duties as structural fire fighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue duty, security guard, snow removal, munitions loading and handling, heavy equipment operation, maintenance of facilities and equipment, or to serve as a team member on boards to cope with natural disasters or civil emergencies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Documents
- To determine your qualifications for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
- Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. 2.
- This is accomplished by submitting the application.
- There is nothing that needs to be attached to this application to meet this requirement. 3.
- Any additional documentation you wish to submit for consideration.
- Your resume, curriculum vitae, the Optional Application for Federal
- Employment (OF 612), or any other written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications can be submitted electronically using the document upload process. We recommend using the resume building within
- USAJOBS. Please log into
- USAJOBS, go to your "Documents", make sure you're in the "Resumes" section and select the "Upload or build resume" button, then click on "Build resume". Please be sure to include all of the following information in your resume: Job Information:
- Vacancy Identification Number, title, grade and location for which you are applying. Personal Information:
- Full name, mailing address (with zip code) and day/evening telephone numbers (with area code).
- Country of Citizenship.
- If ever employed by the Federal Government, please show the highest Federal civilian grade held, job series, and dates of employment in grade. Education:
- High School name, city, state and zip code, date of diploma or GED.
- Colleges and/or Universities attended, city, state and zip code.
- Major field(s) of study.
- Type and year of degree(s) received.
- If no degree received, show total credit hours received in semester or quarter hours.
- Work Experience for each paid or non-paid position held related to the job for which you are applying (do not provide copies of job descriptions):
- Duties and accomplishments.
- Number of hours per week.
- Employer's name and address.
- Supervisor's name and phone number.
- Indicate if your current supervisor may be contacted.
- Starting and ending dates of employment (month and year).
- Salary. Other Qualifications:
- Job-related training courses (title and year).
- Job-related skills (e.g., other languages, computer software/hardware, tools, machinery, typing speed, etc.)
- Job related certificates and licenses.
- Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments. (e.g., publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking, performance awards, etc.) Do not send copies of documents unless specifically requested.
About this role
The Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor position and is based in Fort Richardson, Alaska. Opened Area(s) of Consideration: 1, 2, 3 DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION: Area 1 – AKNG Permanent or Indefinite technicians.
Day to day, the work involves planning: Plans use of subordinate workers, equipment, facilities, and materials on a week-to-week or month-to-month basis. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.
Who should apply
Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what the federal skilled trades experience this Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor position in Fort Richardson, Alaska, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.
How competitive it is
Competitiveness for this Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor role depends mainly on how closely applicants match the stated qualifications. Because it is a supervisory or senior position, expect experienced candidates and a strong emphasis on a documented leadership and performance record. Based in Fort Richardson, Alaska, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings.
This overview is general guidance from Job Army to help you understand the role. Always read the official announcement for exact duties, qualifications, and requirements before applying.
