Surface Maintenance Mechanic Leader

Department of the Army

Kingshill, Virgin Islands Full-time $34 – $40 Closes Jul 3, 2026

Summary

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position. This National Guard position is for a Surface Maintenance Mechanic Leader, located in the Joint Forces Headquarters-State, Logistics Directorate (J-4), Surface Maintenance Facility. The purpose of this position is to serve as a working leader of three or more Surface Maintenance Mechanics.

Duties

  • As a Surface Maintenance Mechanic Leader ,WL -5801 – 11, 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.
  • Work performed by the incumbent involves troubleshooting, maintenance and major repairs on heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical, and automotive vehicles.
  • Assures that there is enough work to keep everyone in 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.
  • Answers workers' questions regarding procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directives.
  • 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, repairs and/or overhauls, as a regular and recurring duty, a variety of the mechanically complex major systems to include internal combustion engines, turbine engines, automatic and non-automatic transmissions, heavy duty drive line systems, and hydraulic utility systems and controls, cross drive or similar multi-system transmissions and a variety of intricate fuel injection systems.
  • Makes repairs and modifications to assemblies and components such as voltage regulators, generators/alternators, brake cylinders, etc., for use or placement in systems for which they were not specifically designed.
  • Troubleshoots equipment with a variety of the mechanically complex major systems and diagnoses difficult performance problems and the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks, uses test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, voltmeters, ohmmeters, pressure gauges and computer diagnostic tools.
  • Removes and disassembles engines and complex 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, and improvises repair techniques when standard procedures are not available.
  • Reassembles engines and other systems, and adjusts, tests, and reinstalls in vehicles and equipment as necessary.
  • Repairs equipment with a variety of interconnected systems to include state of the art electrical and electronic, fuel injection, interconnected gear reduction, multiple engines, and similarly complex systems.
  • Independently performs repairs and maintenance functions with little or no supervision in remote locations.
  • Provides technical guidance and specialized team leadership to lower grade employees within the team.
  • Assists lower grade mechanics in performing major repair work on interconnected complex systems such as electrical, air and hydraulic systems, complex state of the art electrical and electronic systems that use specialized diagnostic equipment to identify problems, complex fuel injection systems and other similar complex systems.
  • 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 and Annual Training, to ensure that it is functioning properly.
  • May serve as a commodity inspector during Command Maintenance Management evaluations or as a member of a Maintenance Assistance Instruction team.
  • Instructs operator /crew in the maintenance of equipment and provides technical advice and assistance to supported units when requested.
  • Performs electrical repairs on complex state of the art electrical and electronic systems requiring extensive training on specialized diagnostic equipment to identify problems.
  • Assists in the maintenance of production reports and records, and makes recommendations to the supervisor.
  • 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.

Education

If you are using Education to qualify for this position, You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Required Documents

This position requires a complete application package. This usually includes your resume and any documents named in the official announcement, such as transcripts, an Sf-50, or a Dd-214 where applicable. Review the announcement for the exact list before applying.

About this role

The Surface Maintenance Mechanic Leader position with the Department of the Army is based in Kingshill, Virgin Islands. This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position. The role pays $34.23 to $39.93 per hour.

Day to day, the work involves as a Surface Maintenance Mechanic Leader ,WL -5801 – 11, you will: Assigns work orders to specific crewmembers and selects workers for various jobs on the basis of knowledge, skills, and abilities. 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 Leader 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 Leader position with the Department of the Army in Kingshill, Virgin Islands, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.

How competitive it is

The posted pay of $34.23 to $39.93 per hour places this in a competitive but attainable range for qualified applicants. Based in Kingshill, Virgin Islands, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings. The announcement closes on July 3, 2026, and federal postings can close early once enough applications arrive, so applying promptly is wise.

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.

Job Details

Department Department of the Army
Job Type Full-time
Location Kingshill, Virgin Islands
Salary $34 – $40
Pay Period Per Hour
Closing Date Jul 3, 2026
Posted Jun 19, 2026
Source ID VI-12981655-AR-26-014
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