APS-3: Heavy Equipment Mechanic - Military veterans preferred

Title:

APS-3: Heavy Equipment Mechanic

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

KBR executes a contract for the US Army to provide Maintenance and Logistics services for the Army’s Prepositioned Warstock set #3 (APS-3) at the Army Field Support Battalion - Charleston, located on the Charleston Naval Weapons Station. The Maintenance Department consists of 180-210 employees in nine maintenance shops across 12 facilities, and provides Field Level Maintenance on the full spectrum combat and tactical equipment assigned to the program. This Emergency Essential ( EE ) position is in the KBR Maintenance Department for the APS-3 program, located on the Charleston Naval Weapons Station.

Description (Per SCA Directory of Occupations):

The Heavy Equipment Mechanic analyzes malfunctions and repairs, rebuilds and maintains power equipment, such as cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors and pneumatic tools. This worker operates and inspects machines or equipment to diagnose defects, dismantles and reassembles equipment, using hoists and hand tools, examines parts for damage or excessive wear, using micrometers and gauges, replaces defective engines and subassemblies, such as transmissions, and tests overhauled equipment to insure operating efficiency. The mechanic welds broken parts and structural members, may direct workers engaged in cleaning parts and assisting with assembly and disassembly of equipment, and may repair, adjust and maintain mining machinery, such as stripping and loading shovels, drilling and cutting machines, and continuous mining machines. This position may require computer literacy.

General Responsibilities:

Heavy Equipment Mechanic works as an automotive mechanic in the Heavy Wheel maintenance shop. This mechanic will perform field level automotive maintenance on all equipment assigned or work-loaded to the assigned shop – primarily material handling equipment to include military and commercial forklifts, cranes, bull dozers, tractors, earth movers, and mine sweepers. Provides own personal tools. Uses government furnished special tools and facilities to perform responsibilities.

Performs varied duties including:

Field level maintenance on US military automotive equipment. Includes Technical Inspection, diagnostics, parts identification and requisition, and repair in accordance with technical specifications and specified repair times.

• A/C repair and service on a wide range of automotive and material handling equipment
• Maintain maintenance records and documentation in accordance with government regulations and local policies
• Properly use, store, accounting for, and disposal of hazardous materials and waste used and generated in the performance of duties. Comply with all federal, state, and local regulations and procedures for handling and disposal of refrigerant and related hazardous materials.
• Movement of materiel and assets with forklifts and dollies
• Comply with company and government specified safety policies and procedures
• Upon notification from the government, deploys to support issuing or receipt of equipment

Qualifications:

• Training: Certificate of training from vocational school or other recognized source with a major study in automotive maintenance, or other related field
• In lieu of formal course work, a combination of college credits, on-the-job training, other formalized training, or ASE certifications may be considered
• Experience: 8 years’ experience in directly relevant work
• Ability to comply with all established environmental regulations, methods, quality standards, and time schedules applicable to this position
• Ability to interpret and apply technical instruction, schematics, and diagrams
• Possesses personal tools that meets the required tool list
• Possess a valid State Motor Vehicle Operator License.
• U.S. Citizen.
• Must obtain and maintain local base access
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Common Access Card (CAC) requirements.
• Expertise on military equipment is a plus
• EPA certification in Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling Program to be compliant with section 609 of the Clean Air Act a plus

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program lifecycle within the Government Solutions and Energy sectors. KBR employs approximately 38,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across three synergistic global businesses:

Government Solutions , serving government customers globally, including capabilities that cover the full lifecycle of defense, space, aviation and other government programs and missions from research and development, through systems engineering, test and evaluation, program management, to operations, maintenance, and field logistics

Technology Solutions , featuring proprietary technology, equipment, catalysts, digital solutions and related technical services for the monetization of hydrocarbons, including refining, petrochemicals, ammonia and specialty chemicals, as well as inorganics

Energy Solutions , including onshore oil and gas; LNG (liquefaction and regasification)/GTL; oil refining; petrochemicals; chemicals; fertilizers; differentiated EPC; maintenance services (Brown & Root Industrial Services); offshore oil and gas (shallow-water, deep-water, subsea); floating solutions (FPU, FPSO, FLNG & FSRU); program management and consulting services

KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, integrated EPC delivery and long term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver .