Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic
Pubblicato il 13-10-2026 - U.S. Army Europe and Africa in Vicenza
HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC (FLO)
Vicenza, Italy
Ausschreibungsbereich
FOR THIS POSITION APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED IN ITALIAN OR IN ENGLISH.
Applications will be accepted from INTERNAL Local National employees who are seeking promotion or reassignment. Concurrent consideration MAY be given to EXTERNAL candidates.
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please call us from Monday to Friday, 09.00-12.00 and 14.00-16.00 hours, at 0444-715026.
Hauptaufgaben
Incumbent troubleshoots, maintains, and makes repairs to all systems of such heavy mobile equipment and vehicles as hydraulically operated mobile surface platforms, cranes, road graders, bulldozers, power shovels, fire trucks, wreckers, fuel dispensing trucks, and heavy-duty dump trucks and forklifts. Through audio and visual checks, and through the use of a variety of diagnostic devices (e.g., injector testers, tachometers, multimeters, compression testers, engine analyzers, oscilloscopes, traces and locates defects.
Using such tools and devices of various types and sizes of screwdrivers; pliers; pullers; sicker, torque, and other types of wrenches; grinds; and similar tools of the trade, makes major repairs to all systems (diesel and gasoline engines, automatic and manual transmissions, heavy duty drive line systems, and hydraulic utility systems and controls). Disassembles, repairs (e.g., fits and installs pistons, rods, and rings; grinds valves; replaces bearings, cylinders, voltage regulators, generators), and reassembles engines. Disassembles and replaces or adjusts component parts (e.g., gears, clutches, bolts, seals, gaskets) of transmission, drive line, and differential systems. Repairs hydraulic systems by replacing or adjusting valves, gears and pistons, Removes and replaces complete electronic ignition assemblies as required. Aligns, meshes, and corrects repaired units to related mechanisms and measure adjustments as needed. Troubleshoots, maintains, and mak