Fuels Mechanic

Purpose and Scope: 

Inspects and evaluates fuels equipment and vehicles.  Diagnoses malfunctions of major assemblies and subassemblies. Isolates malfunctions and repairs vehicle/equipment electrical, emissions and diesel systems. Ensures shop equipment is inspected and serviced at required intervals and that unserviceable tools and equipment are removed from service. Calibrates and adjusts pumps, meters, safety unit proportioning devices and limiting devices to ensure proper operation.

Essential Responsibilities:

1)     Applies knowledge of the design, system function, and interrelation of units comprising the system; physical properties and hazards associated with the handling of various types of petroleum fuels, chemicals, and alcohol; pipefitting skills, mechanical skills.

2)     Makes periodic inspections of units to detect and correct leakage, corrosion, faulty fittings, and malfunction of mechanical units, meters, and gauges such as R-11s, C300 series, and FORCE Equipment.

3)     Inspects electrical wiring, switches, and controls for safe operating condition, grounding, and adjustment.

4)     Repairs, replaces, and adjusts malfunctioning equipment to restore operating condition specified in regulations and repair manuals.

Adjusts power boosters, drive chains, and tension devices.

5)     Solves complex maintenance problems by interpreting layout drawings, specifications, schematics, diagrams, and operating characteristics of vehicles/equipment and components.

6)     Uses technical orders, commercial manuals or automated systems to determine maintenance procedures and research parts.

7)     Disassembles, adjusts, aligns, and calibrates gauges and meters.

8)     Troubleshoots, adjusts, repairs, and testes vehicles/equipment.

9)     Lubricates and repacks valves; lubricates pumps; replaces gaskets and seals; corrects pumping equipment misalignment; services filter air separators and checks meters for correct delivery and calibration.

10)   Properly annotates all maintenance performed on prescribed forms for data collection and historical record purposes. 

11)   Removes corrosion and repaints surfaces.

12)   Uses hand and power tools such as torque wrenches, and meters, bearing and gear puller, specific gravity scales, bench grinders, hydraulic presses, pipe threading machine, cutting torch, and other test equipment.

13)   Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.

Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• One year certificate from college or technical school with five (5) years’ experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. 
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations. 
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. 
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. 
• Ability to interpret a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. 
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram and schedule form. 
• Must possess a journeyman license and have 3 or more years of related experience in the plumbing arena. 
• Must maintain a valid state driver license and be qualified to operate government general-purpose vehicle.
• Must be authorized to work in host country.

Contract Requirements in accordance with Appendix J:

• Completed Refueling Maintenance Course (J3AZR2T351A01AA), military service or

commercial equivalent

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  Requires climbing on ladders, scaffolding, and platforms standing, bending, and working in cramped areas; lifting and carrying tools and equipment which occasionally may weigh over 40 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk and risk of electrical shock.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Compensation Details:

48000-54000