Army Heavy Wheel Vehicle Mechanic

Enlisted

63S MOS

Job Detail

The heavy-wheel vehicle mechanic performs unit maintenance on heavy-wheel vehicles (prime movers designated as more than 5 tons and their associated trailers) and material handling equipment.

Perform duties in preceding skill levels, supervises lower grade soldiers and provides technical guidance to the soldiers in the accomplishment of their duties; the mechanical maintenance supervisor supervises, plans, coordinates, and directs the unit, direct support and general support (DS/GS) maintenance of all mechanical equipment; (1) Serving as principal maintenance or operations NCO in maintenance battalion or higher level organization; (2) Supervising personnel performing the duties of (a) Machinist (44E4O); (b) Armament/fire control maintenance supervisor (45Z4O); (c) Construction equipment repairer (62B4O); (d) Track vehicle repairer (63H4O).

Maintains compression ignition engines, compression ignition engine fuel systems, compression ignition air induction systems, wheel vehicle exhaust systems, vehicle liquid cooling systems, vehicle starting systems, vehicle charging systems, wheel chassis electrical systems, standard transmission assemblies, automotive transmission assemblies, air-controlled semi-automatic transmission assemblies, transfer assemblies, propeller shaft assemblies, axle assemblies, drum brake systems, hydraulic brake systems, air/hydraulic brake systems, air (wedge, s-cam) brake systems, mechanical brake systems, wheel vehicle suspension systems, wheel vehicle wheel/hub assemblies, wheel vehicle hydraulic (power) steering systems, fifth wheel assemblies, wheel vehicle crane/hoist/winch assemblies, and material handling equipment (MHE) hydraulic systems; supervises lower grade soldiers and provides technical guidance to the soldiers in the accomplishment of their duties; perform light-wheel vehicle mechanic (MOS 63B) duties, perform heavy-wheel vehicle mechanic (MOS 63S) duties, perform track vehicle mechanic (MOS 63Y) duties, supervises lower grade soldiers and provides technical guidance to the soldiers in the accomplishment of their duties; supervises unit maintenance on wheel and track vehicles, material handling equipment, power generation equipment and upkeep of hand and power tools; perform battlefield damage assessment and repair (BDAR); supervise recovery operations.

The mechanical maintenance supervisor supervises, plans, coordinates, and directs the unit, direct support and general support (DS/GS) maintenance of all mechanical equipment; (1) Serving as principal maintenance or operations NCO in maintenance battalion or higher level organization; (2) Supervising personnel performing the duties of (a) Machinist (44E4O); (b) Armament/fire control maintenance supervisor (45Z4O); (c) Construction equipment repairer (62B4O); (d) Track vehicle repairer (63H4O).

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