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Duties: Directs the setup, operation, and maintenance of machine tools and welding equipment used to fabricate or repair parts, mechanisms, tools, and machinery. Manages automotive body repair, painting, glass, radiator, canvas, and woodworking shop operations. Supervises and conducts recovery operations and maintenance of tracked and wheeled recovery equipment. Employs principles of mechanics, metals identification procedures, shop mathematics, and shop layout. Establishes and directs the upkeep of shop stock, repair parts, and maintenance related items required per applicable regulations. Manages quality assurance and production control programs to ensure established work standards are met and repairs are made on a timely basis. Establishes training programs to ensure subordinates are qualified in current maintenance techniques and equipment operation. Coordinates shop activities with other repair shops to ensure equipment is quickly repaired and returned to user. Employed in direct support (DS), general support (GS) companies and performs additional officer duties as required by unit mission. Establishes and conducts a shop safety program.

Minimum prerequisites:

• Be a SGT(P) (E5P) or above and six years field experience in MOS 44B or 44E (Recruiting, Drill Sergeant and other non-technical duties are not considered field experience) (USAR, Army National Guard: Civilian experience related to MOS 915A will be taken into consideration).
• BNCOC graduate from a feeder MOS.
• Provide a hard (paper) copy of at least three NCOERs which reflect recent outstanding and exceptional duty performance ratings in a maintenance supervisory capacity. Copy of three NCOERs must be provided even if already on service member's fiche.
• Enclose a written recommendation from a Warrant Officer from within the applicant's organization who holds the WO MOS the applicant is applying for. In organizations where no WO in the correct MOS is available, a letter of recommendation from a senior WO in the correct MOS from a supporting maintenance unit can be substituted.Have completed a minimum of six credit hours of college level English. (Successful completion of the English College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is the only acceptable substitute). Speech is not considered an English substitute.

Preferred qualifications (Minimum plus):

• SSG with 7-9 years allied trades, welding or machine shopt experience in a feeder MOS with three being supervisory.
• Have 30 college credit hours or vocational training in welding or machine technology.
• Applicants exceeding 12 years Active Federal Service (AFS) at the time of application submission must be approved by HQDA.
• Have completed a minimum of six credit hours of college level English. (Successful completion of the English College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is the only acceptable substitute). Speech is not considered an English substitute.

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Information Courtesy of Army Regulation 611-21 and United States Army