Construction Equipment Repairer

OVERVIEW
A Construction Equipment Repairer is responsible for maintaining trucks, bulldozers, power shovels and other heavy equipment needed for construction operations.

JOB DUTIES

• Maintain and replace brake actuators, batteries, starter motors, mechanical fuel pumps and hydraulic cylinders/pumps/control valves
• Service drive shafts, universal joints, brake shoes, water pumps and turbochargers
• Maintain and replace cylinder heads, high-pressure fuel injection pumps and road wheels
• Adjust engine speed of governor/valves, carburetors, steering brakes, fuel injector racks and steering unit brake levers
• Charge suspension accumulators, transmission shift accumulators and main hydraulic accumulators

TRAINING
Job training for a Construction Equipment Repairer requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and 8 weeks of Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, which takes place partially in the classroom and partially in the field.

Some of the skills you'll learn are:

• Engine repair and tune-up
• Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical problems
• Repairing and replacing body panels, fenders and radiators
• Troubleshooting hydraulic systems

HELPFUL SKILLS

• Interest in math, electricity and shop mechanics
• Experience using tools
• Interest in electric motors and appliances
• Aptitude for problem-solving

REQUIRED ASVAB SCORE(S)

• Mechanical Maintenance (MM): 92 OR 
• Mechanical Maintenance (MM): 87
• General Technical (GT): 85

Learn more about the ASVAB. 

WARRANT OFFICER TRACK
915A Automotive Maintenance Warrant Officer
919A Engineer Equipment Repair Warrant Officer

FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career at service stations, auto and construction equipment dealers, farm equipment companies, and state highway agencies. You can also consider a future as a garage mechanic, carburetor mechanic, transmission mechanic, construction equipment mechanic or endless track vehicle mechanic.