Job opening: Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft) (Title 32) (Permanent)
Salary: $29 - 34 per hour
Published at: Nov 01 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a Sheet Metal Mechanic, Position Description Number D0416000 and is part of the AASF, National Guard.
Duties
As an Sheet Metal Mechanic (Title 32) (Permanent), WG-3806-10, you will perform the below duties:
(1) Inspects and troubleshoots aircraft structures such as fuselage, tail, wings, cowlings and stabilizers. Determines the nature and extent of repairs to be made using applicable Technical Manuals (TMs) as guidelines. Removes, fabricates, repairs, modifies, and installs parts and assemblies, such as frames, stringers, longerons, bulkheads, beams, ribs, spars, skin, cowling, brackets, fairing, stressed and double contour skins using hand or powered tools and a variety of metal working equipment. Fits and trims components to aircraft such as loading gear doors, ailerons, flaps, engine access doors and similar assemblies. Performs fabrication of local manufactured items required for facility support. Work includes layout, bending, cutting, forming and assembling. Devises and calculates patterns employing the principles of triangulation, radial, and parallelling development. Aligns component structures and airframe using precision optical measuring instruments, plumbline and level.
(2) Repairs cracks in aircraft skin. Fabricates and fits patches to damaged areas as necessary to retain or restore original strength. Installs regular, heat-treated, high shear, and blind type aircraft rivets and fasteners by using pneumatic riveters, bucking bars and other special tools. Performs metal to metal bonding where delamination of surfaces or core material occurs. Inspects for corrosion conditions which are eliminated by chemical treatment or material replacement. Inspects, repairs, fabricates and replaces honeycomb and fiberglass structural assemblies.
(3) Sets up, operates and maintains power shears, metal brakes, rolls, dimpling machines, drills, saws, heat-treating furnaces, hardness testers, arc and oxyacetylene welders and other metal working equipment and tools of the trade. Works from blueprints, technical manuals, diagrams and work orders. Prepares and designs layout, dies, jigs, and templates necessary to carry out fabrication, repair or modification of aircraft, general support equipment and facility support equipment. Must have a thorough knowledge of ferrous and nonferrous metal and mechanical drawing and shop mathematics.
(4) May paint, strip or stencil aircraft and/or components. Participates in the safety program for the sheet metal function. Perform son-the-job training as required and evaluates training effectiveness. May assist in the requisitioning and identifying stock material, parts and equipment. Reviews and maintains applicable technical manuals and publications. Maintains records and makes proper entries on logbook forms.
(5) May assist in other functions within the Component Repair Shop in the accomplishment of mission requirements.
(6) May assist authorized firefighters in the performance of fire/crash/rescue duties as required.
(7) Performs other duties assigned.
Requirements
- NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
- This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
- Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
- Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
- Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
- This position is located at a bargaining unit and eligible for union representation through Chapter 59 of the Association of Civilian Technicians.
Qualifications
NOTE:Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.
WHO CAN APPLY:
GROUP I - All qualified Male/Female Enlisted Personnel (E1/PVT - E6/SSG) or currently employed (permanent) in the Virginia Army National Guard Military Technician Program.
GROUP II - All qualified Virginia Army National Guard Male/Female Enlisted Personnel (E1/PVT - E6/SSG), regardless of employment status (Traditional, Military Technician or AGR). To be considered as a Group II applicant, proof of appointment/enlistment in the Virginia National Guard must be attached if the appointment/enlistment occurred within 60 days prior to, or during, the advertisement period.
GROUP III - Individuals eligible for membership in the Virginia Army National Guard
Military Grades: Enlisted Personnel (E1/PVT - E6/SSG)
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the skill to remove and replace aircraft parts, accessories, and components, and to make adjustments and settings according to established specifications. Must be skilled in the use of hand tools and test equipment.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicnat must have at least 18 months of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the WG-10 level, or equivalent pay band in other pay systems in the Federal government? This experience may also have been obtained in the private sector but must demonstrate that it is comparable to the WG grade indicated. This experience must include activities such as:
Experience or training paint, strip or stencil aircraft and/or components. Participates in the safety program for the sheet metal function.
Experience aligns component structures and airframe using precision optical measuring instruments, plumbline and level.
Must have a thorough knowledge of ferrous and nonferrous metal and mechanical drawing and shop mathematics.,
Experience preparing for and participating in various types of readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization and command support exercises.
Contacts
- Address VA AASF
700 Portugee Rd
Sandston, VA 23150
US
- Name: VaARNG Tech Jobs HRO
- Phone: 000000000
- Email: [email protected]
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