Job opening: Supervisory Aircraft Examiner (Aircraft Mechanic)
Salary: $44 - 51 per hour
Published at: Feb 27 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: The mission of the Corpus Christi Army Depot is to overhaul, repair, modify, retrofit, test and modernize helicopters, engines and components for all services and foreign military customers. Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) is the Army's Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for Rotary Wing Aviation Maintenance
Duties
Serve as Supervisory Aircraft examiner (equivalent to full first level supervisor) over preshop analysis, exercising supervisory responsibility over work operations involving aircraft examiner subordinate workers.
Plan and schedule work assignments on a daily or project to project basis within the instructions and time limits provided.
Review instructions received and insured that arrangements are made for adequate personnel, materials, and equipment at the work site.
Counsel employees on problems; resolves informal complaints and minor grievances; refers those unresolved to supervisor.
Provide on the-job training for subordinates as needed and recommends employees for formal or cross-training to improve skills.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08).
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- This position is covered by the Civilian Drug Testing Program. Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R, Condition of Employment for certain civilian positions identified as critical under the Drug Abuse Testing Program.
- This position requires travel up to 5% of the time.
- This position requires a pre-employment physical.
- The incumbent must be able to lift up to 35lbs.
- May be required to work irregular hours, holidays, and weekends.
- If you misrepresent your experience/education or provide False/fraudulent information in/with your application, it may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you. Making false/ fraudulent statements also may be punishable by fine/imprisonment.
- This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one-year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.
Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an Supervisory Aircraft Examiner (Aircraft Mechanic) without more than normal supervision. Ability to Lead or Supervise. Supervising subordinate employees who examine and evaluate rotary wing aircraft components and determine serviceability In Accordance With (IAW) tech data (i.e. technical order, technical manuals, Depot Maintenance Work Requirement and technical drawings); Read, interpret and research prints; trouble shoot and provide maintenance techniques on different aircraft systems, subsystems, and components. Experience forecasting labor and cost requirements to accomplish needed repair. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.
Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading)Ability To Lead or SuperviseAbility To Use and Maintain Tools and EquipmentKnowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)Trouble ShootingUse of Measuring Instruments
Physical Efforts:
Work assignments involve frequent standing, sitting, climbing, bending, and working in cramped and awkward positions. Lifts items weighing up to 35 pounds without assistance, and over 35 pounds with assistance from another worker or weight handling equipment.
Working Conditions:
Work is dirty, greasy, and unpleasantly noisy. Work is performed both inside and outside. Inside work is performed on concrete floors where areas are drafty and occasionally damp and where fumes are present. Outside areas are unprotected from elements such as wind, rain, snow and wide temperature variations. Operating helicopters create strong downwash winds, which result in blowing dust and dirt, as well as high noise levels. Rigging, alignment, tracking, adjusting and operational checks in this environment necessitate the use of eye and hearing protections. The noise hazards require annual audiometric evaluation. Use of hand tools, safety wire and electrical equipment presents possibility of cuts, punctures, strains, burns, shocks, and similar injury. Working on elevated surfaces and work platforms and ladders presents possibility of falling and injuries such as broken bones and sprains. Incumbent occasionally works outside under field conditions when involved in onsite repair or evacuation of aircraft forced down by mechanical malfunctions. Inherent dangers of toxic chemicals, unstable working positions, moving rotor blades are always present. May be required to fly as a passenger when going to the work site. Required to utilize protective clothing and safety equipment in the performance of assigned duties; e.g., shoes, glasses, goggles, gloves, hard-hat. Hazardous working conditions will be compensated by Environmental Differential Pay (EDP).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address GP-W0MUAA USA AMCOM CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT
DO NOT MAIL
Corpus Christi, TX 78419
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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