About the Position: Perform work with sheet metal materials in repairing, fabricating, modifying, and installing sheet metal parts, items, and assemblies for the 12th Aviation Battalion located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Duties

Plan, lay out, construct, and install articles such as deflectors, pans, straps, containers, wing patches and flaps, metal furniture, and other items with predominantly straight edges and regular curves. Develop and lay out patterns, and cuts, forms, joins, assembles, and installs items and systems such as heating, air-conditioning, and ventilating pipes and other items and systems with combined straight and curved edges. Perform repair of rotor blades with pre-fabrication plugs, training edge patches, and skin laminate repairs. Cut, punch, drill, bend, and otherwise shapes sheet metal parts by utilizing a variety of tools. Repair or replace aircraft structural components according to drawings, blueprints, directives, technical manuals, and safety procedures.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Pre-employment and annual physicals while in the position including pulmonary testing.
• Pre-employment and random drug testing while in the position. Required to sign DA Form 5019-R.
• May be required to work rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, holidays and/or on-call duty hours.
• Position has been designated as Key and Mission Essential position - See "Additional Information" section.
• This is a Public Trust position. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust (T2) clearance.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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): The ability to perform common Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft) tasks. I have the ability to perform common Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft) tasks. I am skilled in performing work with sheet metal materials in repairing and/or installing sheet metal parts on aircraft. I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes the tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal SupervisionAbility to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Includes Blueprint Reading)Ability to Use Hand Tools, Power Tools, etc., for Metal WorkDexterity (Assembly, Disassembly, Reassembly, etc.)Knowledge of Equipment, Structure, Materials, etc. (Includes Constructing, Repair, and Forging)Layout and Pattern Development (Includes Geometric Projection and Triangulation) PHYSICAL EFFORTS: Work assignments require moderate to strenuous effort. Workers must climb, bend, stoop, crawl, stand on concrete or metal surfaces, and work in confined spaces for prolonged periods. Frequently lift parts and equipment weighing up to 20 pounds (9 kilograms). Occasionally, may lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds (23 kilograms) with the aid of mechanical lifting devices or assistance from other workers. 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. Employee 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.

Education

Some Federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address HT-W0Y4AA US ARMY MILITARY DIST OF WASHINGTON DO NOT MAIL Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk