Aircraft Mechanic III (F-15) Lead Mechanic/Site Lead

Tyonek Native Corporation•Goldsboro, NC

41d•Onsite

About The Position

The Site Lead / Lead Mechanic plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises contract operations at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and/or Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The role serves as the primary on-site representative and ensures work is performed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with contractual requirements, company policies, and Government regulations. The position provides technical and operational leadership for F-15 maintenance personnel, with an emphasis on flight-line maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting, and aircraft mission readiness. The Site Lead promotes accountability, professionalism, quality, continuous improvement, and effective customer service throughout the contract. The role leads and supports F-15 aircraft maintenance, inspections, and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Responsibilities include diagnosing and resolving complex aircraft discrepancies; maintaining, repairing, troubleshooting, and modifying aircraft structures, engines, flight controls, and related systems; interpreting approved technical documentation; assigning and prioritizing work; coordinating schedules and coverage with company and Government representatives; and ensuring compliance with safety, security, quality, tool-control, FOD-prevention, ESD, and documentation requirements. The Site Lead also mentors technicians, supports Government inspections and audits, and maintains effective working relationships with stakeholders. This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent and five to ten years of aircraft maintenance experience. The employee must be able to work a normal Monday-Friday day shift, 0700-1530, as well as night shifts, weekends, holidays, overtime, or adjusted schedules when mission requirements call for them. The role requires U.S. citizenship, the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance and required travel documentation, and the ability to meet the listed physical requirements. The position is pending contract award. Tyonek maintains a drug-free workplace and performs post-offer, pre-employment substance-abuse testing.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Five to ten years of aircraft maintenance experience, preferably on F-15 aircraft, including scheduled and unscheduled organizational-level maintenance.
Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience leading maintenance personnel.
Ability to interpret technical orders, contract requirements, and the performance work statement, and coordinate work with Government and company leadership.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Ability to obtain and maintain a valid U.S. passport and any required visas or travel documentation for CONUS/OCONUS travel.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance with favorable Tier 3/Secret adjudication, and remain eligible for installation access, a Common Access Card, and required Government information-system access.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to work the normal Monday-Friday day shift, 0700-1530, and approved overtime or adjusted schedules when mission requirements change; must also be able to work day shift, night shift, weekends, holidays, overtime, or adjusted schedules as required.
Valid state driver’s license when vehicle or airfield-operation duties are assigned.
Compliance with Tyonek, installation, OSHA, environmental, safety, security, FOD-prevention, tool-control, and hazardous-material procedures applicable to assigned work.
Ability to walk and stand on level or inclined surfaces for periods throughout the day; climb stairs, ramps, ladders, and work stands; crouch, crawl, grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbows and knees, and reach above and below the shoulders.
Ability to lift up to 35 pounds when required.
Ability to read dials and gauges, identify small objects and hand tools, see imperfections and small-scale readings, communicate by voice, detect sound by ear, distinguish colors, and judge three-dimensional depth.
Must pass post-offer, pre-employment substance-abuse testing.

Nice To Haves

U.S. Air Force AFSC 2A3X3 / 2A3X3L (Tactical Aircraft Maintenance, F-15), 2A390 (Fighter Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent), or equivalent fighter crew-chief / production-lead experience.
Working knowledge of aircraft forms and maintenance information systems.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary on-site Site Lead / Lead Mechanic and provide day-to-day supervision and technical leadership for assigned contractor maintenance personnel.
Lead F-15 aircraft maintenance, inspections, and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities.
Provide technical guidance and ensure maintenance complies with technical orders, technical data, drawings, work orders, task-order requirements, and company procedures.
Perform, supervise, and inspect work by Aircraft Mechanic I, II, and III personnel within assigned qualifications.
Maintain, repair, troubleshoot, and modify aircraft structures, engines, flight controls, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, mechanical components, and related aircraft systems.
Diagnose complex aircraft discrepancies and restore equipment condition and operation.
Interpret blueprints, manufacturers’ manuals, technical orders, engineering data, and other approved technical documentation to resolve maintenance issues.
Prioritize workload, personnel assignments, and maintenance activities to support aircraft schedules and mission requirements.
Coordinate daily site activities with the Program Manager/Project Manager and Government representatives.
Coordinate site schedules and operational requirements, including shift coverage and designated off-shift Leads.
Identify an alternate point of contact and notify program leadership before an affected shift during planned or unplanned Site Lead absences.
Provide technical oversight for applicable fiber-optic cable installation, cleaning, inspection, and testing when qualified and assigned.
Ensure personnel comply with tool-control, FOD-prevention, ESD, safety, security, quality, and maintenance-documentation requirements.
Make or review required entries in aircraft logs, forms, records, and applicable maintenance information systems.
Guide, mentor, and provide technical expertise to lower-level technicians during aircraft modification and maintenance efforts.
Support Government inspections, audits, evaluations, and other contract-performance activities.
Maintain professional communication and effective working relationships with Government personnel, company leadership, and assigned team members.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of successful task-order execution.