Aircraft Mechanic Supervisor (Title 32)

Air National Guard Units•Salt Lake City, UT

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This National Guard position is an Aircraft Mechanic Supervisor (Title 32), WS-8852-12, Position Description Number D0806000, with the 151 MXS at Roland R. Wright ANG Base in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is part of the Utah Air National Guard, and priority is given to current Utah Air National Guard members. The selecting supervisor is Clinton Hutchings. The vacancy is bid concurrently with AGR Bid Air 26-553. The supervisor plans and directs aircraft maintenance work across organizational segments, allocates personnel and other resources, monitors schedules and work status, and coordinates work with other organizations. The role oversees supervisors and mechanics, maintains production and quality standards, supports safety and readiness programs, and may perform additional emergency, security, facilities, or equipment duties as assigned. This excepted-service position requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Utah Air National Guard, or eligibility for immediate membership. Applicants must meet the specified general, specialized, and supervisory experience requirements. Education is not applicable. The position may occasionally require work outside normal duty hours, including overtime.

Requirements

Membership in the Utah Air National Guard in a compatible military assignment is required; applicants who are not current Guard members must be eligible for immediate membership.
Must have experience or training removing and replacing aircraft parts, accessories, and components and making adjustments and settings to established specifications.
Must be skilled in using hand tools and test equipment.
Must have experience equivalent to or exceeding the installation, adjustment, alignment, troubleshooting, and functional testing of major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic aircraft systems during overhaul or modification.
Must have experience coordinating mechanics’ work and scheduling maintenance to complete critical actions and maintain optimum workflow.
Must be able to instruct lower-graded mechanics, military personnel, and others in disassembling and reassembling crash-damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls so the exhibit can be returned to its shipping container.
Must have experience or ability to perform dedicated crew chief duties; perform, coordinate, or oversee aircraft work and periodic inspections; coordinate journey-level workers from other trades; and serve as technical authority for repairs on assigned aircraft.
Must have supervisory experience demonstrating the ability to plan, direct, and organize work assignments for lower-grade personnel; review work requirements and establish priorities to meet deadlines; and understand the work performed by the function.
Must demonstrate the ability or potential to supervise, including communicating general supervisory concepts and knowledge of shop processes.
Must have experience adapting existing equipment and techniques to new situations.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must hold a valid state driver’s license if the position requires operating motor vehicles.
Must participate in direct deposit.
Must complete medical screening upon selection for hire.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
A qualifying conviction for a crime of domestic violence disqualifies an individual from performing the duties of this position.
Must establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers and contribute to a cooperative working environment.
May be required to work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
Resume must detail how experience meets the general and specialized qualifications and include employment dates in MM/YYYY format and total hours worked per week.
May be required to complete a new one-year probationary period, pending analysis.

Responsibilities

Plan the allocation of personnel and other resources for work operations that require quarterly or longer-term planning.
Analyze subordinate supervisors’ work plans, assigned work orders and projects, and progress against schedules, including emergency requirements.
Provide higher-level managers and supervisors with project status information and updates on budget estimates, equipment, facilities, and techniques.
Participate in planning conferences and meetings.
Coordinate and direct the work of supervised units; assign and explain requirements to subordinate supervisors, set deadlines, and balance workloads.
Promote economical and efficient operations; analyze production, cost, and personnel utilization records and adjust operations to address problems.
Prepare operating instructions and work plans for critical or emergency projects.
Spot-check work to ensure production and quality standards are met, and coordinate operations with other organizations and functions.
Encourage employees to achieve management goals; recommend promotion or reassignment of subordinate supervisors and review personnel actions.
Appraise supervisors’ performance and review employee appraisals prepared by subordinate supervisors.
Determine training needs for employees at all levels and administer programs such as cost reduction, incentive awards, suggestions, and quality assurance.
Ensure safety and housekeeping regulations are observed, safety requirements are implemented, and personnel use appropriate safety equipment and precautions.
Ensure subordinate supervisors carry out labor-management and equal opportunity programs; schedule leave.
Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, and command support exercises.
As required, perform additional duties such as structural firefighting; aircraft fire, crash, or rescue duty; security guard duties; snow removal; munitions loading and handling; heavy equipment operation; facilities and equipment maintenance; or disaster and civil-emergency response.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Perform, coordinate, or oversee aircraft work and periodic inspections, individually or with other mechanics and workers.
Coordinate journey-level workers in other trades working simultaneously on aircraft.
Serve as technical authority to advise on, examine, and approve airframe, mechanical, electrical, and pneudraulic repairs on assigned aircraft.
Perform duties as a dedicated crew chief, as required.