Aircraft Mechanic (T32)

Air National Guard Units • Birmingham, AL

10h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with the Alabama Air National Guard’s 117th Air Refueling Wing in Birmingham, Alabama. The position requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Alabama Air National Guard, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. The minimum military rank is A1C and the maximum is TSGT.

The Aircraft Mechanic inspects, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs assigned and transient aircraft and related equipment. Work includes scheduled and special inspections, functional checks, component replacement, servicing aircraft systems, aircraft towing and movement, and launching and recovering aircraft. The mechanic also maintains records, supports parts and tool acquisition, coordinates and instructs maintenance work, and follows safety and security requirements. The position may include additional duties supporting readiness exercises, emergencies, and other operational needs.

Applicants must demonstrate the required general and specialized aircraft maintenance experience and skills. Substitution of education is not considered for wage grade positions. National Guard membership is required before the effective date of placement. A probationary period may be required; direct deposit participation is mandatory. Work outside normal duty hours and overtime may occasionally be required. A recruitment or relocation incentive of up to 25% may be authorized, subject to approval.

Requirements

• National Guard membership is required, with membership in a compatible military assignment in the Alabama Air National Guard before the effective date of placement.
• Applicants not currently members of the Alabama Air National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership.
• Applicants must meet the military grade requirements: minimum rank A1C and maximum rank TSGT.
• General experience or training removing and replacing aircraft parts, accessories, and components and making adjustments and settings to established specifications.
• Skill in using hand tools and test equipment.
• Specialized experience or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and functionally testing major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic aircraft systems during overhaul or modification.
• Experience coordinating other mechanics’ work and scheduling maintenance to complete critical actions and support optimum workflow.
• Ability to instruct lower-graded mechanics, military personnel, and other personnel in disassembly and reassembly of crash-damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls so the exhibit can be returned to its shipping container.
• Knowledge of the makeup, operation, and installation of a variety of systems, assemblies, and surfaces.
• Knowledge to determine whether surfaces, assemblies, and systems should be installed or repaired by replacing parts and components.
• Knowledge of the types and extent of adjustments and alignments required.
• Skill in removing, replacing, and adjusting systems, assemblies, surfaces, components, and parts.
• Skill in connecting, meshing, and adjusting surfaces, assemblies, and systems with one another.
• Knowledge and skill in using precision test equipment, technical data, schematics, wiring diagrams, mathematical formulas, common hand tools, jigs, templates, and gauges.
• Selectee must wear the military uniform.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May occasionally be required to work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled, periodic, phase, hourly, preflight, postflight, calendar, thru-flight, and special aircraft inspections and preventive maintenance.
• Inspect and functionally test aircraft systems, including landing gear, hydraulic, electrical, pressurization, lubrication, de-icing, vacuum, induction, and exhaust systems.
• Install aircraft equipment such as external tanks, tow reels, hoists, and pylons.
• Troubleshoot and perform unscheduled maintenance on assigned and transient aircraft using gauges, meters, measuring devices, and other test equipment.
• Make major adjustments and alignments of aircraft systems and components, and assist specialists as required.
• Remove and replace aircraft components, including control surfaces, engines, drive components, gear boxes, fuel tanks or cells, landing gear mechanisms, wheels, brakes, and tires.
• Service oil, fluid, fuel, hydraulic, and oxygen systems; maintain installed equipment and replace working or inoperative parts and elements.
• Perform operator maintenance on aircraft-installed auxiliary power units.
• Tow, taxi, park, and moor aircraft; meet and debrief aircrew on aircraft status; launch and recover aircraft, including aircraft on alert status.
• Conduct end-of-runway inspections before takeoff and identify conditions that could make an aircraft unsafe for flight.
• As required, perform user- and organizational-level maintenance on support equipment, including inspection, repair, modification, and corrosion prevention; inventory, control, store, and repair 780 equipment; and maintain related records.
• Provide information for aircraft maintenance historical records, maintenance data collection, man-hour accounting, and other required forms.
• Assist aircraft maintenance supply functions by identifying parts and stock numbers and obtaining parts and tools.
• Instruct, direct, and assign maintenance repair tasks to drill status guard members; observe work and ensure compliance with standard procedures and technical publications.
• Comply with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations and ensure material and equipment are stored, protected, maintained, and secured.
• Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobility exercises, and command support exercises.
• As required, perform additional duties such as structural firefighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue duty, security guard duties, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy equipment operation, facilities and equipment maintenance, and disaster or civil emergency response.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive of up to 25% may be authorized, subject to approval before employee in-processing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed