Aircraft Mechanic

Air National Guard Units•Meridian, MS

About The Position

This National Guard position is for an Aircraft Mechanic, WG-8852-10, Position Description Number D1366000, assigned to the MS 186 ARW. The role is within an aircraft maintenance organization and involves inspecting, repairing, modifying, and servicing aircraft systems, components, and assemblies on and off the aircraft. The mechanic performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, inspections, functional checks, component replacement, servicing, aircraft towing and taxiing, and aircraft launch and recovery. The position also includes maintaining equipment and records, supporting supply needs, directing and instructing other maintenance personnel, and participating in readiness evaluations and exercises. Additional duties may include emergency response, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy equipment operation, and facility or equipment maintenance. The work takes place indoors and outdoors, including on aircraft ramps and surfaces, work stands, and ladders, and may involve inclement weather and temperature or humidity extremes. The role carries exposure to aircraft and maintenance hazards, including toxic substances, high-pressure fluids, moving aircraft components, engine noise and heat, electrical voltage, munitions, liquid oxygen, and fire or explosion risks. Moderate physical exertion is required, including climbing, stooping, standing, bending, and stretching. The position routinely involves handling objects weighing up to 20 pounds and occasionally lifting and carrying items up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

Military grade must be E1-E6.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
For positions requiring operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the position's appropriate security clearance.
Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
May occasionally be required to work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
General experience or training must provide the skills to remove and replace aircraft parts, accessories, and components and make adjustments and settings according to established specifications.
Must be skilled in using hand tools and test equipment.
Must document at least 18 months of experience or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and functionally testing major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic aircraft systems during overhaul or modification.
Must have experience coordinating other mechanics' work and scheduling maintenance to complete critical actions and support optimum workflow.
Must be able to instruct lower-graded mechanics, military personnel, and other staff in disassembling and reassembling crash-damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls sufficiently for the exhibit to be returned to its shipping container.
Education cannot substitute for specialized experience.
If required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered to be eligible for appointment.
Must be prepared for moderate physical exertion and routinely handle objects weighing up to 20 pounds; may occasionally lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Perform periodic, phase, hourly, preflight, postflight, calendar, thru-flight, and special inspections; conduct functional checks and preventive maintenance on aircraft.
Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, modify, and service aircraft systems, components, and assemblies, including hydraulic, electrical, pressurization, lubrication, de-icing, vacuum, induction, and exhaust systems.
Install aircraft equipment such as external tanks, tow reels, hoists, and pylons.
Perform unscheduled maintenance on assigned and transient aircraft using gauges, meters, measuring devices, and related test equipment.
Make major adjustments and alignments of aircraft systems or components, and assist specialists as needed.
Remove and replace aircraft components, including control surfaces, engines, constant speed drives, engine-mounted gear boxes, wing fuel tanks or cells, landing gear mechanisms, wheels, brakes, and tires.
Service oil, fluid, fuel, hydraulic, and oxygen systems; adjust and maintain installed equipment such as tow targets, hydraulic reels, and drive assemblies.
Perform operator maintenance on aircraft-installed auxiliary power units.
Tow, taxi, park, and moor assigned and transient aircraft; meet and debrief aircrew on aircraft status.
Launch and recover assigned and transient aircraft, including aircraft on alert status, and perform end-of-runway inspections before takeoff.
As required, perform user- and organizational-level maintenance on assigned support equipment, including inspection, repair, modification, and corrosion prevention.
Inventory, control, store, and repair 780 equipment; complete and review records for nonpowered AGE and 780 equipment.
Provide information for aircraft maintenance historical records, maintenance data collection, man-hour accounting, and other required forms.
Assist aircraft maintenance supply staff in identifying parts and stock numbers and obtaining parts and tools.
Instruct, direct, and assign maintenance repair tasks to drill-status Guard members; observe their work and ensure compliance with standard procedures and technical publications.
Follow safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations; ensure materials and equipment are properly 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 work, snow removal, munitions loading and handling, heavy equipment operation, facility and equipment maintenance, and natural-disaster or civil-emergency response.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.

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