Aircraft Mechanic - Title 32

Air National Guard Units • Garden City, GA

5h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position for an Aircraft Mechanic (WG-8852-12), Position Description Number D1525000, in the Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in Garden City, Georgia. It is a full-time, permanent, dual-status position requiring membership in the Georgia Air National Guard. The area of consideration is current members of the Air National Guard. Selectees must wear the military uniform and hold a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard before the effective date of placement.

The mechanic performs inspections, functional checks, preventive and unscheduled maintenance, troubleshooting, component replacement, and servicing on assigned and transient aircraft and support equipment. The role also includes directing and instructing maintenance personnel, complying with safety and other regulations, and preparing for and participating in readiness evaluations and exercises.

Requirements

• Current membership in the Air National Guard; National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard is required before placement.
• Military grade of E5-E6.
• Compatible military assignment: AFSC 2A5X1.
• General experience removing and replacing aircraft parts, accessories, and components and making adjustments and settings to established specifications.
• Skill in using hand tools and test equipment.
• At least 18 months of specialized experience 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 maintain optimum workflow.
• Ability to instruct lower-graded mechanics, military members, and other personnel 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.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• For positions requiring motor vehicle operation, a valid state driver's license is required.
• Must undergo government-funded preplacement medical testing to determine fitness and eligibility for employment.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Applicants must substantiate their qualifications in their own words and provide beginning and ending month and year dates for all jobs listed on their resume.

Responsibilities

• Perform periodic, phase, hourly, preflight, postflight, calendar, thru-flight, and special aircraft inspections, including fuel contamination checks, emergency equipment inspections, and oil sampling.
• Inspect aircraft and perform functional checks on landing gear and hydraulic, electrical, pressurization, lubrication, de-icing, vacuum, induction, and exhaust systems.
• Troubleshoot and perform unscheduled maintenance on assigned and transient aircraft using gauges, meters, measuring devices, and related test equipment.
• 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, including tow targets, hydraulic reels, and drive assemblies.
• Perform user- and organizational-level maintenance on assigned support equipment, including inspection, repair, modification, and corrosion prevention.
• Instruct, direct, and assign maintenance repair tasks to drill status guard members.
• Comply with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations.
• Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, including MEI, ORI, IG, and UE inspections, mobility exercises, and command support exercises.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees; eligibility depends on position type.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized, subject to the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a move is in the Government's interest.

What This Job Offers

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