Aircraft Pneudraulics Systems Mechanic Supervisor

Air National Guard Units•Rickenbacker AFB, OH

21d

About The Position

This National Guard position is for an Aircraft Pneudraulics Systems Mechanic Supervisor (WS-8268-9), Position Description Number D0802000, with the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing. The supervisor oversees workers day-to-day or project-by-project, directly or through subordinate leaders, in carrying out the work of the organizational segment or shift, and also performs related nonsupervisory work. The role plans and schedules assignments, arranges personnel, materials, and equipment, directs and reviews work, and provides instruction and assistance to subordinates. Administrative responsibilities include contributing to staffing and performance decisions, counseling employees, addressing complaints, coordinating training and leave, maintaining production records, and ensuring safety, housekeeping, and personnel-program requirements are followed. The supervisor also performs the nonsupervisory duties of the work unit and other assigned duties. This is an excepted-service position requiring membership in a compatible Ohio Air National Guard military assignment. Applicants who are not current members must be eligible for immediate membership. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance and may require a trial period. Irregular or overtime hours may be required to support operations or contingencies.

Requirements

Ohio Air National Guard membership is required; applicants who are not current members must be eligible for immediate membership.
Compatible military grade and assignment are required within one year of the effective date of placement.
Military grade must be E-6 to E-7.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Must not be disqualified under the Lautenberg Amendment because of a qualifying domestic-violence conviction.
Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers and contribute to a cooperative work environment.
Must be able to work irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours or outside the normal duty day when operational requirements or contingencies require.
Must maintain awareness of environmental responsibilities under applicable legal and regulatory requirements and organizational requirements.
General experience maintaining, modifying, and repairing aircraft hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Knowledge of the physical principles governing fluids as they apply to hydraulic and pneumatic systems and components.
Knowledge of aircraft structures and how hydraulic and pneumatic systems relate to aircraft structures and other systems.
Knowledge of basic electrical and mechanical principles.
Ability to use technical manuals and schematics and to test for and isolate hydraulic and pneumatic system malfunctions.
Skill in performing required modifications, repairs, and maintenance.
Journeyman-level knowledge and experience demonstrating the ability to plan, direct, and organize lower-grade personnel's work assignments.
Experience reviewing work requirements and establishing priorities to meet deadlines.
Experience and knowledge of various lines of work performed by this function.
Experience demonstrating supervisory ability or potential, including communication of general supervisory concepts and knowledge of shop processes.
Experience adapting existing equipment and techniques to new situations.

Responsibilities

Plan and schedule specific daily or project-based work assignments within required timeframes.
Arrange adequate personnel, materials, and equipment to complete assigned work.
Assign tasks, explain methods and procedures, instruct subordinates on new procedures, and assist with problems.
Review work in progress and upon completion; obtain supervisory approval for changes to prescribed procedures or work operations.
Suggest methods to improve operations or reduce costs.
Recommend employees for vacancies, promotion, or reassignment; assist in establishing performance standards and recommend performance appraisals.
Counsel employees on disciplinary matters and recommend disciplinary action.
Attempt to resolve informal complaints and grievances, referring unresolved or serious matters to the supervisor.
Conduct on-the-job training and recommend employees for formal training.
Schedule leave and approve short periods of leave.
Encourage participation in suggestion and cost-reduction programs.
Ensure safety and housekeeping regulations are observed.
Explain and implement personnel programs, including equal opportunity, position management, position-description review, and labor relations.
Maintain production reports and records.
Perform the nonsupervisory functions of the organizational segment supervised.
Perform other duties as assigned.