Title 32 Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Repairer Wg-4818-10

Army National Guard Units • Wheeling, WV

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About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 dual-status technician, excepted-service position in the Aviation Life Support function of an Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility. The employee controls, inspects, tests, evaluates, certifies, repairs, maintains, or overhauls Aviation Life Support Equipment (ALSE), and provides initial and continuation training to aircrew and other personnel. The role documents training, equipment procedures, inspections, and accountability, and ensures aircraft are configured with serviceable ALSE appropriate to each mission.

The position also supports ALSE shop operations, including supply and property accountability, training materials, publications, readiness inspections, deployment coordination, and annual budget projections. The employee may take on additional duties such as fire or crash response, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy equipment operation, facility maintenance, or participation in emergency response and aircraft accident investigation activities. National Guard membership in West Virginia is required before the effective date of placement, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. The position requires U.S. citizenship and a satisfactory security clearance, with at least a completed National Agency Check before assignment.

Requirements

• National Guard membership is required, with membership in the West Virginia National Guard required before the effective date of placement.
• Must meet the stated military grade range: minimum E3 or O1 and maximum E7 or O2; for O2, date of rank cannot be later than 2024-05-23.
• Applicants must include their rank in their resume. Applicants below the minimum grade must provide a signed memorandum from their military personnel office confirming eligibility to obtain the required grade. Enlisted applicants above the maximum rank must submit a memorandum agreeing to voluntary reduction if selected.
• General experience or training demonstrating knowledge of materials and equipment used in the work, such as helmets, torso harness assemblies, parachutes, and survival equipment.
• Ability to understand written instructions and use reference materials and manuals.
• Specialized experience or training demonstrating knowledge of aviation life support equipment.
• Experience reading and interpreting military manuals.
• Experience with supply procedures and property accountability.
• Experience collecting information and presenting it to groups of varying sizes.
• Experience planning a functional shop maintenance program.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must obtain and maintain a satisfactory security clearance and, at minimum, complete a National Agency Check before assignment.
• Federal employment suitability is determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a two-year probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements.
• Selectee is required to wear the military uniform.
• Applicants qualifying based on education must submit college transcripts or proof of degree with their application.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, certify, repair, assemble, and maintain aviation life support equipment, including communications equipment, oxygen-related items, survival systems, helmets, night vision and protective devices, and survival components.
• Issue, fit, and adjust ALSE; schedule inspections; and maintain equipment, weapons, procedures, and accountability documentation.
• Inspect and maintain medications stocked in survival vests, survival kits, and first aid kits.
• Perform ALSE supply functions and maintain records for shop stock, bench stock, prescribed and operational load lists, sensitive items, and Class VIII supplies.
• Instruct aircrew and other personnel in ALSE care, use, operation, capabilities, and survival procedures in varied environments.
• Train personnel in egress, harness and lowering devices, water ditching and survival, land navigation, shelter building, signaling, and other survival techniques.
• Administer practical and written evaluations; develop charts and mock-ups; and maintain training aids.
• Certify initial and continuation training and certify ALSE requirements and aircraft equipment configuration for missions.
• Conduct follow-on test and evaluation of ALSE, recommend changes to equipment-related processes and procedures, and certify equipment records and forms.
• Comply with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations; ensure equipment and materials are properly stored, protected, and maintained.
• Supervise, instruct, train, and certify traditional Guard members; evaluate tasks and document on-the-job training records.
• Coordinate mobility and deployment requirements and maintain publications and directives, ensuring required quarterly reviews.
• Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, command support exercises, and Aviation Resource Management Survey inspections.
• Perform additional assigned duties that may include firefighting, aircraft crash or rescue response, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy equipment operation, facility maintenance, emergency response, or aircraft accident investigation and reporting.
• Prepare annual budget analyses and projections for ALSE shop operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on the position and eligibility.
• Relocation and recruitment incentives may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

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