Aircraft Worker - Fuel
About The Position
This role is based at a depot-level repair facility maintaining various aircraft, including AV-8, C-130, C-2, E-2, EA-6B, F/A-18, H-1, H-53, H-60, MQ-8, P-3, P-8, F-35, and V-22. Military aviation platform experience is a plus. With oversight, the employee assists with aircraft and aircraft-system disassembly, repair, rework, installation, testing, preservation, and maintenance, with particular responsibility for fuel-cell maintenance. Other duties may be assigned. The work takes place in indoor and outdoor environments and may involve machinery, vehicles, ladders, scaffolds, noise, vibration, dust, silica, asbestos, fumes, smoke, gas, solvents, grease, oils, electrical energy, and slippery or uneven surfaces. Work may be performed closely with others or alone, and protracted or irregular hours may be needed. The position requires a U.S. citizen and the ability to pass a NACI, which could include a credit check. Post-offer, pre-employment substance-abuse testing is conducted.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least two years of relevant experience.
- Military installation depot-level maintenance experience.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must be able to pass a NACI, which could include a credit check.
- Must be able to perform the essential duties, including the stated physical and sensory requirements: walking, standing, crawling, kneeling, bending, climbing, handling and manipulating objects, and potentially lifting and carrying up to 44 pounds.
- Must be able to work in the described indoor/outdoor environments and tolerate the listed environmental conditions.
Nice To Haves
- A&P license is a plus but is not required.
- Experience in the military fixed-wing community or a civilian heavy-structure background is preferred.
- Experience in heavy-structure U.S. military aviation or related FAA or civil aviation work.
- Military aviation platform experience.
Responsibilities
- Assist with disassembly, repair, rework, and installation of aircraft systems and components, including wings, control surfaces and systems, landing gear, arresting gear, fuel cells, instrumentation, and engines.
- Assist with installation of hydraulic tubing, actuating cylinders, and cable controls.
- Assist with rigging, adjustment, and testing of flight systems, including landing gear, flight controls, instruments, oxygen and environmental systems, and power plants.
- Assist with installation of fuel-system components, including self-sealing fuel cells.
- Assist with preservation or depreservation of aircraft and aircraft components.
- Take hydraulic or fuel contamination samples.
- Perform corrosion-control treatment, including chemical or mechanical removal of corrosion deposits.
- Remove Form-in Place (FIP) seals and perform general labor relating to aircraft or aircraft-system maintenance.
- Perform fuel-cell maintenance as designated.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
