Aircraft Worker

Amentum • San Diego, CA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The Aircraft Worker performs pre/post-operational checks, fueling, and operation of aircraft and support equipment, including conditional/scheduled inspections and periodic maintenance. This role involves aircraft movement, fuel/defuel operations, rotor system tie-down, blade restraint installation/uninstallation, securing aircraft and blades, servicing aircraft/engines/transmissions, and directing maintenance turns. The worker provides aircraft movement/direction and fire guard services during ground and flight operations, and must be familiar with all maintenance instruction manuals. Key duties include launching and recovering aircraft, providing helicopter landing signal services, using standard aircraft handling and taxi procedures, detecting corrosion, performing pre-operational checks and maintenance of support equipment, operating ground support equipment, checking for fuel contamination, replenishing fluids, and cleaning aircraft. Additional duties include housekeeping, participation in the FOD program, handling and disposing of hazmat, and complying with all safety regulations. The position requires obtaining all necessary support equipment licenses and maintaining a valid driver's license. The role is full-time, though 40 hours per week is not guaranteed, and requires working all work site shifts dependent on flight schedules and tasking. It may also involve working with foreign countries/cultures and completing Personal Qualification Standards (PQS).

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum two (2) years of actual and recent aircraft maintenance/modification/repair experience on H-60s or equivalent rotary aircraft experience
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC) with a Tier 3 adjudication
• Knowledge and use of special tools/equipment required to perform assigned maintenance tasks is mandatory
• Must have a valid Driver's License
• Must have ability to meet physical demand requirements associated with and/or pass and maintain any medical examination requirements related to performing daily routine aircraft maintenance tasks
• Position may require the ability to pass and maintain a U.S. Government background security check
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English
• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization
• US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with U.S. Naval repair maintenance operations on military aircraft highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Performs pre/post-operational checks, fueling and operation of aircraft & support equipment, to include conditional/scheduled inspections and periodic maintenance
• Performs aircraft movement, aircraft fuel/defuel, aircraft/rotor system tie down, install/uninstall blade restraints
• Securing aircraft and blades, servicing aircraft/engines/transmissions, and directing maintenance turns
• Provide aircraft movement/direction, fire guard services during ground and flight operations
• Be familiar with all maintenance instruction manuals
• Launch and recover aircraft in support of activity's flight schedule including helicopter landing signal services at site or at Naval Air Facility OLF
• Use standard aircraft handling and taxi procedures, Standardization (NATOPS), specific aircraft manual, and local regulations
• Detect corrosion and be familiar with the corrosion control manual
• Perform equipment pre-operational check and maintenance of all work center support equipment/IMRL
• Operate ground support equipment such as electrical power supply, tow tractors, light carts and engine starting units
• Check for fuel contamination by draining samples from low point drains
• Replenish fuel, oil, water, waste system chemicals, oxygen, and hydraulic fluid
• Clean exterior and/or interior of aircraft, using portable platform ladders, brushes, rags, water hose, and vacuum
• Housekeeping of all areas of work including shop
• Participate in FOD program
• Handling and disposing of hazmat
• Comply with all safety regulations
• Obtain all support equipment licenses for job description which requires maintenance of valid and current Drivers License without lapse
• Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested
• Complete (PQS) Personal qualification standards as needed
• Perform and sign off aircraft maintenance under supervision of Lead mechanics
• Read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• 5.54 hours of paid time off biweekly
• 11 paid holidays annually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees