Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft/Painter)

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command • Peterson AFB, CO

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About The Position

This Air Reserve Technician (ART) position performs aircraft structural maintenance and support equipment repair, including planning, laying out, fabricating, modifying, repairing, assembling, corrosion control, specialized coatings, advanced composites, tubing, and installing sheet metal parts and assemblies. The employee also provides training to reservists. ARTs are part of the regular career civil service and must maintain active membership in the assigned Air Force Reserve unit. They receive, on average, one weekend of military training per month, and the work schedule is aligned to allow participation in unit training assemblies. Regular assignments are ART duties; some non-ART duties may also be assigned, generally not exceeding 30 percent of total responsibilities.

The mechanic plans work using engineering data, blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, and work orders; develops patterns and forms, joins, assembles, and installs components; and operates and maintains hand tools, power tools, and shop equipment. The role includes inspecting and preparing surfaces, applying chemical compounds and protective or specialized coatings, and disposing of hazardous waste in accordance with environmental and safety requirements. The employee repairs, modifies, and manufactures fiberglass, bonded honeycomb, and composite/metal structural components, and prepares training plans for Reserve training.

The position requires the ability to perform sheet metal mechanic work with little or no supervision, maintain a Secret clearance, and meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. The employee is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. Overtime may be required to meet workload demands, and temporary duty travel away from the normal duty station may require flying in military or commercial aircraft. Other duties include cleaning the work area and equipment and training regular Air Force or Department of Defense civilian personnel, if applicable.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be a current member of the Air Force Reserve or willing and qualified to join.
• Must meet the screen-out requirement: ability to perform sheet metal mechanic work with little or no supervision.
• Must meet the OPM Qualification Standard for the WG-3800 Metal Work Family and demonstrate the required quality of knowledge and skill through experience and training.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements.
• Subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• Knowledge of sheet metal and composite structural materials, techniques, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate and document work orally and in writing, including through computer-based methods, and to interact professionally and cooperatively with others.
• Knowledge of records maintenance, documentation, industrial hygiene, work-area cleanliness, and foreign-object-debris prevention.
• Knowledge of EPA and Air Force ECAMP requirements concerning hazardous waste and personal and environmental protection.
• Skill in preparing, modifying, and manufacturing honeycomb adhesive-bonded composite aircraft structures.
• Skill fabricating and repairing complex aircraft structural and support-equipment components from metals, alloys, honeycomb, and composite materials.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, sketches, and technical specifications.
• Skill using and maintaining metal-shop tools, equipment, and measuring instruments, and knowledge of shop mathematics and pattern-layout methods.
• Ability to inspect and evaluate structural damage and plan and complete repairs.
• Skill using and maintaining painting and surface-preparation equipment.
• Knowledge of safety, bio-environmental, safety data sheet, security, technical-order, engineering-data, and manufacturer-instruction requirements.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Must use direct deposit as a federal employee.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, depending on appointment type.
• The employee may be required to work overtime and travel on temporary duty assignments, including by military or commercial aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lay out aircraft structural component and support equipment repair, coating, or manufacturing work using technical data, engineering data, blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, and work orders.
• Develop patterns and molds; cut, form, join, assemble, and install components and systems with straight, curved, irregular, or angled contours.
• Operate, clean, maintain, and account for hand tools, power tools, and fabrication equipment.
• Inspect and prepare aircraft and support-equipment surfaces; apply chemical compounds and protective or specialized coatings to sheet metal, radomes, composites, and other materials.
• Dispose of hazardous waste and follow safety, environmental protection, and security requirements.
• Repair, modify, and manufacture fiberglass, bonded honeycomb, and composite/metal structural components, including components requiring contours to be restored or molds to be made.
• Prepare effective training plans and provide training to reservists; train regular Air Force or Department of Defense civilian personnel if applicable.
• Clean the work area and equipment and perform other related duties as assigned.
• Meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements and participate in unit training assemblies.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package is available to the employee and family, subject to eligibility and position type.
• PCS may be paid if authorized.
• Advance in hire may be authorized.
• Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to qualifying federal employees.

What This Job Offers

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