Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft)

Air National Guard Units • Belle Chasse, LA

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About The Position

This National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position is within a Louisiana National Guard aircraft maintenance organization. The role performs aircraft structural sheet-metal inspection, repair, fabrication, modification, corrosion control, and related maintenance. The incumbent works from technical orders, blueprints, diagrams, drawings, specifications, and work orders, and uses specialized metalworking tools and measuring equipment. National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment is required, and the selectee must wear the military uniform.

The position may involve irregular or overtime hours to support operational requirements or contingencies. The employee may also be assigned additional duties such as structural firefighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy-equipment operation, facility and equipment maintenance, or disaster and civil-emergency response. A two-year trial period is required.

Requirements

• Must be or be willing to become a member of the Louisiana National Guard; National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment is required.
• Must meet the military grade listed in the announcement and be eligible for immediate National Guard membership and employment if not already a member.
• Must possess general experience or training in planning, manufacturing, and installing cylindrical, square, or rectangular objects with relatively simple fastenings such as hem edges and seams.
• Must possess at least 18 months of experience or training in planning, layout, and construction of items and systems involving dovetailed, set-in-bottom, burred-bottom, wired, or lock seams.
• At least 18 months of experience or training using more complicated shop tools and equipment; working with metals such as stainless steel, copper sheet, magnesium, honeycomb material, and alloys; and applying more complicated mathematical calculations and measuring instruments.
• Must obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
• Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
• Must be registered for Selective Service if a male born after December 31, 1959 and subject to the registration requirement.
• Must comply with the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment; a qualifying domestic-violence conviction disqualifies an individual from performing the position's duties.
• Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
• Must be available for irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours and, as required, work outside the normal duty day.
• Must wear the military uniform as a condition of employment.
• Must participate in direct deposit.
• Must provide transcripts or other documentation supporting educational claims.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period; the announcement also specifies a two-year trial period.
• Acceptance may result in the loss of contracted National Guard incentives.

Responsibilities

• Inspect aircraft and determine the nature and extent of required repairs using applicable technical orders.
• Remove, repair, modify, and install aircraft structural parts and assemblies, including frames, stringers, longerons, bulkheads, beams, ribs, spars, skin, cowling, brackets, fairings, access doors, and panels.
• Repair cracks in aircraft skin; fabricate and fit patches; determine repair details needed to retain or restore original strength; and fit and trim aircraft components and assemblies.
• Troubleshoot structural repairs in fuselages, tails, wings, cowlings, and stabilizers; remove, form, fit, and install highly stressed and double-contoured skins; determine shear and bearing load factors during rivet replacement; and install aircraft rivets and fasteners.
• Align and balance component structures and airframes using precision measuring instruments and levels; perform metal-to-metal bonding on delaminated control surfaces.
• Inspect damage or deterioration and determine whether plastic, fiberglass, composite, bonded-structure, and bonded-honeycomb assemblies require repair or replacement.
• Fabricate and test metal tubing, conduits, and cables to drawings and specifications; fabricate and repair flexible control cables.
• Fabricate locally manufactured aircraft and equipment items, including layout, bending, cutting, forming, assembling, and pattern development using triangulation and radial and parallel-line methods.
• Set up and operate metalworking machinery and tools; requisition supplies and equipment.
• Prepare layouts, dies, jigs, and templates for aircraft, engine, AGE, and other equipment fabrication, repair, or modification; work from blueprints, technical orders, diagrams, and work orders.
• Identify corrosion, conduct tests to determine its type, and treat aircraft metals in accordance with applicable technical publications.
• Remove corrosion mechanically and chemically and treat metals to protect them from oxidation.
• Apply protective coatings, markings, and decals using spray equipment, brushes, and special applicators.
• Identify, blend, store, control, and dispose of hazardous materials used in corrosion removal, treatment, and protection in accordance with applicable directives.
• As needed, operate the wash rack, complete corrosion and washing inspections according to the maintenance plan, and train others in wash-rack procedures.
• As needed, assist with training drill-status Guard members and maintaining applicable technical-order, regulation, manual, and local-directive publication files.
• Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobility exercises, and command-support exercises.
• As assigned, perform additional duties such as firefighting, aircraft crash/rescue, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy-equipment operation, facility maintenance, and natural-disaster or civil-emergency response.
• Complete other duties as assigned.
• Complete work assignments from the supervisor or maintenance control in a timely manner and maintain awareness of environmental responsibilities.

Benefits

• The announcement states that federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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