Sheet Metal Mechanic

Air National Guard Units • Cheyenne, WY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a permanent, Title 32 Dual Status Technician Excepted Service position with the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153d Maintenance Squadron. Military affiliation is required, and the selected candidate must become a military member of the Wyoming Air National Guard before appointment. The role serves as shop chief over a small organizational segment in a maintenance function, with responsibility for overall shop operations. The technician plans, lays out, and performs sheet-metal work and helps direct the work of lower-graded mechanics. The position requires primary physical presence; situational telework may be considered case by case. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The position may require occasional work outside normal duty hours and overtime.

The selected candidate must meet the stated military grade and assignment requirements, including possessing or being eligible to retrain into AFSC 2A773. Applicants must meet the listed sheet-metal experience requirements, have a valid state driver's license, and be able to lift 60 pounds unassisted. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance. No education qualification is required.

Requirements

• Current or prior service in a branch of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, or Marine Corps; must be willing and eligible to join the Wyoming Air National Guard before appointment.
• Must possess experience or training in planning, manufacturing, and installing cylindrical, square, or rectangular objects with basic fastenings, including single and double hem edges and single, double, or grooved seams.
• Must possess experience or training in planning, layout, and construction for items and systems with dovetailed seams, set-in-bottom seams, burred-bottom seams, or wired or lock seams.
• Experience using more complicated shop tools and equipment.
• Experience working with stainless steel, copper sheet, magnesium, honeycomb material, and alloys.
• Experience using more complicated mathematical calculations and complicated measuring instruments.
• Must possess or be eligible to retrain into AFSC 2A773, Aircraft Structural Maintenance Enlisted.
• Must have a minimum ASVAB Mechanical score of 47.
• Medical Profile PULHES must not be greater than 333132.
• Must be able to lift 60 pounds unassisted.
• Must possess a valid state driver's license.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the position's appropriate security clearance.
• Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
• Must meet the compatible military grade and assignment requirements before the effective date of placement; the authorized grade range is E-6/TSgt through E-7/MSgt.
• Over-grade applicants must submit a written demotion statement of understanding and be willing to be administratively reduced to E-7/MSgt if selected.
• Applicants must document dates, hours worked per week, and relevant specialized experience on their resume.
• May be required to successfully complete a two-year trial period.
• A qualifying domestic-violence misdemeanor conviction disqualifies an individual from performing the duties of this position.
• May occasionally be required to work outside normal duty hours; overtime may be required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lay out shop work for completion by the technician and lower-graded mechanics.
• Determine approaches, methods, and courses of action to accomplish the shop’s mission effectively and efficiently.
• Perform the full range of shop work.
• Implement safety regulatory requirements.
• Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, and command support exercises.
• Maintain awareness of environmental responsibilities under applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; eligibility depends on position type and employment status.
• Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized if eligible, subject to funding and TAG approval.

What This Job Offers

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