AIRCRAFT MECHANIC Jobs

Job Title

Belle Chasse, LA

Secret Polygraph Unspecified

Career Level Not Specified

Salary Not Specified

Job Description

Duties

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performs all phases of the repair and reclamation process for crashed or damaged aircraft utilizing lifting bags, cranes, hoists, slings, forklifts, and other heavy equipment. Maintains and stores the special equipment identified and assigned to the crash recovery mission.
• Serves on the flight control team and may coordinate team functions. Participates in flight crew debriefing, troubleshooting, repairing, and replacing components as required.
• Advises on and participates in the removal, rigging, and replacement of flight control surfaces, portable huffet and lavatory units. Utilizes a wide variety of technical gauges, instruments and tools such as bead breakers, micrometers, dial indicators, pressure gauges, torque wrenches, tensiometers, weight and balance testers, and inside and outside calipers to test, overhaul, rig and install major airframe components.
• Accomplishes organizational and intermediate level maintenance, which involves major repairs, TCTO's, and/or flight controls, landing gears, doors and canopies and associated equipment requiring structural or component maintenance beyond the capabilities of other activities.
• Performs intermediate level maintenance on aircraft wheel and tires and may also accomplish organizational maintenance such as wheel and tire and brake changes. When a supply point for build-up assets is established in the shop, will insure DIF+ assets processing and procedures are accomplished according to applicable directives.
• Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations such as ORI, II, and LIE inspections, mobility, and command support exercises. May be required to perform such additional duties as structural fire fighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue duty, security guard, snow removal, munitions loading and handling, heavy equipment operator; maintenance of facilities and equipment, or serve as a member of a team to cope with natural disasters or civil emergencies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of employment:

This is an "Obligated" position due to former incumbent accepting a Title 32 USC Active Guard/Reserve tour. Should restoration rights be exercised, present incumbent will be separated as a military technician. The incumbent will be entitled to all leave and insurance coverage as a permanent employee and coverage in the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS)/Federal Employee Retirement System-Revised Annuity Employees (FERS-RAE)/Federal Employees Retirement System - Further Revised Annuity Employees - FERS (FRAE) RT. If former incumbent does not exercise restoration rights after five (5) years from the tour beginning effective date, position will become permanent.

1) National Guard Membership is required.

2) Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

3) Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.

4) May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.

Military Requirements: Enlisted Security Clearance: Must maintain appropriate level of security clearance.

*** LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS - Acceptance of this position may result in the loss of contracted incentive(s). For further details, contact the LANG State Incentive Manager, at (504) 278-8116 (ARMY) 391-8336 (AIR FORCE).

Notice: This employer participates in E-Verify: Federal law required all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. National Guard Membership is required: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the National Guard. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.

Qualifications

General Experience: Must possess experience or training that has provided you with the skill to remove and replace aircraft parts, accessories, and components, and to make adjustments and settings according to established specifications; skilled in the use of hand tools and test equipment.

Specialized Experience:

WG-08: Must possess at least Twelve (12) months of experience or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting and functionally testing the various major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic systems on an aircraft during overhaul or modification; experience coordinating the work of other mechanics, and scheduling maintenance to ensure completion of critical actions and optimum workflow; ability to instruct lower graded mechanics, military and other personnel in the disassembly and re-assembly of crash damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls sufficient for the exhibit to be returned to its shipping container.

WG-10: Must possess at least Eighteen (18) months of experience or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and functionally testing the various major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic systems on an aircraft during overhaul or modification. Experience coordinating the work of other mechanics, and scheduling maintenance to ensure completion of critical actions and optimum workflow. Must have the ability to instruct lower graded mechanics, military and other personnel in the disassembly and re-assembly of crash damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls sufficient for the exhibit to be returned to its shipping container.

Conditions of Employment & Notes:

1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.

2. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.

3. Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

4. Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.

5. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.

Education: You must provide transcripts and/or other documentation as proof to support your Educational claims, and receive credit to meet the Education requirements for this position.

Additional Information

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• Your performance and conduct
• The needs and interests of the agency
• Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government
• Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based upon a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. This is a bargaining unit position.