SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT)

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SHEET METAL MECHANIC AIRCRAFT

Department of the Air Force Air National Guard Units 176 MAI SQ Apply Print Share Save

Summary

This job is open to:

• Alaska National Guard (AKNG) Permanent or Indefinite technicians.
• All AKNG members.
• All other current military members who are eligible to join the Alaska Air National Guard.
• All other individuals who are eligible and willing to become active military members of the Alaska Air National Guard and wear the military uniform.

Duties

• Independently inspects aircraft and determines the nature and extent of repairs to be made using applicable technical orders as guidelines.
• Works directly on the aircraft and its components fulfilling such tasks as removal, repair, modification, and installation of parts and assemblies such as frames, stringers, longerons, bulkheads, beams, ribs, spars, skin, cowling, brackets, faring, access doors, panels, and other related items.
• May be required to clear red X conditions.
• Repairs cracks in aircraft skin.
• Fabricates and fits patches to damaged areas determining repair detail necessary to retain or restore original strength.
• Fits and trims components to aircraft such as landing gear, doors, control surfaces, flaps, access doors, and other assemblies.
• Seals structures to make them pressure, water, and weather tight.
• Troubleshoots aircraft structural repair situations in such areas as fuselage, tails, wings, cowlings, and stabilizers.
• Removes forms, fits, and installs highly stressed and double contoured skins using hand or powered drilling and cutting tools and other metalworking equipment.
• Determines shear and bearing load factors during rivet replacement.
• Installs heads, up, regular heat-treated, high shear, and blind-type aircraft rivets and fasteners using pneumatic riveters, special tools, and bucking bars.
• Removes damaged or broken fasteners and receptacles.
• Aligns and balances component structures and airframe using precision measuring instruments and levels.
• Performs metal-to-metal bonding where delamination of surfaces and core material occurs in control surfaces.
• Inspects damage or deterioration and determines repair or replacement of plastic, fiberglass composites, bonded structures, and bonded honeycomb assemblies using powered and nonpowered tools and equipment.
• Repairs or replaces retaining frames and installs plastic laminated blanks.
• Designs and constructs forming fixtures.
• Manufactures and ensures that metal tubing, conduits, and cables are fabricated and tested in accordance with drawings and specifications.
• Fabricates and repairs flexible control cables.
• Performs fabrication of local manufactured items required for aircraft and equipment.
• Work includes layout, bending, cutting, forming, and assembling.
• Devise and calculates patterns employing the principles of triangulation, radial, and parallel line development.
• Sets up and operates power shears, brakes, rolls, dimpling machines, drill presses, saws, portable powered tools, specific detection and measuring equipment, and other metalworking equipment, including use of other tools of the trade.
• Requisitions necessary supplies and equipment for the activity.
• Prepares and designs layout dies, jigs, and templates necessary to carry out fabrication, repair, or modification of aircraft engines, AGE, and other equipment.
• Works from blueprints, technical orders, diagrams, and work orders.
• Identifies metal corrosion.
• Performs necessary testing to identify type corrosion present by examination with magnifying equipment, chemical, and mechanical methods, and treats aircraft engines in accordance with applicable technical publications.
• Ensures that work assignments received from supervisor or maintenance control are accomplished in a timely manner.
• Removes corrosion by mechanical and chemical procedures, to include use of portable powered electric and pneumatic sanders, buffers, brushes, bead blasters, vacuum cleaners, scrapers, grinders, acids, caustics, solvents, alcohols, and other agents used in corrosion control processes.
• Treats metal with chemical procedures, such as acids and caustics, for passivation and etching to protect metal from oxidation.
• Applies protective coatings, markings, and decals after proper removal of corrosion and treatment of metals.
• Uses conventional paint spray equipment, electrostatic spray equipment, brushes, and special applicators when applying primers and surface coatings.
• Identifies blends, stores, controls, and disposes of hazardous materials, such as acids, caustics, alcohols, solvents, cleaners, primers, and surface coatings, used for corrosion removal, treatment, and protection, in accordance with applicable directives.
• May operate the wash rack.
• Accomplishes corrosion and washing inspections within schedule provided to ensure compliance with the monthly and weekly maintenance plan.
• May assist in training of drill status guard members and in maintenance of publication files of applicable technical orders, regulations, manuals, and local directives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Alaska Air National Guard membership is required.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• U.S. Citizenship and Secret Clearance is required.
• Bargaining Unit Bargaining

Appointment Factors

• Excepted
• Enlisted in the Alaska Air National Guard.
• Due to the nature of this position, the minimum military grade is Airman First Class A1CE-3, and the maximum military grade is Staff Sergeant SSgtE-5.
• 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.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• 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.
• For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state drivers license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.
• For positions requiring a security clearance, Secret or Top Secret, the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.
• Dual-Status Technician positions service affiliation under Title 32 USC 709 is required.

Qualifications

• GENERAL EXPERIENCE is experience or training that has provided the candidate with the ability to plan, manufacture, and install cylindrical, square, or rectangular-shaped objects that have easily constructed fastenings such as single and double-hem edges and single, double, or grooved seams.
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is experience which is directly related to the position to be filled and which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position.
• WG-10 - Must have at least 18 months of experience or training in planning, layout, and construction skills to manufacture 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 in using metals, including stainless steel, copper, sheet, magnesium, honeycomb material, and alloys. Experience demonstrating the use of more complicated mathematical calculations and complicated measuring instruments.

Required Documents

• Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed.
• Questionnaire. This is accomplished by submitting the application. There is nothing that needs to be attached to this application to meet this requirement.
• Any additional documentation you wish to submit for consideration.

How to Apply

• To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
• A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
• To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
• Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
• After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
• You will be taken to the online application, which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
• To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login.
• All of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/help/how-to-application-status/.

Agency Contact Information

• Jennifer Francione
• Phone: 907-428-6241
• Email: jennifer.r.francione.civarmy.mil
• Address