SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT)

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT), Position Description Number D1371000 and is part of the DE 166 Maintenance Squadron, National Guard.

Qualifications:

Military Grades: E-3/SrA - E-6/TSgt

Compatible Military Assignments: 2AXXX

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
WG-3806-10 - Must have at least 18 months experience or training in planning, layout, and construction skills to manufacture items and systems. Experience using more complicated shop tools and equipment. Experience in using metals and alloys. Experience demonstrating the use of more complicated mathematical calculations and complicated measuring instruments.

DEFINITION OF SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: **Specialized experience must be closely related to the work to be performed in the job for which you are applying and meet education, and other qualifications listed in the job announcement

**QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE: Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candidates' experience should be evaluated on the basis of duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience, training, and education must show possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position to be filled.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's 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.

Responsibilities:

(1) 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.

(2) 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.

(3) 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 metal
working 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.

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

(6) Performs fabrication of local manufactured items requited
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.

(7) Sets up and operates power shears, brakes, rolls,
dimpling machines, drill presses, saws, portable powered tools,
specific detection and measuring equipment, and other metal working
equipment, including use of other tools of the trade. Requisitions
necessary supplies and equipment for the activity.

(8) Prepares and designs layout, dies, jigs, and templates
necessary to carry out fabrication repair or modification of aircraft,
engine, AGE, and other equipment. Works from blueprints, technical
orders diagrams, and work orders.

(9) 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.

(10) 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. Performs such functions as pickling of metals to prepare
for good bonding with primer coat of protective materials.

(11) 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.

(12) 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.


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Salary : $39