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AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

Recent

Salary

$54.41 - $63.49

per hour

Closes

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of aircraft mechanics in the Air National Guard, overseeing maintenance, repairs, and resource planning to keep planes ready for missions.

It requires hands-on experience with aircraft systems and strong skills in managing people, budgets, and deadlines.

A good fit would be someone with military or aviation maintenance background who enjoys supervising teams and solving technical problems under pressure.

Key Requirements

  • At least 36 months of specialized experience in installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and testing aircraft mechanical and pneumatic systems during overhaul or modification
  • Proven ability to plan, direct, and organize work assignments for lower-grade personnel, including setting priorities and deadlines
  • Experience reviewing work requirements, analyzing production, cost, and personnel records, and making operational adjustments
  • Knowledge of supervisory concepts, shop processes, and adapting equipment/techniques to new situations
  • Ability to assign/explain tasks to subordinate supervisors, ensure quality standards, and handle personnel actions like promotions and training
  • Familiarity with safety regulations, readiness evaluations, and administrative supervisory tasks
  • Complete resume details with exact dates, work schedules, and hours per week for all civilian and military employment

Full Job Description

***NOTE: This is a DUAL announcement with AGR26-052.

Only one candidate will be selected for this vacancy.*** This National Guard position is for an AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, Position Description Number PDD1444000 and is part of the KY 123 AW, National Guard.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT: Experience which demonstrates the ability to organize assignments for subordinates, estimate material and manpower needed for specific jobs; ability to explain manuals and work procedures; and to prepare production records, work records and reports.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least 36 months experience installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting parts, subassemblies and components and functionally testing the various major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic systems on an aircraft during overhaul or modification.

Experience which demonstrates the ability to plan, direct, and organize work assignments for lower grade personnel.

Experience which required the review of work requirements and establish priorities to meet deadlines. Experience that provided knowledge of various lines of work performed by this function.

Experience which demonstrates the ability to supervise or the potential to perform such duties as evidenced by the ability to communicate knowledge of general supervisory concepts, and knowledge of shop processes.

Experience in adapting existing equipment and techniques to new situations.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Resume must have complete dates, work schedule, and/or hours worked per week for both civilian and military employment.

(Example: 2 JAN 1980 to 3 MAR 1981; 0800-1630 M-F or JAN 1980 to MAR 1981; 40 hrs/wk) Use of year only and unspecified work schedule will result in disqualification.

Each applicant must fully substantiate -in their own words- that they meet 100% of the minimum requirements and specialized experience listed above in detail; otherwise, the applicant will be considered unqualified for this position.

Do NOT copy and paste from the vacancy announcement or the position description. Also, make sure the applicant's name is on every document submitted, otherwise it will NOT be considered.

Major Duties:

As an AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, WS-8801-14, you will plan the overall allocation of personnel, funding and equipment resources for the organization.

Ensure unit aircraft are in combat ready status and able to be fully integrated with USAF aircraft and missions.

Function as integral member of unit's planning process, serving as the responsible technical resource for a maintenance division. Coordinate, direct and balance the workloads and priorites of units.

Assign and explain work requirements to subordinate supervisors and set deadlines. Analyze production, cost and personnel utilization records and make adjustment in operations to correct problems.

Check work operations to assure production and quality standards are achieved. Recommend promotion or reassignment of subordinate supervisors and review personnel actions and appraisals.

Determine training needs for subordinates, and develop resource options, justifications and methods to accomplish training.

Promote and administer programs such as cost reduction, incentive awards, suggestions and quality assurance. Perform all administrative supervisory tasks as required.

Implement safety regulatory requirements. Prepare for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization and command support exercises and operations.

Perform other duties as assigned.

A more comprehensive detailed description of the position may be found in Position Description PDD1444000 on file in the employing unit or in the Human Resources Office.

Contact the Casey Carmichael via email for additional information, casey.a.carmichael.civ@army.mil.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/12/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: KY12883316AF26052