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Posted: January 23, 2026 (1 day ago)

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AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Air Education and Training Command

Department of the Air Force

Fresh

Location

Salary

$104,079 - $121,422

per year

Closes

January 29, 2026

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of supervisors and workers who maintain and repair aircraft, handling everything from planning tasks to ensuring safety and fair treatment in the workplace.

It's a supervisory role in the Air Force where you'll oversee daily operations and make sure the team meets mission goals.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on aircraft maintenance experience who is strong at managing people and organizing work efficiently.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to supervise teams and manage subordinate supervisors effectively
  • Knowledge of aircraft maintenance principles, processes, and techniques
  • Understanding of safety regulations, practices, and procedures
  • Skill in reading and interpreting blueprints, diagrams, sketches, and technical specifications
  • Ability to plan and organize work assignments, including determining required resources
  • Proficiency in communicating effectively, both orally and in writing
  • Knowledge of personnel management policies, including equal employment opportunity and harassment prevention

Full Job Description

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The primary purpose of this position is to exercise technical and administrative supervision over subordinate supervisors and workers in accomplishing trades and labor work of the Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

In order to qualify, you must meet the quality level of experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook X-118C.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standard Handbook X-118C for the WG-8800, Aircraft Overhaul Group.

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most blue-collar positions, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying.

Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. The screen out element for this position is the ability to supervise.

JOB ELEMENTS: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.

Knowledge of a wide range of principles, processes, and techniques of trade(s) and/or craft(s) supervised and personnel management policies, practices, and procedures, including sexual harassment and Equal Employment Opportunity/ Equal Employment Treatment.

???????2. Knowledge of safety regulations, practices, and procedures. 3. Ability to read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, sketches, and technical specifications. 4.

Ability to plan and organize work assignments to include determining resources required to accomplish mission. 5.

Ability to manage overall direction and coordination of subordinate work activities and functions and implement sound personnel policies, practices, and procedures through one or more levels of subordinate supervisors.

6. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

- Performs work planning responsibilities. - Performs work direction responsibilities. - Performs administration responsibilities.

- Provides a work environment that is free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

- Ensures education in, compliance with, and practice of security directives, good safety, and health habits in all work areas.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/24/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 4L-AFPC-12872284-101771-SAC