AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command
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AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
Air National Guard Units
Department of the Air Force
Location
Scotia, New York
Salary
$34.68 - $40.46
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as a lead mechanic on military aircraft, overseeing maintenance, repairs, and inspections to keep planes airworthy.
You'll direct a team, use tools to fix parts, and ensure everything meets safety standards in a National Guard unit.
It's a great fit for experienced aircraft technicians with military background who enjoy hands-on leadership in a structured environment.
Key Requirements
- At least 18 months of specialized experience in aircraft maintenance beyond journey-level (equivalent to WG-10 or WU-10)
- Skills in removing, replacing, and adjusting aircraft parts, accessories, and components
- Proficiency with hand tools and test equipment
- Experience as a dedicated crew chief or coordinating maintenance efforts on aircraft
- Ability to oversee and direct total maintenance on assigned aircraft, including inspections
- Military enlisted grade and eligibility for National Guard Title 32 excepted service
- Knowledge of airframe, mechanical, electrical, and pneudraulic repairs
Full Job Description
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, Position Description Number D1194000 and is part of the 109TH AW, National Guard.
This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.
Military Grades: Enlisted GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the skill to remove and replace aircraft parts, accessories, and components, and to make adjustments and settings according to established specifications.
Must be skilled in the use of hand tools and test equipment.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 18 months experience in addition to journey-level experience or training equivalent to or exceeding the WG-10 or WU-10 grade level, positions at this grade level may include performing duties as a dedicated crew chief.
Other positions may include responsibility for performing, coordinating, and/or overseeing the work and any periodic inspections to be done on an aircraft whether it is alone, or with the assistance of other mechanics and/or workers.
Some positions may include coordinating the work of other journey-level workers in other trades to work simultaneously on the aircraft.
Other positions may include serving as the technical authority to advise on, examine, and approve all airframe, mechanical, electrical, and pneudraulic repairs of assigned aircraft. Major Duties:
- As an AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, WG-8852-12, you will act as the crew chief with responsibility for directing the total maintenance effort on individually assigned aircraft.
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