AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER
Air National Guard Units
FreshPosted Mar 18
McGuire AFB, New JerseyRemote New Jersey$34.29 - $40.06GS-SESMaintenance and TradesMore Air Force jobs →
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AIRCRAFT MECHANIC SUPERVISOR
Air National Guard Units
Department of the Air Force
Location
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Salary
$50.74 - $59.19
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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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 aircraft mechanics in maintaining and repairing planes for the New Jersey Air National Guard, while also jumping in to do hands-on work when needed.
It requires overseeing daily operations, ensuring everything runs smoothly, and advising higher-ups on progress and issues.
A good fit would be someone with strong leadership skills, technical expertise in aircraft repair, and experience managing teams in a fast-paced military environment.
Key Requirements
- At least 36 months of specialized experience in planning, organizing, and leading aircraft repair work
- Journeyman-level knowledge of aircraft mechanics and repair functions
- Ability to supervise and monitor personnel, set work pace, and assign tasks
- Experience performing administrative functions and interpreting technical publications
- Skill in conducting readiness evaluations, inspections, and command support exercises
- Ability to recommend work schedule adjustments for optimal personnel utilization
- General experience in leading technicians in aircraft maintenance duties
Full Job Description
This job opportunity is for an AIRCRAFT MECHANIC SUPERVISOR, position description D0734000 , within the 177TH AMXS of the New Jersey Air National Guard.
This vacancy announcement is a Title 32, Excepted Service position.
The purpose of this position is to supervise workers, either directly or through one or more subordinate leaders and/or supervisors, in accomplishing the operations of a distinct organizational unit and to perform associated nonsupervisory work.
T General Experience: Experience or training that has provided the candidate with sufficient knowledge to complete the work of this occupational series.
Experience or training which demonstrates the candidates ability to lead other technicians engaged in the duties performed by this occupational series.
Specialized Experience: ( Must have at least 36 months of the following Specialized Experience(s)) In addition to the journeyman level knowledge, experience which demonstrates the ability to plan, organize, and lead the work of others in fields directly related the repair function of this occupational series.
Must have the ability to perform administrative functions; to read and interpret a variety of technical publications used in the repair of supported equipment.
The ability to provide guidance to others in work related directly to this occupational series. Major Duties:
As an AIRCRAFT MECHANIC SUPERVISOR, WS-8852-10, you will: Monitors the work of assigned personnel, sets the pace, passes along assignments, and assures that materials, tools, equipment, and stock are available.
Works along with aircraft mechanics and specialist personnel performing journeyman work as required.
Perform readiness evaluations, inspections, and command support exercises Advises the supervisor of overall work operations, status and progress of work, causes for delays, problems encountered, and individual performance (e.g., additional on-the-job training requirements for individual employees).
On a daily basis, recommends adjustments in work schedules to provide optimum utilization of personnel in support of functional requirements. Performs other related duties as assigned.
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