AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command
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AIRCRAFT MECHANIC (TITLE 32)
Air National Guard Units
Department of the Air Force
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina
Salary
$33.51 - $39.10
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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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 maintaining and repairing military aircraft, including inspections, troubleshooting mechanical systems, and ensuring everything runs smoothly for flight operations.
It also includes leading small teams of mechanics and handling paperwork for maintenance records.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience fixing planes or heavy machinery, who thrives in a structured military environment and can work night shifts if needed.
Key Requirements
- Military grade: Enlisted E4-E5
- At least 18 months of specialized experience in installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and testing aircraft mechanical and pneudraulic systems
- Skilled in using hand tools, test equipment, gauges, meters, and measuring devices
- Experience coordinating work with other mechanics and scheduling maintenance for efficient workflow
- Ability to perform various inspections (periodic, phase, preflight, postflight, etc.) and unscheduled repairs on aircraft and support equipment
- Knowledge of safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations
- Willingness to work night shifts and participate in readiness evaluations and exercises
Full Job Description
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a AIRCRAFT MECHANIC (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1366000 and is part of the NC ANG, National Guard (145 AMXS / Position Numbers 107129034).
POSITION MAY BE SUBJECT TO NIGHT SHIFT WORK.
Military Grades: Enlisted (E4-E5) Minimum Requirements: 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 or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting and functionally testing the various major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic systems on an aircraft during overhaul or modification.
Experience coordinating the work of other mechanics, and scheduling maintenance to ensure completion of critical actions and optimum workflow. Major Duties:
POSITION MAY BE SUBJECT TO NIGHT SHIFT WORK.
As an AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, WG-8852-10, you will perform inspections, functional checks, and preventive maintenance on aircraft to include periodic, phase, hourly, preflight, postflight, calendar, thru-flight, and special inspections such as fuel contamination, emergency equipment, and oil sampling; troubleshoot and perform unscheduled maintenance on assigned and transient aircraft, utilizing various gauges, meters, measuring devices and other related test equipment; perform user and organizational level maintenance on assigned support equipment, including inspection, repair, modification, and corrosion prevention; provide data for aircraft maintenance historical records, complete maintenance data collection, man-hour accounting, and other forms; instruct, direct, and assign maintenance repair tasks to drill status guard members; comply with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations; prepare for and participate in various types of readiness evaluations such as MEI, ORI, IG and UE inspections, mobility and command support exercises; perform other duties as assigned.
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