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
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves maintaining and repairing military aircraft, including inspections, troubleshooting mechanical systems, and ensuring everything runs smoothly for flight operations in the Air National Guard.
It's a hands-on role where you'll use tools to fix parts, coordinate with a team, and keep records up to date.
A good fit would be someone with mechanical experience, especially in aviation, who thrives in a structured military environment and enjoys problem-solving under pressure.
Key Requirements
- Enlisted military grade E4-E5 in the National Guard
- 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
- Ability to perform various inspections and preventive maintenance on aircraft and support equipment
- Experience coordinating work with other mechanics and scheduling maintenance for efficient workflow
- Knowledge of safety, fire, security, housekeeping regulations, and maintenance data collection
- Willingness to participate in readiness evaluations, exercises, and instruct drill status guard members
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 Number: 108512834).
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: (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:
- 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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