SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT)
Army National Guard Units
Posted: April 7, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Army National Guard Units
Department of the Army
Location
Eastover, South Carolina
Salary
$27.10 - $31.61
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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This job involves helping with the maintenance, repair, and modification of Army helicopters like the AH-64, working in a team at an aviation support facility.
You'll use tools to fix parts such as engines, landing gear, and flight controls on both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
It's a good fit for someone with hands-on mechanical experience who wants to serve in the South Carolina Army National Guard and can handle irregular hours.
This is a National Guard Title 32 Excepted position for a AIRCRAFT WORKER (AH-64), Position Description Number PDD0487000, and is part of the SC AASF, South Carolina Army National Guard.
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION OPEN TO THE FOLLOWING AREA OF CONSIDERATION (AOC): Area of Consideration: This position is open to Areas 1 & 2.
Area 1: Current employees of the South Carolina Army National Guard (Tenure 1 and 2) Area 2: Current members of the South Carolina Army National Guard Area 3: Any individual eligible for membership in the South Carolina Army National Guard MINIMUM EXPERIENCE 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 REQUIREMENTS: Experience or training in the use of common hand tools to make mechanical repairs.
Experience removing and installing aircraft parts, components, and accessories with detailed guidance.
Experience in following detailed instructions in making routine, reoccurring repairs and modifications to aircraft parts, subassemblies, and components, e.g., such as jacking and leveling aircraft, installing, and adjusting engines, landing gear assemblies, instrument panels, and flight control systems.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES: 1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position. 2.
This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968.
An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. 3.
Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. *4.
Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. 5.
The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment.
You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission. Major Duties:
This position is located in an Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) or an Army Aviation Flight Activity (AAFA).
The purpose of the position is to assist a higher grade mechanic in accomplishing maintenance and repair of both fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
Work involves the maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, overhaul, and modification of fixed and rotary wing aircraft systems, airframes, components and assemblies, where the work requires substantive knowledge of the airframe and aircraft mechanical, pneudraulic, and/or electrical systems and their interrelationships.
Some work situations within this series may require varying levels of electronics knowledge.
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