MACHINIST
Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command
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MACHINIST
Air National Guard Units
Department of the Air Force
Location
New York
Salary
$41.84 - $48.77
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 using machines to make and fix parts for aircraft, tools, and equipment in the Air National Guard, including tasks like welding and working from blueprints.
It's a hands-on role for someone who enjoys precision work in a military setting.
A good fit would be an experienced machinist with military background or interest in national defense, comfortable with both traditional and computer-controlled machines.
Key Requirements
- At least 18 months of specialized experience in full-range machining operations on conventional or CNC machine tools
- Ability to plan and lay out work from blueprints, worksheets, and drawings, even if information is incomplete or incorrect
- Skill in using shop mathematics, including geometric and trigonometric formulas, for precise dimensions and angles
- Proficiency in programming, setting up, and operating CNC machine tools and attachments
- Experience with basic machining tools like drill presses, shapers, and planers
- Military enlisted grades required for this National Guard position
- Capability to perform welding and manufacture/repair aircraft components and special tools
Full Job Description
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a MACHINIST, Position Description Number D1489000 and is part of the 105TH 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 a basic knowledge of machining processes.
Must have the ability to use drill presses, shapers, planers, and other types of associated machine tools.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 18 months of experience or training performing the full range of machining operations on most types of conventional or CNC machine tools and their various attachments.
Experience or training in planning and lay out work from blueprints, worksheets and other drawings that may have missing or incorrect information.
Skill in applying shop mathematics in establishing needed dimensions, such as those required for chasing threads or machining angular surfaces; locating and marking surfaces and angles to be machined.
Skill in programming machining operations, setting up and operating CNC machine tools.
Knowledge of and ability to apply advanced shop mathematics such as geometric and trigonometric formulas to make computation for laying out work, machining pieces at unusual or compound angles, determining gear ratios pitch, angles and other similar exact or precision dimension.
Major Duties:
- As a MACHINIST (WG-3414-11) you will perform machining operations and welding to accomplish the manufacture and repair of aircraft components, tools, equipment, parts, and special tools.
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