SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) (Title 32)

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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) (Title 32), Position Description Number D1371000 and is part of the OK 138th Fighter Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard.

Military Grades: E-1 through E-5 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the ability to plan, manufacture, and install cylindrical, square, or rectangular-shaped objects that have easily constructed fastenings such as single and double-hem edges and single, double or grooved seams.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience or training in planning, layout, and construction skills to manufacture items and systems with dovetailed seams, set-in-bottom seams, burred-bottom seams, or wired or lock seams.

Experience using more complicated shop tools and equipment. Experience in using metals including stainless steel, copper sheet, magnesium, honeycomb material and alloys.

Experience demonstrating the use of more complicated mathematical calculations and complicated measuring instruments.

Knowledge of aircraft design and structure as well as testing procedures and prevention of metal corrosion. Skilled in the use of various complicated tools and equipment.

Knowledge of metal strength characteristics (annealing, tempering and normalizing) in the selection of the proper materials for repair. Major Duties:

This position is located within a National Guard aircraft maintenance organization.

Its primary purpose is to accomplish the inspection, repair, modification, installation and troubleshooting of sheet metal, fiberglass, bonded honeycomb and other structural materials and components as well as treatment (i.e., mechanical and chemical), and painting of missiles, aircraft powered and non powered Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE), and monitoring aircraft and equipment washing.

Independently inspects aircraft and determines the nature and extent of repairs to be made, using applicable technical orders as guidelines.

Works directly on the aircraft and its components,fulfilling such tasks as removal, repair, modification and installation of parts and assemblies, such as frames, stringers, longerons,bulkheads, beams, ribs, spars, skin, cowling, brackets, faring, access doors, panels and other related items.

May be required to clear red "X" conditions. Repairs cracks in aircraft skin. Fabricates and fits patches to damaged areas, determining repair detail necessary to retain or restore original strength.

Fits and trims components to aircraft such as landing gear doors, control surfaces, flaps access doors and other assemblies. Seals structures to make them pressure, water and weather tight.

Troubleshoots aircraft structural repair situations in such areas as fuselage, tails, wings, cowlings, and stabilizers.Removes, forms, fits, and installs highly stressed and double contoured skins, using hand or powered drilling and cutting tools and other metalworking equipment.

Determines shear and bearing load factors during rivet replacement.

Installs heads up, regular, heat treated, high shear, and blind type aircraft rivets and fasteners, using pneumatic riveters, special tools and bucking bars.

Removes damaged or broken fasteners and receptacles. Aligns and balances component structures and air frame using precision measuring instruments and levels.

Performs metal-to-metal bonding where delamination of surfaces and core material occurs in control surfaces.

Inspects damage or deterioration and determines repair or replacement of plastic, fiberglass, composites, bonded structures, and bonded honeycomb assemblies using powered and nonpowered tools and equipment.

Repairs or replaces retaining frames and installs plastic laminated blanks. Designs and constructs forming fixtures.

Manufactures and ensures that metal tubing, conduits and cables are fabricated and tested in accordance with drawings and specifications. Fabricates and repairs flexible control cables.

Performs fabrication of local manufactured items requited for aircraft and equipment. Work includes layout, bending, cutting,forming and assembling.

Devise and calculates patterns employing the principles of triangulation, radial and parallel line development.

Sets up and operates power shears, brakes, rolls,dimpling machines, drill presses, saws, portable powered tools,specific detection and measuring equipment, and other metal working equipment, including use of other tools of the trade.

Requisitions necessary supplies and equipment for the activity.