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TITLE 32 MACHINIST (MI 191 MXS)

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

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$39.05 - $45.50

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This job is for a lead machinist in the Michigan Air National Guard, where you'll oversee a small team in a maintenance shop, plan and perform precision machining tasks on aircraft parts using tools like CNC machines, and ensure everything runs safely and efficiently.

It's ideal for experienced military machinists who enjoy hands-on technical work, leading others, and contributing to national defense readiness.

You'll need to be a current Guard member ready for additional duties like emergency response.

Key Requirements

  • Military membership in the Air National Guard with grades E6-E7
  • Specialized experience in full-range machining on conventional and CNC machine tools
  • Ability to plan and lay out work from blueprints, worksheets, and drawings, even with incomplete information
  • Proficiency in shop mathematics, including geometric and trigonometric formulas for precision dimensions
  • Skills in programming, setting up, and operating CNC machines
  • Experience leading a small shop team and ensuring safety compliance
  • Readiness for additional duties like firefighting, security, or disaster response

Full Job Description

THIS IS AN AIR FORCE NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a TITLE 32 MACHINIST (MI 191 MXS), Position Description Number NGD1493000 and is part of the MI 127 Wing, Michigan Air National Guard.

This is a Dual-bid announcement with AGR (Bring Your Own Man Year) #25-089.

Use this link to apply https://intelshare.intelink.gov/sites/ngbhr/careers/SitePages/State-Unit%20Vacancies.aspx In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below.

Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained.

This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

Military Grades: E6-E7 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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:

***THIS IS A TITLE 32 NATIONAL GUARD POISITION THAT REQUIRES MILITARY MEMBERSHIP*** The purpose of this position is to serve as Shop Chief over a small organizational segment in a maintenance function with responsibility for the overall shop operation.

One or more employees who perform work in the Machinist, WG-3414-11, occupation are assigned to the shop. 1.

Plans and lays out work to be accomplished in the shop which is then completed by the technician and lower graded machinist(s).

Determines approaches, methods, and courses of action required to accomplish the mission of the shop in an effective and efficient manner. 2. Performs the full range of shop work. 3.

Implements safety regulatory requirements. Ensures that other workers in the shop wear appropriate safety equipment and follow pertinent safety precautions. 4.

Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, and command support exercises.

May be required to perform additional duties such as structural fire fighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue duty, security guard, snow removal, munitions loading and handling, heavy equipment operation, maintenance of facilities and equipment, or serve as a member of a team to cope with natural disasters or civil emergencies.

The above duty description doesn't contain all details of the official position description.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MI-12863416-DB-AF-25-136