USAJOBS · 2 months ago
SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) (T32)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$33.27/hr - $38.80/hrUSAJOBS is seeking a Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft) for the Air National Guard. The role involves inspecting aircraft, determining repair needs, and executing various maintenance tasks on aircraft components, ensuring safety and compliance with technical standards.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
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 metal working 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 airframe 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 required for aircraft and equipment
Work includes layout, bending, cutting, forming and assembling
Devises 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
Prepares and designs layout, dies, jigs, and templates necessary to carry out fabrication repair or modification of aircraft, engine, AGE, and other equipment
Works from blueprints, technical orders diagrams, and work orders
Identifies metal corrosion
Performs necessary testing to identify type corrosion present by examination with magnifying equipment, chemical and mechanical methods and treats aircraft engines, in accordance with applicable technical publications
Ensures that work assignments received from supervisor or maintenance control are accomplished in a timely manner
Removes corrosion by mechanical and chemical procedures to include use of portable powered (electric and pneumatic) sanders, buffers, brushes, bead blasters, vacuum cleaners, scrapers, grinders, acids, caustics, solvents, alcohols and other agents used in corrosion control processes
Treats metal with chemical procedures, such as acids and caustics for passivation and etching, to protect metal from oxidation
Performs such functions as pickling of metals to prepare for good bonding with primer coat of protective materials
Applies protective coatings, markings, and decals after proper removal of corrosion and treatment of metals
Uses conventional paint spray equipment, electrostatic spray equipment, brushes and special applicators when applying primers and surface coatings
Identifies, blends, stores, controls, and disposes of hazardous materials such as acids, caustics, alcohols, solvents, cleaners, primers and surface coatings used for corrosion removal, treatment and protection in accordance with applicable directives
May operate the wash rack
Accomplishes corrosion and washing inspections within schedule provided to ensure compliance with the monthly and weekly maintenance plan
May conduct training on proper methods and procedures of wash rack operations
May assist in training of drill status guard members and in maintenance of publication files of applicable technical orders, regulations, manuals and local directives
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Minnesota Air National Guard Membership is required
Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform
Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service
May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment
Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation
The individual selected must be assigned to a compatible military position and must also maintain satisfactory membership in the Minnesota Air National Guard
Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the ability to plan, manufacture, and install cylindrical, square, or rectangular-shaped objects
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
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application
Preferred
Highly qualified applicants will hold the following AFSCs: 2A7X3, 2A7X5, NOS A130, or MOS 15G
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