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AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
Air National Guard Units · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
IOWA AIR NATIONAL GUARD - TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION This position is open to current military members of the 185th ARW, Sioux City, Iowa Air National Guard LOCATION: 185th ARW, Sioux City, Iowa
What You'll Do
- →As a AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, WG-8852-12 your duties are below.
- →Directs, monitors or performs overall maintenance, servicing, inspections and documentation for one or more aircraft.
- →Work is performed in complex working conditions under time and/or mission constraints to include all weather and night operations.
- →Works with, coordinates and oversees the work of subordinate aircraft mechanics.
- →Coordinates and oversees the work of journey level workers in other trades working simultaneously on the assigned aircraft.
- →Reviews, trains and prepares to perform battle damage assessment/repair.
- →Participates in mission generation/regeneration operations.
- →Directs multiple specialists in preparing aircraft for combat operations.
- →Expedites aircraft operations to include concurrent servicing, hot pit refueling and/or combat turns or integrated combat turns.
- →Performs preflight, postflight, thru flight, periodic, isochronal, phase, hourly and special inspections, as well as servicing, defueling, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
- →Serves as the technical authority to advise on, inspect and approve all airframe, mechanical,electrical/environmental, avionics, engine and pneudraulic repairs on assigned aircraft.
- →Works closely with the production control function to report current aircraft status, requests and coordinates specialist support for accomplishing maintenance exceeding sortie generation capabilities or time constraints.
- →Controls and performs work assignments based upon priorities, workload, availability of parts, facilities, material and personnel.
- →Assigns maintenance andrepair functions to subordinate mechanics.
Requirements
- ✓NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted position that requires military membership in a compatible military assignment in the Iowa Air National Guard.
- ✓Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
- ✓Acceptance of this excepted position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
- ✓APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 09/25/2026 .
- ✓FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR NOT RECEIVING CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION.
- ✓Please refer to the Qualifications and Evaluations Section of this Announcement to understand the qualification requirements, and the How to Apply Section for detailed instruction on applying.
- ✓TRIAL PERIOD REQUIREMENT: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period or 1-year (Veterans Preference Eligibles Only) during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct.
- ✓The needs and interests of the agency.
- ✓Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Employment is subject to attaining and maintaining a clearance as required by this position.
- ✓If the selectee does not possess the applicable security clearance when hired, application must be made within 30 days of the start date.
- ✓Failure to make application for the required security clearance will result in termination of employment.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 172b2a0f-b8d7-49c1-9ae4-ecc510885692
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