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AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
Air National Guard Units · Posted 61 days ago
On-site Belle Chasse, LA $36.2 – $47.6/hr Apply by Aug 5, 2026 Aircraft Mechanic ESTPISTJISTP Trades
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THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This position is located in the Sortie Generation Section of the Aircraft Generation Division within the Logistics Directorate of an Air National Guard Flying Wing. Its purpose is to act as the crew chief with responsibility for directing the total maintenance effort on individually assigned aircraft. DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION: Area 1 = Enlisted members of the Louisiana National Guard.
What You'll Do
- →Duties & Responsibilities: (1) 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 and repair functions to subordinate mechanics.
- →Coordinates with production control to direct short notice availability of the aircraft to accomplish work on delayed discrepancies and other scheduled maintenance to meet mission requirements.
Requirements
- ✓1) National Guard Membership is required. 2) Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. 3) Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation. 4) May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. 5) Must be currently assigned to the Louisiana National Guard.
- ✓MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: ENLISTED ONLY SECURITY CLEARANCE: Must maintain appropriate level of security clearance. ***LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS - Acceptance of this position may result in the loss of contracted incentive(s).
- ✓For further details, contact the LANG State Incentive Manager, at (504) 278-8116 (ARMY) 391-8336 (AIR FORCE). *** NOTICE: THIS EMPLOYER PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY: FEDERAL LAW REQUIRED ALL EMPLOYERS TO VERIFY THE IDENTITY AND EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY OF ALL PERSONS HIRED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES.
- ✓NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the National Guard.
- ✓Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
- ✓Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
- ✓Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
- ✓You must provide transcripts and/or other documentation as proof to support your Educational claims, and receive credit to meet the Education requirements for this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 720302c2-2805-4088-a55e-37657829a389
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