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AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
Air National Guard Units · Posted 13 days ago
On-site Belle Chasse, LA $40.8 – $47.6/hr Apply by Sep 23, 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. 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
- ✓THIS IS AN "OBLIGATED" POSITION DUE TO FORMER INCUMBENT ACCEPTING A TITLE 32 USC ACTIVE GUARD/RESERVE TOUR.
- ✓SHOULD RESTORATION RIGHTS BE EXERCISED, PRESENT INCUMBENT WILL BE SEPARATED AS A MILITARY TECHNICIAN.
- ✓THE INCUMBENT WILL BE ENTITLED TO ALL LEAVE AND INSURANCE COVERAGE AS A PERMANENT EMPLOYEE AND COVERAGE IN THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FERS)/FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM-REVISED ANNUITY EMPLOYEES (FERS-RAE)/FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM - FURTHER REVISED ANNUITY EMPLOYEES - FERS (FRAE) RT.
- ✓MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: ENLISTED 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: 91be2962-8956-49ec-9384-4ecf08712e58
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