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AIRCRAFT MECHANIC (Indefinite - May Become Permanent)
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 This is an indefinite position, and may become permanent. LOCATION: 185th ARW, Sioux City, Iowa
What You'll Do
- →As a AIRCRAFT MECHANIC (Indefinite - May Become Permanent), 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: 6db45afd-1d21-41d2-a166-aa3740587f83
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