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SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT)
Army National Guard Units · Posted 5 days ago
About the Role
IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION This position is restricted to current Military members of the Iowa Army National Guard. LOCATION: AASF 3, Davenport, IA
What You'll Do
- →As a SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT), WG-3806-10 your duties are below.
- →Inspects and troubleshoots aircraft structures such as fuselage, tail, wings, cowlings and stabilizers.
- →Determines the nature and extent of repairs to be made using applicable Technical Manuals (TMs) as guidelines.
- →Removes, fabricates, repairs, modifies, and installs parts and assemblies, such as frames, stringers, longerons, bulkheads, beams, ribs, spars, skin, cowling, brackets, fairing, stressed and double contour skins using hand or powered tools and a variety of metal working equipment.
- →Fits and trims components to aircraft such as loading gear doors, ailerons, flaps, engine access doors and similar assemblies.
- →Performs fabrication of local manufactured items required for facility support.
- →Work includes layout, bending, cutting, forming and assembling.
- →Devises and calculates patterns employing the principles of triangulation, radial, and parallelling development.
- →Aligns component structures and airframe using precision optical measuring instruments, plumbline and level.
- →Repairs cracks in aircraft skin.
- →Fabricates and fits patches to damaged areas as necessary to retain or restore original strength.
- →Installs regular, heat-treated, high shear, and blind type aircraft rivets and fasteners by using pneumatic riveters, bucking bars and other special tools.
- →Performs metal to metal bonding where delamination of surfaces or core material occurs.
- →Inspects for corrosion conditions which are eliminated by chemical treatment or material replacement.
Requirements
- ✓NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED: This is an excepted position that requires military membership in a compatible military assignment in the Iowa Army 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 09/24/2026 .
- ✓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: bf493bbc-d247-423a-bcf6-2a66118f8060
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