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TITLE 32 SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) (MI 191 MXS)
Air National Guard Units · Posted 8 days ago
On-site Selfridge ANG Base, MI $36.8 – $42.9/hr Apply by Jul 18, 2026 Sheet Metal Mechanic ESTPISTP Trades
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THIS IS AN AIR FORCE NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a TITLE 32 SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) (MI 191 MXS), Position Description Number NGD1371000 and is part of the MI 127 Wing, Michigan Air National Guard. MICHIGAN AIR NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Michigan Air National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS A TITLE 32 NATIONAL GUARD POISITION THAT REQUIRES MILITARY MEMBERSHIP*** This position is located within a National Guard aircraft maintenance organization.
- →Its primary purpose is to accomplish the inspection, repair, modification, installation and troubleshooting of sheet metal, fiberglass, bonded honeycomb and other structural materials and components as well as treatment (i.e., mechanical and chemical), and painting of missiles, aircraft powered and nonpowered Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE), and monitoring aircraft and equipment washing.
- →Independently inspects aircraft and determines the nature and extent of repairs to be made, using applicable technical orders as guidelines.
- →Works directly on the aircraft and its components, fulfilling such tasks as removal, repair, modification and installation of parts and assemblies, such as frames, stringers, longerons, bulkheads, beams, ribs, spars, skin, cowling, brackets, faring, access doors, panels and other related items.
- →May be required to clear red "X" conditions.
- →Repairs cracks in aircraft skin.
- →Fabricates and fits patches to damaged areas, determining repair detail necessary to retain or restore original strength.
- →Troubleshoots aircraft structural repair situations in such areas as fuselage, tails, wings, cowlings, and stabilizers.
- →Removes, forms, fits, and installs highly stressed and double contoured skins, using hand or powered drilling and cutting tools and other metal working equipment.
- →Aligns and balances component structures and airframe using precision measuring instruments and levels.
- →Performs metal-to-metal bonding where delamination of surfaces and core material occurs in control surfaces.
- →Inspects damage or deterioration and determines repair or replacement of plastic, fiberglass, composites, bonded structures, and bonded honeycomb assemblies using powered and nonpowered tools and equipment.
- →Repairs or replaces retaining frames and installs plastic laminated blanks.
- →Designs and constructs forming fixtures.
Requirements
- ✓No substitution of education allowed for this position.
Personality Fit
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