Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Repairer (Small Shop Chief)

Quick Facts

• Role: Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Repairer (Small Shop Chief)

• Organization type: National Guard Title 32 excepted service

• Membership: National Guard membership required

Description

You will serve as a Small Shop Chief responsible for overall shop maintenance of aircraft survival flight equipment. The role oversees and directs assigned employees, plans and lays out work, determines maintenance procedures, performs troubleshooting/surveillance, and implements safety requirements. You will also perform the full range of journey level work in the shop under general supervision.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lay out shop work to be completed by the incumbent and lower-graded workers

• Plan, organize, and direct shop maintenance programs/procedures

• Independently determine maintenance procedures, including how and when work is accomplished

• Estimate manpower, equipment, and material requirements

• Maintain program plans and records; perform surveillance and troubleshooting

• Determine maintenance/repair procedures and courses of action to complete the mission

• Provide recommendations to the supervisor on personnel actions and related matters

• Implement safety regulatory requirements and ensure appropriate safety equipment and precautions are followed

• Perform journey level repair work

• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

Comprehensive federal benefits package for eligible employees and their families (eligibility depends on position type).

Requirements

• National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment required; must wear the military uniform

• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance

• No disqualifying domestic violence misdemeanor conviction under the Lautenberg Amendment

• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers

• Ability to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required

• Maintain awareness of environmental responsibilities under legal and regulatory requirements

• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory

• Valid state driver’s license required if operating motor vehicles is part of the job

• General experience: equipment maintenance knowledge; reading engineering drawings/specifications; using test instruments; making computations; keeping records; experience using computer and automation systems

• Specialized experience: at least 18 months applying principles and methods to determine equipment/facility/service maintenance, restoration, and repair needs; resource estimation; budgeting/funding needs; workforce/resource coordination and related personnel actions

• No substitution of education for specialized experience