Sheet Metal Mechanic

MAJOR DUTIES: This is not an all-inclusive list

This position is located in the Component Repair Shop of an Amy Aviation Support Facility (AASF). The purpose of this position is to perform sheet metal maintenance on aircraft and components.

As a SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) (TITLE 32), WG-3806-8/10, you will:

• 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 parallel line development.
• Aligns component structures and airframe using precision optical measuring instruments, plumline 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. Inspects, repairs, fabricates and replaces honeycomb and fiberglass structural assemblies.
• Sets up, operates and maintains power shears, metal brakes, rolls, dimpling machines, drills, saws, heat-treating furnaces, hardness
  testers, arc and oxyacetalene welders and other metal working equipment and tools of the trade. Works from blueprints, technical manuals, diagrams and work orders.
• Prepares and designs layout, dies, jigs, and templates necessary to carry out fabrication, repair or modification of aircraft, general support equipment and facility support equipment.
• Must have a thorough knowledge of ferrous and nonferrous metal and mechanical drawing and shop mathematics.
• May paint, strip or stencil aircraft and/or components.
• Participates in the safety program for the sheet metal function.
• Performs on-the-job training as required and evaluates training effectiveness.
• May assist in the requisitioning and identifying stock material, parts and equipment.
• Reviews and maintains applicable technical manuals and publications.
• Maintains records and makes proper entries on log book forms.
• May assist in other functions within the Component Repair Shop in the accomplishment of mission requirements.
• May assist authorized firefighters in the performance of fire/ crash/rescue duties as required.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Conditions of employment

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS:

Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.

Military Rank: Enlisted

Compatible Military Assignments: CMF: 15

• Military Membership in the Utah National Guard is required.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Pending analysis, you may be required to complete a new 1-year probationary period when moved to this position IAW CNGBI 1400.25.
• For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Medical screening will be completed upon selection for hire.
• Soldiers who accept a technician position may be terminated from the Bonus and Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.

Qualifications

*Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meets the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position.

**Must include beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part time vs. full time credit.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the ability to plan, manufacture, and install cylindrical, square, or rectangular-shaped objects that have easily constructed fastenings such as single and double-hem edges and single, double or grooved seams.

Specialized Experience WG-08 -
Have specialized experience planning, manufacturing, and installing cylindrical, square, or rectangular-shaped objects that have easily constructed fastening. Experience cutting and forming by using basic hand and powered tools such as hammers, chisels, hand snips, band and circle saws, squaring shears, seamers, bar folders, breaks, and stakes. Experience assembling parts by seaming, bolting, screwing, riveting, tacking, spot-welding, or soldering. Experience demonstrating a basic understanding of using measuring instruments.

Specialized Experience WG-10 -
Have specialized experience in planning, layout, and construction skills to manufacture items and systems with dovetailed seams, set-in-bottom seams, burred-bottom seams, or wired or lock seams. Experience using more complicated shop tools and equipment. Experience in using metals including stainless steel, copper sheet, magnesium, honeycomb material and alloys. Experience demonstrating the use of more complicated mathematical calculations and complicated measuring instruments.