Aircraft Worker: Kirtland AFB

Aircraft Worker:
Kirtland AFB

Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Full time, No Clearance

Work closely with and under the direction of Aircraft Mechanic Lead and Production Supervisor:

• Launches and recovers aircraft and performs required inspections to ensure airframe structure and powerplant serviceability.
• Performs aircraft ground handling and servicing.
• Adjusts, aligns, and calibrates aircraft components.
• Performs functional checks of fuel, hydraulic, engines, avionics, and electro-environmental systems.
• Rigs, tracks, and balances rotor systems.
• Advises Lead Mechanic of deficiencies affecting aircraft airworthiness.
• Performs inspections, accomplishes refurbishment and phase maintenance.
• Prepares and maintains aircraft maintenance records and historical documents.
• Maintains aircraft maintenance forms and ensures all historical documents are given to plans and scheduling.
• Accomplishes aircraft maintenance actions using the IMDS.
• Uses applicable technical orders/manuals when performing aircraft maintenance, time compliance technical order, and to troubleshoot aircraft.
• Researches, orders and receives aircraft parts.
• Prepares parts for turn-in back into the supply system.
• Initiates material deficiency reports as required.
• Inventories aircraft support equipment.
• Maintains tools, hand and special, in a safe and serviceable condition.
• Reports unserviceable tools and equipment to appropriate responsible party.
• Annotates equipment/tools inspection and condition documents.
• Checks serviceability and operates powered and non-powered support equipment.
• Complies with established policies, procedures and standards.
• Assists other mechanics/specialists as required.
• Complies with all safety, bioenvironmental, security and housekeeping standards.
• Complies with training requirements.
• Trains newly assigned personnel as required.
• Operates vehicles, both special purpose and regular as required.
• Maintains H-1or H-60 helicopters as training is provided.
• Perform other duties as required.

• Knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures and replacement of parts desirable.
• Knowledge of aircraft sheet/metal/structural modifications and repair desirable.
• Knowledge of electrical theory desirable.
• Knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, sheet metal brakes and sheers desirable.
• Requires working knowledge of technical publications.
• Receives technical guidance, as required, from supervisor or higher-level technician and may be required to make entries in aircraft logs and records.
• Must be able to prioritize workload to maintain schedules on assigned projects.

Work Experience:

• Minimum at least one (1) year of recent (within the past three (3) years) of H-60 or UH-1N aircraft maintenance experience.

Educational

Qualifications:

• Military aviation technical school (CDC—military correspondence course or equivalent acceptable) or possess an Airframe and Power Plant License.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge of the use of hand and special tools, and testers is required.
• Knowledge (aircraft/vehicle movement and safety/hazards) of flight line operations is desired.
• Knowledge of aircraft technical orders/job guides/publications is desired.
• Working knowledge (input and extract data) of IMDS is desired.
• Knowledge of vibration analysis and troubleshooting procedures desired.
• Must be willing and able to perform in-flight FCF checks.

General:

• Must have basic working knowledge of aircraft safety directives.
• Must have a current civilian driver's license, and be able to obtain and maintain a government flight line driver's license.
• Must be able to read, write, and understand English
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Restricted Area Badge (Position of Trust) clearance.
• Must be willing to work any shift, including weekends.
• Must be willing to travel (infrequent,