Aircraft Worker: Kirtland AFB

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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• Prepares and maintains aircraft maintenance records and historical documents.

• Maintains aircraft maintenance forms and ensures all historical documents are given to plans and scheduling.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,