Aircraft Survival and Flight Equipment Repairer; Rigger

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The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for an Aircraft Survival and Flight Equipment Repairer (Rigger) (WG-4818-09) to join the team at the 355th Fighter Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB AZ.

This role is for an AFSPECWAR Parachute Rigger, with a primary focus on the USAF Premeditated Personnel Parachute Program and Special Operations Aerial Delivery Airdrop Loads.

This is full-time federal position that offers a rewarding and exciting career with exceptional pay and benefits! This position is being filled using direct hiring authorities and can close at any time.

Hourly Wage Range: $29.41 - $34.28 Based on Experience!

*** Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized for this vacancy***

• Performs daily Personnel Parachute Rigger support.
• Performs aerial delivery rigging operations.
• Operates a variety of Material handling Equipment (MHE) and utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe work environment.
• Performs documentation and Quality Control Inspections (QCI) tasks on all systems.

• Knowledge of aircrew flight equipment inspections and maintenance procedures using, fitting, and caring for aircrew flight equipment; and related supply procedures; and aircrew flight equipment continuation training classes.
• Knowledge of aircrew flight equipment and chemical/biological defense equipment inspections and maintenance procedures using, fitting, and caring for aircrew flight equipment and chemical/biological defense equipment; and related supply procedures; and aircrew flight equipment continuation and chemical/biological defense training classes.
• Knowledge of a variety of common fabrics, webbings, tapes, and textile materials, to include their finishes, performance, and handling characteristics such as dimensional stability, abrasion resistance, and heat sensitivity.
• Knowledge of parachute construction; temperature and humidity effects on parachutes and other fabrics; and characteristics of rubberized items as well as the effects of solvent, heat, and pressure on rubber.
• Knowledge in inspection and repair criteria for all types of nylon parachute canopies.
• Knowledge of shop mathematics, e.g., fractions, equations, and plane measurements and tools and tool control procedures.
• Knowledge of established trade practices and techniques to select and install weight handling gear used in lifting, moving, and positioning a variety of large and heavy objects.
• Knowledge of the breaking strains, safe working loads, and other physical characteristics of basic rigging materials and equipment such as jacks, tackle blocks, chain falls, shackles, and various wire, cables, and fiber ropers to select and install the appropriate type of size of gear needed to support loads.
• Knowledge of how a variety of different kinds, sizes, shapes, weights, etc., of cargo tend to move, shift or break loose during transport by aircraft or truck.
• Knowledge of the exact placement of gear to assure that the load is safely secured and balanced.
• Knowledge of Technical Orders and Manuals associated with maintenance and repair of aircraft survival and flight equipment.
• Skill in cutting and splicing rope and wire cable, and installing various fittings used in the assembly and repair of slings, nets, and other weight handling gear.
• Skill in securing heavy odd-shaped or unbalanced cargo, using straps, cables, rope, bands, wire, etc., in conjunction…