Aircraft Mechanic III (Sheet Metal) - 0003 CA

Equipment

U-2 Hours Of Operation: Day shift: Mon-Fri; 0700-1600
Swing Shift: Mon-Fri; 1500-2400
Mid Shift: Sun-Thurs; 2300-0800

Job Description

Aircraft Mechanic III (Sheet Metal)

• Leads a team in the performance of aircraft maintenance, inspections, and scheduled / unscheduled maintenance.
• Processes technical experience to supervise subordinate mechanics and provide technical guidance on maintenance operations on the airframe being supported.
• Capable of performing, supervising, and inspecting the duties of Mechanic Is, IIs and IIIs.
• Maintains repairs and modifies aircraft structures, structural components, and engines of complex to extreme difficulty.
• Maintains and repairs aircraft components including but not limited to flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems and mechanical components.
• Determines equipment malfunctions and applies technical expertise in restoring equipment condition and operation.
• Solves complex problems by interpreting technical data such as blueprints or manufactures' manuals.
• Applies professional technical expertise and guidance to solve complex problems by interpreting technical data such as blueprints or manufactures' manuals.
• Provides technical support to structural/mechanical engineers and customers alike.
• Maintains repairs and modifies aircraft structures.
• Plans and lays out work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, WCDs, work orders, and PAC in manufacturing aircraft sheet metal structures.
• Examines and evaluates damage to aircraft sheet metal structures to locate cracks, breaks, holes, bulges, dents, and loose or missing rivets.
• Determines the type and extent of repairs needed to restore original strength to aircraft components.
• Devises and calculates patterns for complex structures.
• Determines dimensions, angles, contours, and types of attaching hardware.
• Manufactures and installs new parts and reinforces, patching, and replaces defective parts.
• Applies accurate riveting, soldering, and techniques for proper spacing, fit, durability, structural soundness, and appearance.
• Performs spot treatment of corrosion by performing paint touch-ups to related surfaces as required.
• Performs roll and lift spoiler hinge lobe micrometer wear check.
• Removes/reinstalls, and/or re-stakes elevator and rudder bearings with equipment and tools provided.
• Removes and replaces sump tank helicoils with equipment and tools provided.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 2 Years on platform is preferred, and/or 3 years in AMIII career field.
• Authorized to clear Red X primary system.
• Authorized to accomplish in-progress inspections (IPI) primary system.
• Authorized to remove warning/danger tags.
• Authorized to sign condition tags.
• 6 of 6 personnel Authorized to verify Not Repairable This Station (NRTS).
• 1 of 6 personnel Authorized tow vehicle operator.

Benefits

TBD (Job and company information not to be copied, shared, scraped, or otherwise disseminated/distributed without explicit consent of JSfirm, LLC)