Aircraft Worker

Essential Responsibilities

• Make repairs to aircraft following orders of higher-grade worker.
• Remove, clean, reinstall or replace defective parts, accessories, and components such as worn gaskets, couplings, and fittings; bad actuators, accumulators, gauges, sections of corroded fuel and oil lines, worn cable pulleys, frayed spark plug cables, and burned-out landing lights, using hand tools.
• Make adjustments and settings such as cable tension and seat movement settings and adjustments.
• Obtain standard parts such as fuel and oil line connections and fittings, cable linkage, and spark plug cables and harnesses by referring to parts manuals and by making comparisons with samples.
• Service engines and aircraft components at line station making repairs, short of overhaul, required to keep aircraft in safe operating condition.
• Perform pre-flight and recovery (pre-positioning support equipment, aircraft start-up), launch, and aircraft directing in support of the sorties and timelines of the daily flight schedule.
• Perform Daily/Turnaround, Conditional, Special Inspections and maintenance IAW Maintenance Requirement Cards (MRC) and NAVAIR technical manuals.
• Check the aircraft for tools and other foreign objects that could potentially put the aircraft or aircrew at risk.
• Perform pre/post-op checks, fueling, and operation of support equipment, to include conditional/scheduled inspections and periodic maintenance (ladders, tie-downs, chocks, etc.).
• Perform all other position related duties as assigned, requested, or directed by local directives.

  Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

  • A high school diploma or equivalent training/experience and a valid driver’s license required.
  • Three (3) years actual and recent related experience in the field consistent with the requirements set forth in the contract/delivery order.
  • An A&P license shall be considered equivalent to three (3) years’ experience within the aircraft field.
  • F/A-18E/F and/or EA-18G qualified Plane Captain experience required for assignment as a Line Aircraft Worker.
  • The ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance and meet physical requirements associated with and/or pass any medical examination requirements related to performing daily assigned tasks.
  • The ability to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.

    Position Requirements

    • US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
    • Position requires travel.

    Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands

    • Work is performed in a shop environment, aircraft hangars, flight line, and shipboard that are moderately lighted, heated and ventilated to extreme weather conditions outside, is exposed to disagreeable fumes and to cuts and bruises from using tools in close placed and hazards of moving vehicles such as forklifts, sweepers, tow vehicles, and aircraft.
    • May be required to work in areas that are noisy, dusty, and dirty.
    • May also be exposed to moderate discomforts, such as heat, cold and wind.
    • Frequently lifts items weighing 40-45 pounds and occasionally more than 50 pounds.
    • Frequently stands, walks, stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls and works in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
    • Frequently talks or hears.
    • Frequently uses hands to finger, handle, or feel.
    • Frequently reaches with hands and arms.
    • Frequently climbs, or balances.
    • Frequently tastes or smells.

    Compensation & Benefits

    • Hiring Hourly Rate: $38.28 (Set by CBA)
    • Current Hourly Wage: $38.28 (On or around 1/1/2027: $39.43)
    • Benefits Package: Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, AD&D insurance, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, employee assistance program, and short-term disability.
    • Paid vacation: Annual allotment in the form of a biweekly accrual as follows: 144 hours for 0-5 years of service, 184 hours for 5-10 years of service, 224 hours for 10-15 years of service, 264 hours for 15-20 years of service, and 272 hours for more than 20 years of service.
    • Pension and 401k: 11
    • Other Responsibilities: Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams. Quality – Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her quality management and customer satisfaction responsibilities. Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.
    • Compensation Details: US: $38.28
    • Original Posting: 07/13/2026 - Until Filled
    • Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting.
    • This timeline may change based on business needs.
    • Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.