Aircraft Worker: Kirtland AFB

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works 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• Prepares and maintains aircraft maintenance records and historical documents
• Maintains aircraft maintenance forms and ensures all historical documents are given to plans and scheduling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-1 or H-60 helicopters as training is provided
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

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