ALSS/PR (Aviation Life Support Systems/Aircrew Survival Equipmentman) CBA T

Responsibilities

• Utilize all maintenance manuals, maintenance requirement cards, and work from related schematics, diagrams, drawings, technical directives, maintenance/servicing instructions and operational written procedures.
• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, remove and replace associated parts and components on a variety of systems, such as aircraft mounted and aircrew ALSS (survival equipment), cabin environmental systems, equipment cooling, and liquid and gaseous oxygen systems.
• Perform inspections, maintain and repair survival equipment, flight gear and protective clothing, uses, adjusts, maintains and repairs sewing machines.
• Perform related duties in hazardous areas such as oxygen system, engine fire extinguishing systems including the removal and replacement of cartridge-actuated devices.
• Ensure all maintenance actions are performed in accordance with government safety standards.
• Possess thorough knowledge of flight line operations and procedures.
• Maintain ALSS (survival equipment) rotatable pool of personal survival equipment, aircrew equipment files and aircraft ALSS history records in the required logs and records.
• May work with other groups of personnel to resolve problems pertaining to ALSS systems.
• Immediate direction of other technicians on assigned tasks with ability to monitor all duties of the applicable classification.
• Instruct and assist lower level employees in proper work methods and performance of their job duties.
• Perform related duties as assigned including Collateral Duty Inspector, and any and all duties of lower rated technical personnel within their classification.
• Assist other shop/skills as required.
• Comply with all current sections of COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2 series applicable to aircraft maintenance and ALSS.
• Working knowledge of technical publications, NAMP and NALCOMIS aircraft maintenance applications.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent required.
• Completion of specialized courses in aircraft ALSS is required.
• Two (2) to Four (4) years actual and recent experience in the type of aircraft being serviced.
• Four (4) years preferred.
• Must obtain appropriate support equipment and/or material handling licensing upon initial unit assignment.