Corrosion Control Spec I

About the role

Amentum is seeking a Corrosion Control Specialist to perform aircraft corrosion control, including washing, cleaning, corrosion detection, corrosion removal, metal treatment, and touch-up painting. This role also involves assisting in the preparation of aircraft and/or components for complete repaint.

Responsibilities

• Perform tasks as assigned or directed by Crew Leader and/or Lead Man using applicable technical data, manuals, and directives.
• Perform duties of the Aircraft Washer classification, including preserving and de-preserving aircraft.
• Complete applicable maintenance forms.
• Use hand and power tools for corrosion prevention, treatment, and touch-up painting.
• Detect, identify, remove, and treat corrosion.
• Perform touch-up painting (areas no larger than one square foot, excluding aircraft leading edges).
• Assist in preparing aircraft and/or components for complete repainting, including applying models, labels, and preparing stencils.
• Provide and maintain own hand tools as prescribed by the minimum tool list.
• Offer technical assistance, guidance, and instruction for training personnel in the same or lesser grade classifications.
• Ensure proper documentation, tagging, and disposal of aircraft parts/components using Maintenance Action Forms and Job Control Numbers.
• Comply with established standards of workmanship, safety, quality, and production.
• Perform duties of lesser grade classifications as required.
• Recommend improvements to management to enhance productivity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
• Operate portable firefighting equipment.
• Comply with programs such as Safety, Foreign Object Damage (FOD), Hazardous Communications, Corrosion Control, and Tool Control.
• Maintain the Emergency Reclamation locker and perform duties as an emergency reclamation member as directed.
• Perform all other position-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of The U.S. Navy Corrosion Control School, an acceptable substitute, or an FAA Airframe License.
• Two or more years of general experience in aircraft corrosion control.
• Ability to pass any Government and/or Company licensing/qualification requirements for the position.
• Plane Captain certification required.
• Must be Respirator Qualified.
• Possess a valid state driver’s license.
• Familiarity with operational safety requirements for working on and around aircraft and ground support equipment.
• Thorough working knowledge of corrosion theory, detection, treatment, and prevention.
• Working knowledge of applicable maintenance/technical manuals, basic tools, and special tools.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate in English, and follow verbal and written instructions.

Work Environment

• Requires sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods.
• Frequent climbing, bending, stooping, squatting, crawling, crouching, kneeling, lifting, carrying, balancing, and reaching above shoulder level.
• Ability to push or pull weight up to 70 pounds.
• Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• Must have close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Requires hearing within the normal range.
• Use of a respirator is required.
• Shift work and diverse working conditions, including standard shop environments and exposure to inclement weather.
• May be required to work in areas with high-intensity noise levels.
• Exposure to extreme temperature changes, materials identified on Material Safety Data Sheets, and working on or around aircraft and machinery.
• Must be able to physically operate aircraft ground servicing equipment, including vehicles, tugs, tractors, servicing carts, test equipment, hand tools, and power tools.

About Amentum

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address significant and complex challenges in science, security, and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition, and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, Amentum has approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents.

Pay

$41.61 per hour. The compensation range or hourly rate listed is a good-faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching).
• Educational reimbursement.
• Parental leave.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Tax-saving options.
• Disability and life insurance.
• Pet insurance.

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.