Federal government of the United States
SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) (TITLE 32)
Federal government of the United States, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Summary
This National Guard position is for a SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) (TITLE 32), Position Description Number D1371000 and is part of the 151 MXS located in Salt Lake City, with the Utah Air National Guard. This vacancy is OPEN to current members of the National Guard, and members of the public willing to join the Utah Air National Guard. The selecting supervisor for this vacancy is SMSgt Raymon L. Miller. Shift work may be required.
Overview
Accepting applications: Open & closing dates 10/28/2025 to 11/28/2025
Salary: $26.44 to $37.65 per hour
Pay scale & grade: WG 8 – 10
Location: 1 vacancy in Salt Lake City, UT
Remote job: No
Telework eligible: No
Travel required: No
Relocation expenses reimbursed: No
Appointment type: Permanent Work schedule
Full‑time Service: Yes
Excepted: Yes
Promotion potential: 10
Job family (Series):
[series not specified]
Supervisory status: No
Security clearance: No
Drug test: No
Financial disclosure: No
Bargaining unit status:
[status not specified]
Duties MAJOR DUTIES: This is not an all‑inclusive list.
Independently inspects aircraft and determines the nature and extent of repairs to be made, using applicable technical orders as guidelines.
Works directly on the aircraft and its components, fulfilling tasks such as removal, repair, modification and installation of parts and assemblies, such as frames, stringers, longerons, bulkheads, beams, ribs, spars, skin, cowling, brackets, faring, access doors, panels and other related items.
Repairs cracks in aircraft skin.
Fabricates and fits patches to damaged areas, determining repair detail necessary to retain or restore original strength. Fits and trims components such as landing gear doors, control surfaces, flaps, access doors and other assemblies.
Seals structures to make them pressure, water and weather tight.
Troubleshoots aircraft structural repair situations in areas such as fuselage, tails, wings, cowlings, and stabilizers.
Removes, forms, fits, and installs highly stressed and double‑contoured skins, using hand or powered drilling and cutting tools and other metal working equipment.
Installs heads‑up, regular, heat‑treated, high‑shear, and blind‑type aircraft rivets and fasteners, using pneumatic riveters, special tools and bucking bars.
Aligns and balances component structures and airframe using precision measuring instruments and levels.
Performs metal‑to‑metal bonding where delamination of surfaces and core material occurs in control surfaces.
Inspects damage or deterioration and determines repair or replacement of plastic, fiberglass, composites, bonded structures, and bonded honeycomb assemblies using powered and non‑powered tools and equipment.
Manufactures and ensures that metal tubing, conduits and cables are fabricated and tested in accordance with drawings and specifications. Performs fabrication of locally manufactured items required for aircraft and equipment.
Work includes layout, bending, cutting, forming and assembling.
Sets up and operates power shears, brakes, rolls, dimpling machines, drill presses, saws, portable powered tools, specific detection and measuring equipment, and other metal working equipment, including use of other tools of the trade.
Prepares and designs layout, dies, jigs, and templates necessary to carry out fabrication repair or modification of aircraft, engine, AGE, and other equipment. Works from blueprints, technical orders, diagrams, and work orders.
Performs necessary testing to identify type of corrosion present by examination with magnifying equipment, chemical and mechanical methods, and treats aircraft engines in accordance with applicable technical publications.
Removes corrosion by mechanical and chemical procedures to include use of portable powered (electric and pneumatic) sanders, buffers, brushes, bead blasters, vacuum cleaners, scrapers, grinders, acids, caustics, solvents, alcohols and other agents used in corrosion control processes.
Applies protective coatings, markings, and decals after proper removal of corrosion and treatment of metals.
Identifies, blends, stores, controls, and disposes of hazardous materials such as acids, caustics, alcohols, solvents, cleaners, primers and surface coatings used for corrosion removal, treatment and protection in accordance with applicable directives.
Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations such as MEI, ORI, IG and UE inspections, mobility and command support exercises.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements Conditions of employment:
National Guard Membership is required.
Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
Pending analysis, you may be required to complete a new 1‑year probationary period when moved to this position IAW CNGBI 1400.25.
For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver’s license.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
Medical screening will be completed upon selection for hire.
Soldiers who accept a technician position may be terminated from the Bonus and Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP).
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
Potential for incentive pay.
Qualifications *Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meet the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position. Must include beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part‑time vs. full‑time credit.
General Experience Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the ability to plan, manufacture, and install cylindrical, square, or rectangular‑shaped objects that have easily constructed fastenings such as single and double‑hem edges and single, double or grooved seams, ALL INVOLVING AIRCRAFT SHEET METAL.
Specialized Experience WG‑08 Have specialized experience that has provided the candidate with the ability to plan, manufacture, and install cylindrical, square, or rectangular‑shaped objects that have easily constructed fastenings such as single and double‑hem edges and single, double, or grooved seams, ALL INVOLVING AIRCRAFT SHEET METAL.
Specialized Experience WG‑10 Have specialized experience in planning, layout, and construction skills to manufacture items and systems with dovetailed seams, set‑in‑bottom seams, burred‑bottom seams, or wired or lock seams. Experience using more complicated shop tools and equipment. Experience in using metals including stainless steel, copper sheet, magnesium, honeycomb material and alloys. Experience demonstrating the use of more complicated mathematical calculations and complicated measuring instruments.
Education Not applicable for this position.
Additional Information If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. Military members with bonuses: ... (remaining text omitted for brevity).
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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Overview
Accepting applications: Open & closing dates 10/28/2025 to 11/28/2025
Salary: $26.44 to $37.65 per hour
Pay scale & grade: WG 8 – 10
Location: 1 vacancy in Salt Lake City, UT
Remote job: No
Telework eligible: No
Travel required: No
Relocation expenses reimbursed: No
Appointment type: Permanent Work schedule
Full‑time Service: Yes
Excepted: Yes
Promotion potential: 10
Job family (Series):
[series not specified]
Supervisory status: No
Security clearance: No
Drug test: No
Financial disclosure: No
Bargaining unit status:
[status not specified]
Duties MAJOR DUTIES: This is not an all‑inclusive list.
Independently inspects aircraft and determines the nature and extent of repairs to be made, using applicable technical orders as guidelines.
Works directly on the aircraft and its components, fulfilling tasks such as removal, repair, modification and installation of parts and assemblies, such as frames, stringers, longerons, bulkheads, beams, ribs, spars, skin, cowling, brackets, faring, access doors, panels and other related items.
Repairs cracks in aircraft skin.
Fabricates and fits patches to damaged areas, determining repair detail necessary to retain or restore original strength. Fits and trims components such as landing gear doors, control surfaces, flaps, access doors and other assemblies.
Seals structures to make them pressure, water and weather tight.
Troubleshoots aircraft structural repair situations in areas such as fuselage, tails, wings, cowlings, and stabilizers.
Removes, forms, fits, and installs highly stressed and double‑contoured skins, using hand or powered drilling and cutting tools and other metal working equipment.
Installs heads‑up, regular, heat‑treated, high‑shear, and blind‑type aircraft rivets and fasteners, using pneumatic riveters, special tools and bucking bars.
Aligns and balances component structures and airframe using precision measuring instruments and levels.
Performs metal‑to‑metal bonding where delamination of surfaces and core material occurs in control surfaces.
Inspects damage or deterioration and determines repair or replacement of plastic, fiberglass, composites, bonded structures, and bonded honeycomb assemblies using powered and non‑powered tools and equipment.
Manufactures and ensures that metal tubing, conduits and cables are fabricated and tested in accordance with drawings and specifications. Performs fabrication of locally manufactured items required for aircraft and equipment.
Work includes layout, bending, cutting, forming and assembling.
Sets up and operates power shears, brakes, rolls, dimpling machines, drill presses, saws, portable powered tools, specific detection and measuring equipment, and other metal working equipment, including use of other tools of the trade.
Prepares and designs layout, dies, jigs, and templates necessary to carry out fabrication repair or modification of aircraft, engine, AGE, and other equipment. Works from blueprints, technical orders, diagrams, and work orders.
Performs necessary testing to identify type of corrosion present by examination with magnifying equipment, chemical and mechanical methods, and treats aircraft engines in accordance with applicable technical publications.
Removes corrosion by mechanical and chemical procedures to include use of portable powered (electric and pneumatic) sanders, buffers, brushes, bead blasters, vacuum cleaners, scrapers, grinders, acids, caustics, solvents, alcohols and other agents used in corrosion control processes.
Applies protective coatings, markings, and decals after proper removal of corrosion and treatment of metals.
Identifies, blends, stores, controls, and disposes of hazardous materials such as acids, caustics, alcohols, solvents, cleaners, primers and surface coatings used for corrosion removal, treatment and protection in accordance with applicable directives.
Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations such as MEI, ORI, IG and UE inspections, mobility and command support exercises.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements Conditions of employment:
National Guard Membership is required.
Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
Pending analysis, you may be required to complete a new 1‑year probationary period when moved to this position IAW CNGBI 1400.25.
For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver’s license.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
Medical screening will be completed upon selection for hire.
Soldiers who accept a technician position may be terminated from the Bonus and Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP).
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
Potential for incentive pay.
Qualifications *Your resume must reflect in detail how the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer meet the below listed general and specialized experience required for the position. Must include beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week in order to determine part‑time vs. full‑time credit.
General Experience Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the ability to plan, manufacture, and install cylindrical, square, or rectangular‑shaped objects that have easily constructed fastenings such as single and double‑hem edges and single, double or grooved seams, ALL INVOLVING AIRCRAFT SHEET METAL.
Specialized Experience WG‑08 Have specialized experience that has provided the candidate with the ability to plan, manufacture, and install cylindrical, square, or rectangular‑shaped objects that have easily constructed fastenings such as single and double‑hem edges and single, double, or grooved seams, ALL INVOLVING AIRCRAFT SHEET METAL.
Specialized Experience WG‑10 Have specialized experience in planning, layout, and construction skills to manufacture items and systems with dovetailed seams, set‑in‑bottom seams, burred‑bottom seams, or wired or lock seams. Experience using more complicated shop tools and equipment. Experience in using metals including stainless steel, copper sheet, magnesium, honeycomb material and alloys. Experience demonstrating the use of more complicated mathematical calculations and complicated measuring instruments.
Education Not applicable for this position.
Additional Information If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. Military members with bonuses: ... (remaining text omitted for brevity).
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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