- Position Title
- AIRCRAFT MECHANIC (TITLE 32)
- Agency
- Air National Guard Units
- Announcement Number
- IL-12703530-AF-25-010 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, March 10, 2025 to Monday, March 9, 2026
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
All on-board federal employees/technicians within the state for which you are applying (Title 32 and Title 5, Permanent and Excepted Indefinite). Are you a current on-board federal employee or technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2,or 3).
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2,or 3).
2.
All on-board National Guard Title 32 Excepted Technicians within the state for which you are applying (Title 32 Permanent and Excepted Indefinite). Are you a current on-board National Guard Title 32 Excepted Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2, or 3).
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2, or 3).
Conditions of Employment
This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions.
1.
I have a valid, current state driver's license or I am able and willing to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
2.
This position requires membership in the IL Air National Guard (IL ANG). If you are not willing or are ineligible to join the IL ANG, please do not apply to this announcement. If selected, you MUST be or become a member of the Selected IL ANG.
Do you possess an IL ANG membership, or are you willing to obtain, and maintain a membership in the IL ANG?
Do you possess an IL ANG membership, or are you willing to obtain, and maintain a membership in the IL ANG?
3.
Please type your current RANK, AFSC/MOS, and UNIT in the space provided below.
If you are a member of another branch of service, please include your branch, rank and military specialty.
Prior service members should include their last rank held and military specialty.
Civilians should type "N/A".
(limit 20 characters)
If you are a member of another branch of service, please include your branch, rank and military specialty.
Prior service members should include their last rank held and military specialty.
Civilians should type "N/A".
(limit 20 characters)
Assessment 1
Respond to all questions. For each, choose the response that best describes your experience and/or training. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Do you possess experience or training that has provided you with the skill to remove and replace aircraft parts, accessories, and components, and to make adjustments and settings according to established specifications; skilled in the use of hand tools and test equipment and journeyman experience which includes experience or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and functionally testing the various major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic systems on an aircraft during overhaul or modification; experience coordinating the work of other mechanics, and scheduling maintenance to ensure completion of critical actions and optimum workflow; ability to instruct lower graded mechanics, military and other personnel in the disassembly and re-assembly of crash damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls sufficient for the exhibit to be returned to its shipping container?
2.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Do you possess specialized experience for the WG-12 Level which may include, in addition to journey-level experience or training equivalent to or exceeding the WG-10 grade level, experience performing duties as a dedicated crew chief; responsibility for performing, coordinating, and/or overseeing the work and any periodic inspections to be done on an aircraft whether it is alone, or with the assistance of other mechanics and/or workers; coordinating the work of other journey-level workers in other trades to work simultaneously on the aircraft; or serving as the technical authority to advise on, examine, and approve all airframe, mechanical, electrical, and pneudraulic repairs of assigned aircraft?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Direct, monitor or perform overall maintenance, servicing, inspections and documentation for one or more aircraft.
4.
Work is performed in complex working conditions under time and/or mission constraints to include all weather and night operations.
5.
Work with, coordinate and oversee the work of subordinate aircraft mechanics.
6.
Coordinate and oversee the work of journey level workers in other trades working simultaneously on the assigned aircraft.
7.
Participate in mission generation/regeneration operations.
8.
Perform preflight, postflight, thru flight, periodic, isochronal, phase, hourly and special inspections, as well as servicing, defueling, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
9.
Serve as the technical authority to advise on, inspect and approve all airframe, mechanical, electrical/environmental, avionics, engine and pneudraulic repairs on assigned aircraft.
10.
Control and perform work assignments based upon priorities, workload, availability of parts, facilities, material and personnel.
11.
Assign maintenance and repair functions to subordinate mechanics.
12.
Perform in-process and final inspection of aircraft and components undergoing repair, overhaul and/or modification to verify and certify by signature adherence to work techniques, procedures and quality standards established by applicable publications.
13.
Provide technical guidance and assistance to flight crews regarding observed discrepancies and experienced in-flight characteristics and system malfunctions.
14.
Your responses in this Assessment Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information will be grounds for disqualifying you or for dismissing you from employment following acceptance. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. If you fail to answer this question, you will be disqualified from consideration for this position. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be canceled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.