AAR
F-16 Aircraft Mechanic - (Job Number: 15447)
PayCompetitive
LocationBydgoszcz/Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 274081
- Reads, interprets, and adheres to technical orders, manuals, blueprints, service bulletins, and other related documentation.
- Perform applicable F-16 related maintenance tasks, including special certification & qualification tasks, e.g., engine runs, servicing or aircraft towing in accordance with applicable F-16 technical orders.
- Complete scheduled and unscheduled F-16 maintenance, parts ordering, and other aircraft functions.
- Perform routine duties within the first echelon of aircraft supervision, such as: aircraft servicing, including hydraulics, engine oil, lubrication, fuel, canopy cleaning, wheel/tire replacement, brakes, light bulbs.
- Troubleshoot and assist with the repair, replacement, and rebuild of aircraft structures and components.
- Perform flight control and other component rigging and calibration.
- Service aircraft as prescribed in applicable F-16 Technical Orders.
- Determine airworthiness of aircraft and associated components.
- Interact with company Maintenance Operation Center (MOC), the customer, and other program representatives in matters concerning aircraft airworthiness, operational readiness, and aircraft systems troubleshooting.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Strategic Management
- Diverse Mindset
- Building relationships and partnerships
- Talent management
- Coaching & Feedback
- Focus
- Accountability
- Building confidence & integrity
- High School diploma or GED.
- Seven (7) + years’ fixed wing aviation maintenance experience (Depot experience preferred).
- F-16 experience is strongly preferred.
- USAF military aircraft 7-level Technician or equivalent
- Full understanding of AFTO 781 aircraft forms
- Must have experience with working from blueprint drawings, diagram, specifications, service manuals, sketches, templates, and other incomplete data.
- Knowledge and understanding of applicable Maintenance Program.
- Ability to work in an austere environment and to perform work in a hangar or aviation field environment
- Federal Aviation Administration Airframe and Power Plant License is preferred.
- Ten (10)+ years’ F-16 maintenance hands-on, expeditor, and/or production superintendent experience is preferred
- Knowledge and understanding of applicable F-16 Depot Maintenance Program is preferred.
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds to waist level and 30 pounds to shoulder height.
- Must be able to lift and carry parts, tooling, and other awkward items sometimes weighing up to 50 lbs, including walking up and down stairs, aircraft maintenance stands, and platforms
- Requires intermittent standing, walking, sitting, squatting, stretching, and bending throughout the workday
- Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to assure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
- If a Contractor Field Team (CFT) is required, may be required to perform duties at remote and austere locations
!*!!*!WORK LOCATION:
Position is located OCONUS in Bydgoszcz, Poland; work is being performed at an aircraft depot facility, including occasional flight line operations, hangar and/or aviation field environment.
SUMMARY:
The aircraft crew chief is responsible for: Aircraft recovery, parking, safing, and preparing for depot induction and delivery; safe towing operations; aircraft post-flight and preflight inspections, aircraft refueling, engine run, launch, and recovery operations; assisting other team members in aircraft structural and avionic/electrical modifications, upgrades, and repairs; Performing aircraft maintenance, including, but not limited to, aircraft servicing, repair, inspection; status reporting, technical, and logistical support.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:CORE COMPETENCIES:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
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About the company
AAR CORP. is a private provider of aviation services.