Job summary

***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. Please see Additional Information section below.*** You will serve as a Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft) in the MRO Production Department of FRC WESTPAC DET IWAKUNI.

Major duties

You will perform a full range of skills from repair to manufacture of parts, and repair all type U.S. Navy and Marine aircraft. You will perform the most complex or unusually complicated aspects of sheet metal and composite work such as assisting engineering personnel or independently developing and constructing one-of-a kind prototype repair. You will adapt shop practices to the disassembly, modification, repair, and reassembly of complex aircraft structures and components such as bulkhead, spars, stringers, longerons, aircraft control surfaces, ribs, gussets, skins, etc. You will develop and layout templates using a variety of methods of contour delineation, aircraft lofting techniques, and triangulation using the fewest seams and least amount of material. You will work with a variety of aerospace alloys such as aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, magnesium, etc., maintaining extreme precision measurements within close tolerance. You will disassemble, modify, repair, and reassemble complex aircraft metal items and systems, e.g., bulkheads, air frames spars, air scoops, wings, flaps, pylons, sponsons, fuselages, skins, ribs, and gussets. You will perform heat treatment processes on various metal alloys used in the standard and/or unique repair of aerospace weapons systems.

Qualification

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: Repair and manufacture of aircraft to include developing templates and patterns; and disassembly, modification and reassembly of aircraft structures (e.g. bulkhead, spars, stringers, longerons, aircraft control surfaces, ribs, gussets, skins, etc.). Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement and Alternate Placement Programs. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Education

There are no education requirements for this position. Additional Information: Incumbent of this position must be physically and mentally able and willing to travel on short notice to whatever location is required. Personnel are required to remain at the assigned location until properly relieved by responsible authority, even if hostile conditions are encountered. A normal tour is 90 days. Irregular and extended shifts may be required. ISR team personnel working in remote areas may be required to work long hours under arduous and hostile conditions. The following describes requirements: Note 1: Certificate of Medical Examination, is used to collect medical information about individuals who are incumbents of positions which require physical fitness/agility testing and/or medical examinations, or who have been selected for such a position contingent upon meeting physical fitness/agility testing and medical examinations position requirements as a condition of employment. Note 2: Per CFRC 116.500 (Means of Escape), the shipboard escape scuttle is at least 18 inches in diameter and about 28-32 inches for scuttles/hatches/watertight doors. 1. Must be physically and mentally able to pass Navy Occupational Safety and Health (NAVOSH) and Chemical Biological Warfare (CBR) requirements and maintain personal grooming required in order to wear safety and emergency equipment during all hours of work. 2. May be required to fly in U.S. Navy aircraft to and from aircraft carriers. This may require arrestment recovery and catapult launching from the carrier deck. In addition must be physically capable of exiting through small overhead escape hatches, wearing full emergency survival equipment, in the event of a crash landing or ditching at sea. 3. Must be physically able to transfer between ships by helicopter or surface craft. Transferring by helicopter may require lowering individual to the deck by aircraft hoist. Transferring by surface craft requires descending and climbing rope ladders at shipside in tossing PD# WP0025 6 seas. Subject to pitching and rolling decks, this could result in motion sickness in some individuals. 4. May be required to perform Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) on aircraft deployed at forward land bases under hostile conditions. 5. When deployed aboard Naval ships, incumbent must be physically capable of reacting to constant ship alerts or drills. In the event of an emergency, must be physically capable of escaping explosion or fire, and must be capable of abandoning ship, if directed, by climbing or jumping into life rafts, climbing down ship's ladders, or jumping. 6. May encounter extremely hot, cold, and/or humid conditions in shipboard or remote locations. 7. Shall be required to use Government designated quarters when available in accordance with applicable regulations, during TAD/TDY and transit. Quarters in an overseas environment and aboard ship are usually small and may be shared by other military and civilian personnel. 8. The location of depot facilities and ISR assets are widely dispersed in the OCONUS area. The incumbent will be required to perform ISR responsibilities on deployed OCONUS aircraft both shipboard and in the field. In order to deploy, the incumbent will be required to meet the medical standards imposed by the Combatant Commander (COCOM) and/or DoD Instruction applicable to the mission area in which they deploy. The incumbent in this position must pass a pre-employment physical exam, and during employment at FRC WESTPAC, must maintain medical fitness, on an annual basis, for deployability to FRC WESTPAC mission areas as covered by the applicable COCOM medical standards. FRC WESTPAC leadership will make appropriate decisions on continuing deployments or other accommodations when the incumbent of this position no longer meets identified medical requirements in accordance with applicable COCOM and/or DoD Instruction.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: ABILITY TO INTERPRET INSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING BLUEPRINT READING ABILITY TO PROVIDE PRODUCTION SUPPORT SERVICES ABILITY TO USE HAND TOOLS, POWER TOOLS, ETC. FOR METAL WORK DEXTERITY (ASSEMBLY, DISASSEMBLY, REASSEMBLY, ETC.) KNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURES, MATERIALS, ETC. (INCLUDES CONSTRUCTING, REPAIR, AND FORGING) LAYOUT AND PATTERN DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDES GEOMETRIC PROJECTION AND TRIANGULATION) You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement..