WASS Aircraft Mechanic 1

Title: WASS Aircraft Mechanic 1 (DHC-8)

Location: Iraq-Baghdad

Job Number: 15439

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SUMMARY

Maintenance of aircraft and their associated engines and sub-systems to ensure scheduled and unscheduled maintenance is completed and aircraft airworthiness.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Repairs, replaces, and rebuilds aircraft structural components such as cowlings and functional components including rigging, surface controls, plumbing and hydraulic units.

• Inspects engines and associated components for airworthiness. Repairs or replaces defective engine components. Removes and installs engines, props or rotor blades, transmissions, flight controls and other aircraft components.

• Read and interpret Original equipment manufacturer and program maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other related documentation to determine feasibility and method of altering or repairing the aircraft and its associated components.

• Determines the airworthiness of the aircraft and its associated components.

• Troubleshoots, repairs and replaces electrical wiring and associated components.

• Performs miscellaneous duties to service aircraft, including hydraulic system servicing, engine oil replenishment, aircraft systems lubrication, aircraft fueling, etc...

• Interacts with Company maintenance control, the customer and manufacturer in matters that concern the airworthiness of the aircraft, operational readiness of the aircraft and issues related to the troubleshooting of the aircrafts system.

• Knowledge of U.S. Army Maintenance Documentation System, i.e., 738-751, DoS Pam Gen 1, 328-23.

• Required to complete maintenance documentation in compliance with all applicable program procedures. Required to make entries electronically through the program MIS.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Required:

• High School diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) and technical school certificate

• An FAA Airframe and Power Plant (A&P) License is req

• CMF 15 aviation MOS series or another military or commercial equivalent

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Must have prior experience maintaining specific assigned aircraft. DHC-8

• Must have at least 4 years’ direct experience in aircraft maintenance, civilian or military.

• Must have exercised the privilege of their A&P License for a minimum of 6 months of the previous 24 months.

• Must have experience with working from blueprint drawings, diagram, specifications, service manuals, sketches, templates and other incomplete data.

• Position requires a U.S. Department of State Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT).

• Candidates must have US passport with at least 18 months remaining. The ability to pass a pre-employment physical, urinalysis, and criminal background check.

Preferred:

• Experience working on the following airframes is highly preferred: DHC-8 or similar multi-engine turbo-prop aircraft.

• Strong Mechanical and Electrical/Avionics background a plus.

Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Focus on Results - Able to plan and organize work to achieve goals achieves targeted results with minimal supervision is accountable for own actions.

• Communications - Possess excellent verbal and written communications skills Provides timely, well organized verbal and written information that is audience appropriate; listens attentively to others and retains processes information.

• Teamwork - Builds alliances, partnerships and collaboration with others including those different from him her deals tactfully with others assumes helps with a variety of team roles.

• Strategic Planning and Decision Making - Develops strategic short and long term plans arranges priorities, distinguishing urgent, important, and unimportant to meet goals and deadlines consults and collaborates with appropriate people.

• Initiative, Innovation - Generates new ideas personally encourage team to do the same stays up to date on technology and approaches to work provides creative solutions and input when faced with challenges.

• Interpersonal Relationships - Builds effective relationships with internal and external customers’ ability to work independently and coordinate work with others resolves conflicts in a professional manner.

• Quality and Safety - Adheres to all safety and security policies and regulations demonstrates quality work that is accurate, thorough, and efficient.

• Continuous Improvement - Examines personal and organizational processes, promotes opportunities for improvement analyzes successes and failures to learn and improve.

• Training and Development - Completes required and suggested training shows eagerness and capacity to learn receptive to coaching and feedback.

• Integrity - Committed to passionately and consistently promoting a professional culture that is trustworthy, honest socially responsible, and where differences are respected and valued.

• Performance Management - Sets clear expectations and direction for staff achieves team results consistently coaches staff to improve is a positive role model.

• Expense Management - Plans budget appropriately, uses sound judgment analyzes operation for improving expense efficiency demonstrates knowledge of financial process and results.

• Leadership - Builds commitment to team, company, mission and customer through effective and frequent communications, promote an environment of trust fosters a respectful, energetic, and positive work culture.

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.