Air Mobility Command

Overview

The primary purpose of the Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft/Painter) position is to plan, fabricate, modify, repair, and install complex aircraft sheet metal parts and assemblies, while also performing painting and surface preparation tasks.

Responsibilities

• Plans and lays out work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, and work orders for manufacturing aircraft sheet metal structures.
• Examines aircraft sheet metal structures to locate cracks, breaks, holes, bulges, dents, and loose or missing rivets.
• Determines the type and extent of repairs needed to restore original strength to components such as frames, stringers, bulkheads, spars, ribs, and stiffeners.
• Prepares various surfaces of interior and exterior aircraft sheet metal structures by removing old paint and rust, filling cracks, sanding, and applying fillers and base coats.
• Uses and maintains basic hand and power tools such as hammers, chisels, hand snips, band and circle saws, squaring shears, seamers, bar folders, brakes, and stakes.
• Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe and clean work environment.