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Overview

The Iowa Army National Guard is seeking a Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft) for a Title 32 Excepted Service position located in Davenport, IA. This role is restricted to current military members and involves inspecting, troubleshooting, and repairing aircraft structures.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect and troubleshoot aircraft structures such as fuselage, tail, wings, cowlings, and stabilizers.
  • Determine the nature and extent of repairs using applicable Technical Manuals.
  • Remove, fabricate, repair, modify, and install parts and assemblies using hand or powered tools.
  • Fit and trim components to aircraft, including loading gear doors and ailerons.
  • Perform fabrication of locally manufactured items for facility support.
  • Align component structures and airframe using precision measuring instruments.
  • Repair cracks in aircraft skin and fabricate patches as necessary.
  • Install various types of aircraft rivets and fasteners using specialized tools.
  • Inspect for corrosion and perform necessary chemical treatments or material replacements.
  • Set up, operate, and maintain various metal working equipment and tools.
  • Work from blueprints, technical manuals, diagrams, and work orders.
  • Prepare and design layout, dies, jigs, and templates for fabrication and repair.
  • Participate in the safety program for the sheet metal function.
  • Assist in requisitioning and identifying stock material and parts.
  • Maintain records and log book entries.
  • Assist in other functions within the Component Repair Shop as needed.
  • May assist authorized firefighters in fire/crash/rescue duties.

Requirements

  • Current military membership in the Iowa Army National Guard.
  • Thorough knowledge of ferrous and nonferrous metal.
  • Proficiency in mechanical drawing and shop mathematics.
  • Experience with metal working equipment and tools.

Additional Information

  • Location: AASF 3, Davenport, IA.
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How this job compares in Davenport, IA

Pay in context

At roughly $35/hr, this posting sits about 34% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Iowa — toward the top of a $22–$37/hr middle band drawn from 24 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 75% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Davenport, IA

Davenport, IA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Iowa as a whole we're tracking 42 other active welding openings from 32 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Iowa.

Army National Guard Units currently has 1 other opening live in Iowa, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Iowa at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (4), Cushman & Wakefield (3), and Afinitas (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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