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Overview

The Iowa Army National Guard is seeking a Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft) for a Title 32 Excepted Service Position, restricted to current military members. The role involves inspecting, troubleshooting, and repairing aircraft structures at AASF 1 in Boone, IA.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect and troubleshoot aircraft structures such as fuselage, tail, wings, 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 such as loading gear doors and ailerons.
  • Perform fabrication of locally manufactured items for facility support.
  • Align component structures and airframe using precision optical measuring instruments.
  • Repair cracks in aircraft skin and fabricate patches to retain or restore original strength.
  • Install various types of aircraft rivets and fasteners using pneumatic riveters and other tools.
  • Perform metal to metal bonding where delamination occurs.
  • Inspect for corrosion and eliminate conditions through chemical treatment or material replacement.
  • Inspect, repair, fabricate, and replace honeycomb and fiberglass structural assemblies.
  • Set up, operate, and maintain 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.
  • Maintain knowledge of ferrous and nonferrous metals and mechanical drawing.
  • Participate in the safety program for the sheet metal function.
  • Perform on-the-job training and evaluate training effectiveness.
  • 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.
  • Assist authorized firefighters in fire/crash/rescue duties as required.

Requirements

  • Current military membership in the Iowa Army National Guard.
  • Thorough knowledge of ferrous and nonferrous metals.
  • Knowledge of mechanical drawing and shop mathematics.
  • Ability to work from blueprints and technical manuals.

Additional Information

  • Location: AASF 1, Boone, IA.
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How this job compares in Boone, IA

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 32% 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 71% 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 Boone, IA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Boone, IA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Iowa as a whole we're tracking 42 other active welding openings from 32 employers. 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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