Aircraft Worker - Military Veterans
at Amentum
The Aircraft Worker performs pre/post-operational checks, fueling and operation of aircraft & support equipment, to include conditional/scheduled inspections and periodic maintenance.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Performs aircraft movement, aircraft fuel/defuel, aircraft/rotor system tie down, install/uninstall blade restraints.
- Securing aircraft and blades, servicing aircraft/engines/transmissions, and directing maintenance turns.
- Provide aircraft movement/direction, fire guard services during ground and flight operations.
- Be familiar with all maintenance instruction manuals.
- Launch and recover aircraft in support of activity's flight schedule including helicopter landing signal services at site or at Naval Air Facility OLF.
- Use standard aircraft handling and taxi procedures, Standardization (NATOPS), specific aircraft manual, and local regulations.
- Detect corrosion and be familiar with the corrosion control manual.
- Perform equipment pre-operational check and maintenance of all work center support equipment/IMRL; operate ground support equipment such as electrical power supply, tow tractors, light carts and engine starting units; check for fuel contamination by draining samples from low point drains; replenish fuel, oil, water, waste system chemicals, oxygen, and hydraulic fluid; and clean exterior and/or interior of aircraft, using portable platform ladders, brushes, rags, water hose, and vacuum.
Additional duties include:
- Housekeeping of all areas of work including shop; participate in FOD program.
- Handling and disposing of hazmat.
- Comply with all safety regulations.
- Obtain all support equipment licenses for job description which requires maintenance of valid and current Drivers License without lapse.
- Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.
Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; sit, use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear. The employee must have the ability to perform aircraft maintenance duties and move freely about the interior & exterior of the aircraft as well as meet aircraft specific specifications for weight limits. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and requires hearing protection. Additionally, the job requires constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, constant mental alertness, must be able to work under deadlines.
Other Responsibilities:
Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum two (2) years of actual and recent aircraft maintenance/modification/repair experience on H-60s is required or equivalent rotary aircraft experience.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC) with a Tier 3 adjudication.
- Knowledge and use of special tools/equipment required to perform assigned maintenance tasks is mandatory.
- Must have a valid Driver's License.
- Must have ability to meet physical demand requirements associated with and/or pass and maintain any medical examination requirements related to performing daily routine aircraft maintenance tasks.
- Position may require the ability to pass and maintain a U.S. Government background security check.
- Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
Additional Requirements:
- Position will require to complete (PQS) Personal qualification standards as needed; all requirements SHALL be completed within the allotted time as per work site instructions.
- Position will require preforming and signing off aircraft maintenance under supervision of Lead mechanics.
- Position Job descriptions and responsibilities shall change with changes to US Navy Mission and needs.
- Position may require working with foreign countries/cultures.
- Position is full time employment; 40 hours is not guaranteed per-week. Working hours; must be able to work all work site shifts, start time and end time will be dependent on flight schedule and or overall tasking.
- Prior experience with U.S. Naval repair maintenance operations on military aircraft highly preferred.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Hiring hourly rate $35.70.
- This position includes competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum, please visit our Career website at www.amentumcareers.com
What We Offer:
When you join Amentum, you become part of a company that is pioneering the future . Our teams around the world are involved in some of the most cutting-edge and innovative projects and programs of our time, addressing the big challenges of today and shaping the built environment for generations to come. We ensure a workplace that encourages growth, flexibility and creativity, as well as a company culture that champions inclusion, diversity and overall employee well-being through programs supported by company leadership. Our core values define who we are, how we act and what we aspire to, which comes down to not only delivering a better world , but working to "make amazing happen" in each neighborhood, community and city we touch. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.
San Diego, CA
Amentum brings industry-best expertise, processes, and technology to ensure the availability and reliability of our Government and commercial clients’ vital facilities and equipment. We apply our culture of excellence to operate, maintain, and manage your global assets and complex supply chains to meet modern challenges at home and abroad. You get the confidence that comes from a partner with on a century-long heritage of unrelenting dedication to our clients’ missions across the DoD, civilian agencies, and the IC.
We are looking for skilled Veterans interested in continuing your career in aviation, global logistics, IT and Network support, and also unmanned systems.
We currently have positions open nationwide and globally to include: Kuwait, Iraq, and other overseas locations!
Amentum’s skilled workforce lives with outcomes rather than just works on them. Our employees hold the most sought-after certifications in the industry, including Program Management Professional (PMP), IT/Cyber, ITIL, and Professional Scrum Master (PSM). Our teams who maintain and modify vehicles, aircraft, and weapons systems work within disciplined environments certified to AS9001D, ISO 9001:2015, AS9110B, and AS9100C standards.
Whether it’s managing facilities supporting the IC’s classified missions, operating UAVs that protect our soldiers, or maintaining military equipment at remote bases abroad, Amentum has the experience, passion, and commitment to meet your critical needs.
What happens after I apply?
First, you will want to ensure your RecruitMilitary profile is up to date, and you also have the most up to date resume to provide. Once you apply for the role you will be re-directed to complete your employment application on Amentum's career site. Once you complete that application a recruiter will review your skills and qualifications and reach out to you about the role as appropriate.