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Air National Guard Units MACHINIST in Kirtland AFB, New Mexico

Summary THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. NEW MEXICO AIR NATIONAL GUARD NATIONWIDE. All members of the New Mexico Air National Guard or current Active Duty/Reserve military members eligible and wiling to become members of the New Mexico Air National Guard **You may be eligible for a Recruitment OR Relocation incentive per agency's policy. This National Guard position is for a MACHINIST, Position Description Number D1489000. Responsibilities This position is located in the Aircraft Metals Technology Shop, Fabrication Section of the Field Maintenance Branch at ANG Wing/& Group Flying Activities. The primary purpose of this position is to perform machining operations and welding to accomplish the manufacture and repair of aircraft components, tools, equipment, parts, and special tools. Performs all types of machining operations to manufacture, modify, and repair air craft parts, support equipment, tools, and assemblies. Fabricates local manufactured items required for aircraft components. Work includes bending, cutting, forming, casting, cleaning, molding, welding, sawing, machining, and assembling. Lays out work, reads and interprets blueprints and technical publications, designs and draws working sketches, makes special tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures, performs production work of aircraft parts, and works to tolerances varying from.0l0 to .0005 inch. Troubleshoots difficult metal machining designs and fabricationproblems. Plans work, taking into consideration the type and numbers ofmachining/welding operations, machines to be used, and type of set-ups and methods of production such as cutting, milling, grinding, welding, and polishing. Performs shop calculations such as determination of peripheral cutting speeds andsettings. Determines metal identity and characteristics by subjecting metals tospark, acid, fire, magnetic, alkaline, heat, quench, and fracture tests. Testsspecimens for predetermined requirements of tensile, bend, shear, and impactstrength using materials testing machines. Welds ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys such as cobalt, chrome,nickel, aluminum, magnesium, and titanium. Welds butt, lap, tee, and corner jointsin flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead working positions. Welds metals andalloys by shielded gas welding (Heli-arc), metallic arc, oxyacetylene, andresistance welding processes. Heat treats metal parts as required. Compares machine parts with drawings, technical orders, or specifications forconformance with established tolerances, fits, and surface finish. Makes precisionmeasurements using micrometer, vernier calipers, dial indicators, and gauges atvarious dimensions. Inspects tapered surfaces for variations by applying bearingblue and using surface plate. Determines reparability of damaged machine parts,tools, and aircraft components. Tests metals using Rockwell or Brinell hardnesstesting methods. Conducts training of drill status guard (DSG) members assigned to the shop. Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations andinspections, mobility, and command support exercises. May be required toperform such additional duties as structural fire fighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescueduty, security guard, snow removal, munitions loading and handling, heavy equipment operator, maintenance of facilities and equipment, or serve as a member of a team to cope with natural disasters or civil emergencies. May be required to be aircraft welder certified. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Military Grades: Enlisted (E-5 and below) Compatible Military Assignments: Must hold AFSC 2A7X2 or have the ability to cross train to 2A7X2? SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience or training performing the full range of machining operations on mosttypes of conventional or CNC machine tools and their various attachments. Experience or training inplanning and lay out work from blueprints, worksheets and other drawings that may have missing orincorrect information. Skill in applying shop mathematics in establishing needed dimensions, such asthose required for chasing threads or machining angular surfaces; locating and marking surfaces andangles to be machined. Skill in programming machining operations, setting up and operating CNCmachine tools. Knowledge of and ability to apply advanced shop mathematics such as geometric andtrigonometric formulas to make computation for laying out work, machining pieces at unusual orcompound angles, determining gear ratios pitch, angles and other similar exact or precision dimension. Education . Additional Information If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)). Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment Incentives are only authorized to those considered by federal government standards as newly appointed. To be newly appointed it must be the (1) first appointment as an employee of the Federal Government; (2) An appointment of a former employee of the Federal Government following a break in Federal Government service of at least 90 days; or (3) An appointment of an individual in the Federal Government when his or her service in the Federal Government during the 90-day period immediately preceding the appointment was not in a position excluded by § 575.104 and was limited to one or more of the following: (i) A time-limited appointment in the competitive or excepted service; (ii) A non-permanent appointment in the competitive or excepted service; (iii) Employment with the government of the District of Columbia (DC) when the candidate was first appointed by the DC government on or after October 1, 1987; (iv) An appointment as an expert or consultant under 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 5 CFR part 304; (v) Employment under a provisional appointment designated under 5 CFR 316.403; (vi) Employment under an Internship Program appointment under § 213.3402(a) of this chapter; or (vii) Employment as a Senior Executive Service limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(5) and (a)(6), respectively). Relocation Incentive: An authorized management official approves a relocation incentives paid in accordance with this volume to a current federal employee who must relocate, without a break in service, to accept a position in a different geographic area (as defined in Section 575.205(b) of Title 5, CFR) that is likely to be difficult to fill. Employee must establish a new residence in the new geographical area and maintain residency for the duration of service agreement. Employee must have a current and "Fully Successful" performance appraisal immediately prior to the move.

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