A job with Air National Guard Units in Charleston, West Virginia. It pays $32.57–$38.00 per hour (annualised at 2,087 hours) at grade WG-11. Applications close on Nov 27, 2026 — 32 days left.
- Working pattern
- On site
- Who can apply
- Excepted service, National Guard and reserves
- Clearance
- Secret
Main duties
- 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.
- MAJOR DUTIES: (1) Performs all types of machining operations to manufacture, modify, and repair aircraft parts, support equipment, tools, and assemblies.
- Fabricates local manufactured items required for aircraft components.
Full details
About the role
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 DUAL STATUS TECHNICIAN EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States. Since the earliest American colonial days, citizens have joined together for collective defense. We have a proud tradition of coming to the aid of our friends and neighbors in times of serious emergencies.
Join our National Guard team and serve your nation, your states and your community!
What you will do
- 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.
- MAJOR DUTIES: (1) Performs all types of machining operations to manufacture, modify, and repair aircraft 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.
- (2) 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 fabrication problems.
- Plans work, taking into consideration the type and numbers of machining/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 and settings.
- Determines metal identity and characteristics by subjecting metals to spark, acid, fire, magnetic, alkaline, heat, quench, and fracture tests.
- Tests specimens for predetermined requirements of tensile, bend, shear, and impact strength using materials testing machines.
- (3) Welds ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys such as cobalt, chrome, nickel, aluminum, magnesium, and titanium.
- Welds butt, lap, tee, and corner joints in flat, vertical, horizontal, and overhead working positions.
- Welds metals and alloys by shielded gas welding (Heli-arc), metallic arc, oxyacetylene, and resistance welding processes.
- Heat treats metal parts as required.
- (4) Compares machine parts with drawings, technical orders, or specifications for conformance with established tolerances, fits, and surface finish.
- Makes precision measurements using micrometer, vernier calipers, dial indicators, and gauges at various dimensions.
- Inspects tapered surfaces for variations by applying bearing blue and using surface plate.
- Determines reparability of damaged machine parts, tools, and aircraft components.
- Tests metals using Rockwell or Brinell hardness testing methods.
- (5) Conducts training of drill status guard (DSG) members assigned to the shop.
- (6) Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations and inspections, mobility, and command support exercises.
- May be required to perform such additional duties as structural fire fighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue duty, 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.
- (7) May be required to be aircraft welder certified.
- (8) Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
If you wish to qualify for this position based on your education, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) or proof of degree with your application package.
Failure to provide supporting educational documentation at the time of application will result in an ineligible rating.
How you will be evaluated
Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your documents will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.
Plagiarism in an applicant's resume from any position description or qualification standard written by NGB or OPM will result in an automatic disqualification. HRO will not search for missing information or infer about aspects of an applicant's application. The information therein must be clear and unambiguous for an eligibility determination.
DSG and M-Day applicants will be required to include their part-time experience or current status in the West Virginia National Guard in their resume to prove eligibility for Consideration in Area 3. All supporting documentation required for eligibility certification will be explicitly listed in the Required Documents section on USA Jobs.
Applicants that fail to produce all documents listed in this section before the announcement closes will be disqualified. Resumes alone are not sufficient as proof of documentation. If you are found eligible, you will be referred in numerical order of area of consideration to the hiring manager for employment consideration.
If you are found eligible and were not referred to the hiring manager, then your application will be held until the hiring manager requests your respective area.
Documents you must provide
- If you do not submit these forms, you will be deemed ineligible, and your name will not be referred to the hiring manager.
- Resume Must provide Military Rank/Pay Grade for current members serving in the Armed Forces.
- Include DSG/M-Day assignment information or provide other supporting documentation (v-MPF RIP, NGB 23A, etc.) Cannot exceed 2 pages SF-50, AGR Orders, or ADOS Orders (Only if you are a fulltime employee of the National Guard) Must be up-to-date and current Transcripts/Degree (If you wish to be certified based on education) Certification (If it is required in this announcement) Your responses to the Qualifications Questionnaire; this questionnaire is filled out via the USA Jobs Announcement through ***
- ALL applications and supporting documents MUST be submitted through *** electronically and must be submitted prior to midnight of the closing date.
- Mailed, e-mailed, hand-delivered, and faxed applications will NOT be accepted or considered.
- Missing required documents will prevent you from being found eligible for this position and will prevent you from being referred to the hiring manager.
- DO NOT SUBMIT MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION
What to expect next
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.
In the event you receive a non-eligible notification, and you believe this decision was made in error; you have 5 working days from the day it was received in your inbox to send an appeal to the servicing Human Resources Office.
The appeal will be sent via email to *** and must include the following information: Announcement number, Announcement title, reason of non-eligibility that you received from USA Jobs, and your justification as to why this decision was erroneous.
New documentation cannot be accepted after the closing date of this announcement and will not be used in an appeal request. The appeal process is applicant driven. HRO will not accept appeals from selecting officials on the applicant's behalf and will not communicate with the selecting official regarding the appeal processes status.
Additional information
DEFINITION FOR AREAS OF CONSIDERATION Area 1: Current On-board Title 32 Technicians (Tenure: 1-Permanent, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) and Permanent AGRs in the West Virginia National Guard at the advertised location. Area 2: Current On-board Title 32 Technicians (Tenure: 1-Permanent, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) and Permanent AGRs in the West Virginia National Guard.
Area 3: WVNG Army M-Day and Air Force DSG (Drill-Status Guardsmen,) Temporary Title 32 Technicians, Temporary AGR (OTOT), and national guardsmen serving on Full-time National Guard Duty - Operational Support Orders (ADOS).
Area 4: Federal re-employable eligible employees, National Guardsmen outside of the WVNG, and U.S Citizens willing to join the West Virginia National Guard as a condition of employment. Permanent Change of Station: PCS funds are not available for this position. Incentives: Relocation and Recruitment Incentives may be authorized for this position.
All WVNG positions are pending availability of resources and funds.
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