Senior Specialist, Aircraft Maintenance - Load Standardization Crew

Job Title: Sr Specialist, Aircraft Maintenance – Load Standardization Crew (LSC) Job Code: 47550 Job Location: Tucson, AZ - Davis-Monthan AFB (Onsite) Job Schedule: 5/8: Employees work 8 hours per day, 5 days a week

Job Description:

The LSC Member administers the Loading Standardization and Evaluation Program (LSEP); conducts training, evaluations, and spot inspections; and provides technical expertise to maintenance leadership and weapons-loading personnel. This role ensures loading operations are performed safely, consistently, and in accordance with approved technical data, certification requirements, and program procedures while also supporting hands-on aircraft-maintenance activities as required.

Essential Functions:

Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.

Willingness and ability to work onsite, support mission-dependent schedule adjustments, shifts, weekend operations, and maintenance-recovery requirements.

Willingness and ability to travel and deploy within CONUS and OCONUS as required, including extended work schedules and hazardous or hardship living conditions when required by mission needs.

Demonstrated knowledge of MDS aircraft loading operations, technical orders, loading technical data, and procedures.

Training and Evaluation:

Develop and coordinate load-training aircraft requirements and conduct, monitor, and validate training and evaluations to ensure load crews maintain required proficiency for safe and reliable aircraft loading.

Review certification, qualification, recurring-training, and proficiency records for accuracy; schedule and ensure completion of required academic, proficiency, and evaluation events.

Perform semiannual evaluations of certified load crews and document personnel evaluations and certification actions in the Weapons Load Crew Management Tool (WLCMT) or equivalent approved system.

Technical Expertise and Standardization:

Assist with development and maintenance of Task Assignment Lists for each munition to be loaded on the OA-1K aircraft in accordance with AFMAN 21-206, paragraph 7.4.

Assist with development of Weapons Academics supplemental data in accordance with AFMAN 21-206, paragraphs 7.2.2.3, 7.2.2.4, and 7.2.2.7.

Provide technical expertise and interpretation of loading technical data and procedures governing the LSEP; evaluate and maintain standardization and program integrity across assigned weapons-loading activities.

Review and coordinate weapons-loading-related Technical Order Recommended Changes and communicate approved changes, training impacts, and procedural updates to affected personnel.

Documentation and Flight-Line Support:

Coordinate with Weapons Section personnel, Weapons and Munitions personnel, and Weapons Section Supervision to prevent overdue certifications and qualifications.

Monitor flying schedules and perform spot inspections and evaluations of flight-line munitions and explosive handling, loading, and post-loading operations.

Maintain accurate records of certifications, qualifications, evaluations, proficiency loads, training events, discrepancies, and corrective actions using approved forms and systems.

Perform hands-on flight-line and general aircraft-maintenance activities as assigned, including pre-flight, post-flight, turnaround, servicing, inspection, troubleshooting, and testing actions that support aircraft operational readiness.

Collaborate with maintenance personnel to identify and resolve aircraft discrepancies and technical issues; comply with established safety, security, munitions-handling, FOD-prevention, and technical-data requirements.

Perform other assigned duties as required by Management.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Minimum 4 years of experience administering or supporting the Loading Standardization and Evaluation Program, weapons-loading training and evaluation, or comparable aircraft munitions loading operations.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Active DoD Secret security clearance is highly preferred.

USAF experience in Air Force Specialty Code 2W171 or comparable weapons-loading, munitions, or aircraft-armament experience.

Prior supervisory, leadership, or standardization experience within a weapons-loading or maintenance organization.

Advanced weapons-loading or munitions-handling certifications.

Current FAA Airframe and Powerplant license or qualifications that support pursuit of the license.

Strong communication, coordination, technical-writing, and instructional skills.

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