Aircraft Work Inspector

Duties
The primary purpose of this Air Reserve Technician (ART) Enlisted position is to serve as an Aircraft Work Inspector in a Maintenance Group Quality Assurance Office of an Air Force Reserve Wing. As such, the incumbent will:

• Observe and determine quality of in-process and after-the-fact maintenance, ensuring prescribed technical and management procedures are followed and quality maintenance is achieved
• Manage the organization's product improvement, weight and balance, function check flight (FCF), Quality Assessment Program (QAP) and technical order distribution programs
• Ensure aircraft, aircraft components, group support/shop equipment are maintained in compliance with technical directives
• Evaluate the proficiency of assigned mechanics during and upon completion of repair actions
• Train reservists in maintenance tasks to ensure quality standards are met.

Qualifications
A specific length of experience or training is not required. However, you must have had experience and/or training (military or civilian, paid or unpaid) of sufficient scope and quality to be able to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. You must show that you have the experience as identified in the Job Elements listed below under 'How You Will be Evaluated' as they relate to the position for which you are applying. Since your rating will be based upon the information you supply in your application (resume), you should be as detailed as possible when identifying your relevant work experience.

Element A: Ability to Inspect -- Give examples of the kinds of work you have had to inspect both in-process and after-the fact. Tell about experience you have had that shows you can inspect and evaluate the work of others.
Element B: Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment -- List the hand tools, power tools, specialized tools, and related support equipment that you have used and give brief examples of the work performed with each.
Element C: Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Repair -- List the kind of equipment you have had to assemble; make; install; test; or repair. Give examples of the work you performed on the equipment such as assemble, disassemble, install, test, maintain, repair, troubleshoot, calibrate, modify, and design.
Element F: Knowledge of Technical Practices -- Give examples of your work experience that required inventing new methods to do tasks that could not be done in regular ways. State trade theory or technical principles you are familiar with which must be understood to perform the duties of the position for which you are applying. Give examples of up-to-date trade practices. Also, give examples of your work which required precise timing, accurate dimensions, or precise fit.
Element I: Use of Test Equipment and Measuring Instruments -- List the measuring instruments and/or test equipment that you have used and briefly describe for what purpose you used each.
Element J: Troubleshooting -- Give examples of your experience troubleshooting equipment. Show the extent to which you had to understand the entire system to isolate the problem. Tell extent of danger to equipment if incorrectly handled while troubleshooting. Give examples of the more difficult troubleshooting you have done.
Element K: Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, Blueprints -- What kind of instructions, specifications or directives have you had to interpret? Be sure to describe experience in interpreting new instructions or specifications concerning changes in operation procedures. How frequent were changes? On what jobs did you have to interpret manufacturers' guides, catalogues, technical manuals, drawings, blueprints, charts or maps? Give examples of the more difficult instructions, etc. you had to interpret.

Substitution of Education for Experience: None