The ALSS Technician troubleshoots, repairs, maintains, and performs organizational level calendar inspections on aviator’s personal survival equipment and aircraft installed safety / survival equipment in accordance with applicable manuals, publications and instructions.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Prepare survey documentation for lost equipment and QDR documentation for applicable equipment.
- Issue and receives aircrew survival equipment.
- Initiate and update check out / return records.
- Assemble, place in service, and perform calendar inspections on oxygen mask, helmets, torso harness,
- G-suits, and other related safety / survival equipment.
- Rig, fit, modify, and repair aviator’s personal survival equipment.
- Adjust, maintain, and perform minor repairs using sewing machine.
- Repair personal survival equipment as needed.
- Turn in supply request for survival equipment and supplies.
- Identify and treat corrosion.
- Complete applicable maintenance forms.
- Brief and debrief flight personnel on proper use, wearing, and preflight of survival equipment.
- Comply with FOD, Hazardous waste, Egress Familiarization, and tool control programs.
- Comply with all established general and industrial safety rules and regulations as applicable to the contract, facility, and job assignment.
- Assist as directed to ensure safety, security, and preservation of government/company owned equipment.
- Furnish own hand tools.
- Prepare equipment inspection requirement list as needed.
- Coordinate with customer, Cognizant Field Activity (CFA) and Management in regard to repair and or modification of ALSS equipment.
- Provide technical assistance and guidance as required.
- Perform collateral duty inspection assignments as required.
Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.
Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
- Satisfactory completion of U.S. Navy Aircrew Survival Equipment man “A” school or other military, civilian or manufacturer schools with an equivalent curriculum or five (5) years of on-the-job training and/or experience required.
- Five (5) or more years’ experience in aviator’s personal survival equipment and aircraft installed safety/survival equipment maintenance.
- Must be able to meet any Government/Company licensing/qualification requirements for the position.
- Possess a thorough knowledge of NAMP CNAF 4790.2, NAVAIR 11-110-1, 13-1-6 series manuals and other applicable maintenance / technical manuals.
- Thorough knowledge of aircrew survival equipment and applicable explosive devices.
- Must have high school diploma or equivalient.
- Must be able to work all assigned shifts & schedules
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:
- Climbing, standing, stooping, bending, stretching and working in uncomfortable positions.
- Required lifting up to 50 lbs. May be required to work in areas where high noise hazards prevail.
- Will be required to wear protective clothing and other safety equipment.
- Will be required to work with hazardous materials.
- The diversity of working conditions may range from a standard shop type environment, where there is no physical discomfort, to an environment where inclement weather may subject individual to severe changes in temperature, wind rain etc.
