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AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR
(Indefinite, May become Permanent) Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units 185th ARW, Sioux City, Iowa Summary
IOWA AIR NATIONAL GUARD - TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION
This position is open to current military members of the 185th ARW, Sioux City, Iowa Air Nional Guard This is an indefinite position, and may become permanent.
LOCATION
185th ARW, Sioux City, Iowa Learn more about this agency Summary
IOWA AIR NATIONAL GUARD - TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION
This position is open to current military members of the 185th ARW, Sioux City, Iowa Air Nional Guard This is an indefinite position, and may become permanent.
LOCATION
185th ARW, Sioux City, Iowa Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 07/27/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 27, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Sioux City, IA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $40.69 - $47.47 per hour Pay scale & grade WS 10 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Temporary Occupions and job series 8602 Aircraft Engine Mechanic Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
IA-12969461-AF-26-153
Control number 873280100 This job is open to Help Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency This position is open to current members of the 185th ARW, Sioux City, Iowa Air Nional Guard
This is an indefinite position, and may become permanent. Duties Help As a
AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR
(Indefinite, May become Permanent), WS-8602-10 your duties are below. Planning. Plans weekly or monthly work schedules and sequence of operions. Establishes deadlines and priorities based on established general schedules, methods and policies. Determines skills, merials and equipment required to do the work. Participes in the initial planning of current and future work schedules and development of budget requests. Provides workload da, estimes, informion on staffing needs, and recommendions as the scheduling of projected work. Work Direction. Assigns tasks to be performed. Explains work requirements, methods, and procedures. Instructs subordines on new procedures or methods and provides assistance on difficult or new problem areas. Reviews work in progress or on completion. Makes adjustments as necessary to effectively and economically accomplish the work. Notes and investiges work reled problems and independently implements corrective actions which can be taken without affecting work operions controlled by other supervisors. Assures th equipment and meriel is available when needed. Coordines work with other work units. Administrion. Recommends and participes in the selection of personnel to fill vacancies. Schedules and approves leave of subordines. Sets performance requirements and makes formal and informal performance appraisals. Determines training needs of subordines and arranges for its accomplishment. Counsels with employees regarding work reled problems. Adjusts informal complaints through discussions with employees and union representives. Takes informal corrective action on conduct or performance problems. Inities proposals for disciplinary action where needed. Works to achieve the objectives of government-wide programs and policies, e.g., equal employment opportunity and labor management relions. Promotes the participion of subordines in programs such as the suggestion program, cost reduction program, etc. Ensures th regulions governing safety and housekeeping are observed. Maintains production reports and records. Periodically reviews position descriptions of subordines for currency and accuracy. Inities or participes in review and improvement of work methods, organizional feures, and the structuring of positions to elimine unnecessary positions and achieve optimum content in those remaining. Performs the non-supervisory work of the Propulsion Element. Implements safety regulory requirements. Ensures th subordines wear approprie safety equipment and follow pertinent safety precautions. Prepares for and participes in various types of readiness evaluions, inspections, mobilizion and command support exercises. Performs such additional duties as structural fire fighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue duty, security guard, snow removal, munitions loading and handling, heavy equipment operion, maintenance of facilities and equipment, and/or serves as a team member to cope with nural disasters or civil emergencies. Performs other duties as assigned.
D1634000
Requirements Help Conditions of employment
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED
This is an excepted position th requires military membership in a compible military assignment in the Iowa Air Nional Guard. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of this excepted position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 07/27/2026 . FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR NOT RECEIVING CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION.
Please refer to the Qualificions and Evaluions Section of this Announcement to understand the qualificion requirements, and the How to Apply Section for detailed instruction on applying.
TRIAL PERIOD REQUIREMENT
As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 2-year trial period or 1-year (Veterans Preference Eligibles Only) during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: Your performance and conduct. The needs and interests of the agency. Whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest .
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT
Employment is subject to taining and maintaining a clearance as required by this position. If the selectee does not possess the applicable security clearance when hired, applicion must be made within 30 days of the start de. Failure to make applicion for the required security clearance will result in terminion of employment. Failure to complete prescribed courses may be cause for reassignment or terminion of FTS.
Military Rank Requirements:
ENLISTED MEMBERS
(E-7 to E-8) Qualificions In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Applicants who do not fully address the minimum/specialized experience needed for the position in their resume will not be referred for considerion.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Experience or training th has provided the ability to perform assembly and disassembly operions and make prescribed modificions to aircraft engines, engine assemblies, and accessories in accordance with technical specificions, procedures, and requirements. Experience using hand and power tools common to the trade.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
WS-8602-10: Must haveexperience in the following : Experience or training performing standard, routine assembly and disassembly operions and making prescribed modificions to aircraft engines, engine assemblies, and accessories. Experience or training performing maintenance overhaul, troubleshooting, testing, and repair of aircraft engines, engine components, and powertrains for fixed and/or rotary wing aircraft. Experience determining maintenance needed from work orders, inspection reports, historical records, and diagnosis. Experience demonstring the ability to plan, direct, and organize work assignments of lower grade personnel. Experience which required the review of work requirements and establishing priorities to meet deadlines. Experience th provided knowledge of various lines of work performed by this function. Experience which demonstres the ability to supervise or the potential to perform such duties as evidenced by the ability to communice knowledge of general supervisory concepts, and knowledge of shop processes. Experience in adapting existing equipment and techniques to new situions. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion
ENLISTMENT CASH BONUSES
: Acceptance of a technician position may affect any bonus and/or educional assistance th may be applicable. Please contact your Educion Office prior to accepting a position with the Iowa Army Nional Guard. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are found to be among the qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for this position: Ability to supervise, either directly or through subordine leaders, Aircraft Engine Mechanics. Skill to distribute work to the Aircraft Engine Mechanics on a regular basis; explains work requirements; provides technical guidance and direction, recommends individuals for vacancies, promotions or reassignments; counsels employees and adjusts informal complaints and grievances with workers and union representives; and maintains production reports and establishes performance standards and represents the Propulsion Element all meetings. Knowledge of "hands on labor" within the shop to train on a regular and re-occurring basis the Traditional Technicians to the require target skill level. Ability to have a "hands-on-approach" and be directly involved in implementing and coordining the desired outcome within the Propulsion Element Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (form should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed. Additional Supporting Documents (if applicable) : Cover Letter, Transcripts, DD 214, SF-50, ect. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Christopher Powders Phone 515-252-4677 X4677 christopher.l.powders.civ@army.mil Address IA 185th
ARW 2920
Headquarters Ave Sioux City, IA 51111-1300 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (form should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed. Additional Supporting Documents (if applicable) : Cover Letter, Transcripts, DD 214, SF-50, ect. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Christopher Powders Phone 515-252-4677 X4677 christopher.l.powders.civ@army.mil Address IA 185th
ARW 2920
Headquarters Ave Sioux City, IA 51111-1300 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 07/27/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 27, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Sioux City, IA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $40.69 - $47.47 per hour Pay scale & grade WS 10 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Temporary Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number