Corrosion Control Specialist

Essential Responsibilities: 

• Perform tasks as assigned /directed by Crew Leader and/or Lead Man with instructions, 
  applicable technical data, manuals, and directives. 
• Perform the duties and responsibilities of the Aircraft Washer classification. 
• Preserve and de-preserve aircraft. 
• Complete applicable maintenance forms. 
• Use hand and power tools as required for corrosion prevention, treatment and touch up painting. 
• Detect, identify, remove, and treat corrosion. 
• Perform touch up painting. Touch up is defined as an area no larger than one square foot, excluding aircraft leading edges. 
• Assist in the preparation of the aircraft and / or components for complete repainting including the application of model, labels, and the makeup, cut out and preparation of stencils. 
• Provide and maintain own hand tools as prescribed by minimum tool list. 
• Provide technical assistance, guidance and instruction as required for training of personnel in the same or lesser grade classifications in area of responsibility. Demonstrates job procedures. 
• Ensure that all aircraft parts/components removed from an aircraft are properly documented by a valid Maintenance Action Form and Job Control Number, ensuring repairable, serviceable, or unserviceable parts are properly tagged and turned in and/or disposed of. 
• Comply with and follow established standards of workmanship, safety, quality, and production. 
• Perform the duties and responsibilities of the lesser grade classifications in area of responsibility. 
• Make recommendations to management to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, and/or cut costs. 
• Operate portable firefighting equipment. 
• Comply with all applicable programs, including Safety, Foreign Object Damage (FOD),  Hazardous Communications, Corrosion Control, and Tool Control. 
• Maintain Emergency Reclamation locker and perform duties of emergency reclamation member as directed by program technical manuals. 
• Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested. 

Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: 

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Satisfactory completion of The U.S. Navy Corrosion Control School or acceptable substitute or FAA Airframe License.
• Two (2) or more years general experience in aircraft corrosion control. 
• Able to pass any Government and/or Company licensing/qualification requirements for the position.
• Plane Captain certified preferred.
• Must be able to be Respirator Qualified
• Possess a valid state driver’s license.
• Familiar with normal operational safety requirements, working on and 
  around aircraft and ground support equipment.
• Possess a thorough working knowledge of corrosion theory, detection, treatment, and prevention.
• Working knowledge of applicable maintenance / technical manuals, basic tools and special tools.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate the English language and to follow verbal and written instruction. 
• Must be able to obtain/maintain any company/government required certification, qualification, or license.
• Must have a valid drivers license.
• Must be able to work all shifts & schedules.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands: 

• Requires sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods of time. 
• Requires frequent climbing, bending, stooping, squatting, crawling, crouching, kneeling, lifting, carrying, balancing and reaching above shoulder level, pushing or pulling weight up to 70 pounds.
• Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity. 
• Must have close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Requires hearing to normal range.   
• Requires use of respirator.
• Requires shift work and a diversity of working conditions that range from a standard shop type environment, where there may be no physical discomfort, to an environment where inclement weather may subject individual to severe changes in temperature, direct sun, wind, rain, etc.
• May be required to work in areas where noise hazards are prevalent. 
• Exposure to high intensity noise levels, extreme changes in temperature, materials identified on Material Safety Data Sheets, working on or around aircraft and machinery, aircraft maintenance shops, hangars, and flight line.
• Must be able to physically operate Aircraft ground servicing equipment including vehicles, tugs, tractors, servicing carts, test equipment, hand tools, power tools.