Aircraft Loadmaster (instructor)

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command; March Air Reserve Base (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command seeks an Air Reserve Technician (ART) to join the regular career civil service. ARTs support cargo flight operations and unit training, maintaining readiness for aircraft loadmaster duties and mission readiness.

The position emphasizes qualifications in aircraft loading, flight time, and instructor/examiner readiness within the past 8 years, with adherence to the ART policy and supplemental qualification requirements.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cargo systems and emergency procedures.
• Knowledge of load planning, floor load restrictions, and outrigging requirements.
• Ability to direct crews in loading according to weight and balance factors and to perform preflight checks.
• Knowledge of propulsion, electrical and hydraulic systems on aircraft.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to prepare lessons, documents and reports.

Skills

Cargo systems knowledge

Load planning & weight & balance

Crew direction & training

Aircraft systems knowledge (propulsion

Effective communication (oral & writen

Job description

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) position. ARTs are part of the regular career civil service and enjoy all the benefits granted to Federal employees in the competitive civil service.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the FPM 930-71 Recruitment of Air Reserve Technicians through Competitive Examination (ART Agreement)-SUPPLEMENTAL QUALIFICATION POLICY, DATED 6-OCT-2017. No specific length of experience is required. The qualifications of loadmasters in the Air Force are directly related to the completion of prerequisite training rather than years of experience. Applicants for all positions must have logged the minimum number of hours indicated below in the performance of Aircraft Loadmaster duties. Applicants must have been qualified as Aircraft Loadmaster within 8 YEARS of the date of application.Applicants for instructor or examiner positions must be within the past 8 YEARS instructor or examiner qualified in the specific type of aircraft.

Aircraft Loadmaster (Instructor) GS-2185-09: Must have been awarded or qualify for a CEA AFSC and hold a valid aviation service aeronautical order. Must be currently qualified as Instructor in MDS and have a minimum of 500 Total Military Flight Time. Aircraft Loadmaster GS-2185-10: Must have been awarded or qualify for a CEAAFSC and hold a valid aviation service aeronautical order. Must be currently qualified as Instructor in MDS and have a minimum of 500 Total Military Flight Time.

FEDERALTIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS:

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. GS-09 - One year at the GS-08 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. GS-10 - One year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-10 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):

• 1. Knowledge of systems and equipment associated with the cargo function, including operation of doors, loading ramps, cargo winches, restraint rail systems, and assigned passenger/cargo compartment systems, such as oxygen, lighting, interphone, auxiliary power unit, crew or passenger required items, and emergency procedures, evacuation routes and use of survival equipment.
• 2. Knowledge of aircraft capacity and limitations, including floor load restrictions, shoring and restraint requirements, and use of load charts and graphs; procedures for handling and placement of hazardous cargo; preparing containers and pallets for airdrop; and configuring for personnel airdrops. Knowledge of the methods of instruction, aircrew trammg program requirements, procedures, and standards of performance; and skill to apply this knowledge in planning, developing and executing unit training/evaluation programs.
• 3. Skill to direct crews in loading according to weight and balance factors, cargo destination, emergency jettison plans, and use ofrigging extraction systems for aerial delivery mission. Skill to perform preflight checks and inspections.
• 4. Knowledge of a wide variety of systems and components critical to the performance of the aircraft such as propulsion, electrical, hydraulic, environmental, etc.
• 5. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to prepare lessons, documents and reports, present training/instruction, and brief passengers and crews.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS:

1. This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) position. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. Work schedule will be aligned to allow incumbent to fully participate in unit training assemblies. The incumbent's regular assignments are ART duties; however, the incumbent may be assigned some non-ART duties, generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities.

2. Must attain and maintain mission-ready status at the appropriate crew qualification level in the unit's assigned aircraft. Periodically, as prescribed by regulations, must take and pass written and in-flight standardization/evaluation examinations to include random no-notice evaluations.

3. The incumbent is exposed to physiological hazards of flight plus physical and psychological demands of routine lengthy missions (up to 26 hours duration), must work in confined, hazardous noise areas, is subject to inclement weather during ground operations and dangerous environmental conditions during flight, and may operate in austere location.

4. May be required to travel in military and commercial aircraft to perform temporary dut