MH60R Aviation Maintenance Technician Instructor

The Aviation Maintenance/Ordnance Technician Instructor (AO-Type) will provide exceptional academic and on-the-job training (OJT) to foreign military students (with varying degrees of experience and knowledge) on ordnance operations and maintenance on the MH-60R. All training conducted in accordance with naval aviation maintenance programs, publications and governing instructions. Work will predominantly be conducted in the classroom and lab environment at CNATTU North Island, with additional instruction conducted in squadron hangar spaces and flight line. 

Essential Functions of the Position: 

• All typical Navy E-5/6 Aviation Ordnanceman (AO) O-level loading, unloading, arming, de-arming, release & control checks, troubleshooting, unscheduled, and scheduled maintenance functions on an MH-60R. 
• Specifically, to receive, inspect, package, store, handle, and process for shipment: airborne weapons, air launched torpedoes, sonobuoys, pyrotechnics and ammunition; maintain, test, assemble, load, download, arm, and de-arm all airborne weapons, aircraft gun systems, targets, sonobuoys, and pyrotechnics for aircraft carriage; receive, inspect, inventory, configure, test, and maintain Armament Weapons Support Equipment (AWSE), Ordnance Handling Equipment (OHE), Aircraft Armament Equipment (AAE) and Materials Handling Equipment (MHE); test and maintain aircraft armament release and control systems; and manage ordnance accounting systems. 
• Maintenance, inspection, and all ordnance activities in compliance with directives and reports applicable to Notice of Ammunition Reclassification (NAR), Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO), weapons certification program, and explosive handling certification program.
• Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance/essential flight services in support of flight schedules.
• Handling and servicing of aircraft.
• Proper documentation, in accordance with applicable procedures, on all maintenance activities conducted, via paper logs and records, and electronic logs and records systems such as NALCOMIS OOMA recordkeeping or other alternatives.
• Attending classroom and lab activities as a student (under instruction) and successfully completing a course of instruction in order to become a fully qualified instructor.
• Documenting all training activities in accordance with established procedures at hosting command and company requirements via paper and/or electronic recordkeeping.
• Preparing a personalized instructor guide (IG).
• If required, conducting maintenance tasks along with proper documentation on MH-60R in support of OJT training for foreign students.
• Safely conducting lab instruction.
• Acting as safety observer for the lab instruction provided by instructor colleagues.
• Maintaining a clean workspace, lab, and classroom environment.
• Assisting the lead maintenance instructor with necessary administrative tasks including preparation for student arrival.
• Assisting in other administrative duties including student and instructor scheduling and tracking training.
• Assisting the IMSO as required for support of student movement through the training program.
• Assisting with other administrative and non-administrative duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned. 

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Journeyman-Level technical knowledge of MH-60R ordnance systems and weapons loading.
• Journeyman-Level technical knowledge of ordnance systems operations, troubleshooting, and repair.
• MH-60R O-level experience working as an AO. MH-60R experience required.
• Journeyman-Level knowledge of CNAFINST 4790.2 Series, applicable Naval Aviation Maintenance Program Standard Operating Procedure (NAMPSOPs), Maintenance Requirement Cards (MRCs) and local NAMSOP instructions.
• Journeyman-Level knowledge of Naval Aviation Logistics Command Information System (NALCOMIS) OOMA, automated maintenance documentation system.
• Comfortable and effective communicator, presenter, instructor, trainer.

 Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Prior instructor experience/tour preferred. Prior maintenance instructor strongly preferred.
• Navy Instructor NEC qualification or Navy Master Training Specialist (MTS) preferred.

Security Responsibilities:

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside the company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.

• Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Office, classroom, lab environment, simulator bays, flight line, and hangar deck in active-duty squadron environment.
• May be required to work in areas in or near a hangar or flight line that may be noisy at times.
• May be exposed to moderate discomforts, such as heat, cold and wind. May be required to wear personal protective equipment when in or passing through a hazardous area.
• May exposed to extreme heat, airborne particles, and loud noises.