Pack and repair cargo and personnel parachutes and rigs equipment.
Perform duties in pacing, airdrop rigger, and airdrop equipment repair; provide technical guidance and supervision to subordinate personnel; maintain production reports and records; inspects and classifies airdrop items; perform initial and final inspection on all parachutes and airdrop textile component; perform as inspector testers, pack-in-process inspector and as quality assurance personnel; perform as malfunction officer at the drop zone; diagnose malfunctions occurring in airdrop equipment during airborne operations; supervises parachute pack, maintenance or airdrop sections; directs section activities, schedules and assigns work load, instructs personnel on job requirement, techniques and inspects work in progress; inspects and certifies airdrop loads, airdrop equipment repair, and parachute packing; inspect air items to ensure manufacture quality control; controls and expedites coordination with airborne support activities; assist in planning and coordinating training for standard and nonstandard rigging, sling loading, and airdrop procedures.
Performs duties shown at preceding level of skill and provides technical guidance to subordinate personnel; supervise operations of organizations performing airborne and resupply by airdrop missions; supervise development and preparation of operations information, plans, maps, sketches, overlays, and related data to facilitate airborne operations; advises on airborne operational matters and performs liaison between staff and supported personnel; provides advice and makes recommendations to the commander and staff on all matters pertaining to enlisted soldiers and their families; accompanies the commander on inspections, visits and ceremonies; assists in inspection of command activities, facilities and personnel as prescribed by the commander; ensures adherence to command policies; holds First Sergeants' or Sergeants' Major call to announce information and instruction; ensures that newly assigned enlisted personnel are instructed in military courtesy, customs of the service and command regulations or policies; responsible for monitoring training or conducts training of enlisted soldiers; assesses training at all levels and provides feedback to appropriate commanders and leaders; provides counsel and guidance to NCOs and other enlisted soldiers of the command; responsible for and provides guidance on Non-Commissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) and Non-Commissioned Officer Development Program (NCODP); inspects duties performed by subordinate NCOs; notes discrepancies and initiates appropriate corrective action; assists in reception of visitors to the command; serves as president or member of command promotion board or removal board for NCOs, as authorized by regulations; sits as chairperson or member of a command's Military Member of the Quarter/Year competition for enlisted soldiers or NCOs, as directed by local regulations; responsible for quality, control and training of noncommissioned officer evaluation reports (NCOER) while ensuring timely submissions; reviews evaluation reports to determine compliance with policies and procedures and recommends corrective actions on deficiencies to commanders, other leaders and rating officials; performs other duties prescribed by the commander; assists in the professional development of junior and company grade officer.
Performs duties shown at preceding level of skill and provides technical guidance to subordinate personnel; supervise operations of organizations performing airborne and resupply by airdrop missions; supervise development and preparation of operations information, plans, maps, sketches, overlays, and related data to facilitate airborne operations; advises on airborne operational matters and performs liaison between staff and supported personnel.