Inspects, positions, loads, and performs maintenance on aircraft armament subsystems to include both armament and fire control elements.
Must be qualified as an Aircraft Armament Subsystem Mechanic (45M20); must know capabilities of maintenance equipment and subordinate personnel to establish workload schedules and priorities; must know general shop planning for maintenance of aircraft armament subsystems; must know administrative and supply channels of unit to which assigned; must be able to diagnose and determine causes of unusual malfunctions in aircraft armament systems, fire control equipment, and systems peculiar and standard test devices; must be able to prepare and maintain records pertinent to organizational maintenance of aircraft armament subsystems; must be able to interpret and apply safety precautions pertaining to ammunition handling; must be able to interpret and apply information contained in technical publications relating to aircraft armament systems; must be able to establish maintenance controls and performance standards; must be able to evaluate work performance of subordinates in terms of compliance with policies, directives, technical publications, and regulations; must be able to correct faulty work practices by demonstration and instruction; the mechanical maintenance supervisor supervises, plans, coordinates, and directs the unit, direct support and general support (DS/GS) maintenance of all mechanical equipment; (1) serving as principal maintenance or operations NCO in maintenance battalion or higher level organization; (2) supervising personnel performing the duties of (a) Machinist (44E4O); (b) Armament/fire control maintenance supervisor (45Z4O); (c) Construction equipment repairer (62B4O); (d) Track vehicle repairer (63H4O).
Must know scope and techniques of organizational maintenance of aircraft armament and fire control systems; must know fundamentals of operation and functioning of aircraft armament systems, associated maintenance equipment, and simulators to include location and nomenclature of components; must know basic electronic/electrical fundamentals as pertains to organizational maintenance of armament systems, fire control equipment, standard and systems peculiar test equipment; must know organizational maintenance procedures and techniques regarding identification, use, handling, loading, arming, mounting, disarming, unloading and safety precautions pertinent to ammunition used with aircraft armament systems; must know general techniques and procedures pertaining to inspection, testing, troubleshooting, disassembly, repair, assembly and adjustments of elements of aircraft armament systems and fire control equipment; must know safety precautions to be exercised in test operation and maintenance of aircraft armament and fire control systems; must be able to interpret electrical schematics, mechanical and hydraulic systems diagrams and understand related technical literature; must be able to use electrician's and mechanic's common and special hand tools; must be able to use test and measuring devices, and interpret and apply information from their use.
The mechanical maintenance supervisor supervises, plans, coordinates, and directs the unit, direct support and general support (DS/GS) maintenance of all mechanical equipment; (1) serving as principal maintenance or operations NCO in maintenance battalion or higher level organization; (2) supervising personnel performing the duties of (a) Machinist (44E4O); (b) Armament/fire control maintenance supervisor (45Z4O); (c) Construction equipment repairer (62B4O); (d) Track vehicle repairer (63H4O).