Tests
and examines metal fabrications and repairs, performs welding, heat treating,
and metal surfacing tasks, maintains testing heat treating, welding and metal
surfacing equipment, designs and machines, precision tools, parts and
assemblies, inspects machine work, and supervises aircraft metals technology
processing and shop activities.
Examines and tests
the condition of metal parts and components and gives advice on metals
processing, design and production.
Designs,
manufacturers and modifies special precision tool, gages, dies and jigs to
facilitate special and routine metal working operations.
Performs machine
shop calculations.
Determines metal
Identity and characteristics.
Tests specimens
for predetermined requirements of tensile, bend, shear and impact strength.
Compares findings
with material and strength requirements contained in blueprints,
specifications, and technical publications.
Determines repair
ability of damaged machined parts.
Determines
necessity for heat treating parts, tooling and repair or the replacement of gages,
jigs, and dies.
Trains RSAF to the
5 and 7 skill level.
Knowledge
of concepts and application of RSAFM 66 series and supporting publications.
Knowledge
of ferrous and nonferrous metal characteristics.
Craftsman
skills with various metal cutting machines, hand tools and precision measuring
instruments
Knowledge
of mechanical forces, stresses and strains as applied to tool and die design,
metal repair and fabrication processes to include forging and welding, metal
testing Inspection and heat treatment, electroplating processes, applied
physical and chemical metallurgy.
Use of
welding and metals inspection testing, heat-treating and electroplating
equipment and tools and procedures for safe handling and storage of cyanide
solutions, acids and explosive gases Is mandatory.