Aircraft Mechanic III:

• Leads a team in the performance of aircraft maintenance, inspections, and scheduled / unscheduled maintenance.
• Processes the technical experience to supervise subordinate mechanics and provide technical guidance on maintenance operations on the airframe being supported.
• Capable of performing, supervising and inspecting the duties of Mechanic Is, IIs and IIIs.
• A person in this position maintains repairs and modifies aircraft structures, structural components and engines of complex to extreme difficulty 
• Maintains and repairs aircraft components including but not limited to flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems and mechanical components
• Applies technical knowledge of airframe and power plant systems in determining equipment malfunctions
• Applies technical expertise in restoring equipment condition and operation.
• This worker also applies professional technical expertise and guidance to solve complex problems by interpreting technical data such as blueprints or manufactures' manuals.
• This worker will be required to make entries in aircraft logs and records, and is responsible for providing guidance and technical expertise to lower level technicians throughout all aircraft modifications and/or maintenance efforts.

• Aircraft Mechanic III: The Aircraft Mechanic III shall have a minimum of 5 years specialized C-130 aircraft maintenance experience and/or current A&P license/certification with 3 years of E-2 or P-3 fixed wing propeller experience.
• Secret Clearance