Fuels Handling Equipment Technician

About the role

Amentum is hiring a Fuels Handling Equipment Technician who installs, maintains, repairs and adjusts pumps, control valves, meters, strainers, filters, water separators and pipelines of liquid fuel systems at airfields, including bulk storage installations and conventional and unconventional refueling systems.

Key responsibilities

• Install, maintain, repair and inspect fuel system assets such as pumping units, filter separators, servicing platforms, plumbing assemblies, TASS, pumping carts and fuel bladders.
• Adjust and repair pumps, control valves, meters, strainers, filters and water separators.
• Perform periodic inspections of fuel bladders and pumping units, and 90-day and 180-day inspections of FSE assets in line with regulations, AFI and Technical Orders.
• Inspect electrical wiring, switches and controls, and repair, replace and adjust malfunctioning equipment.
• Disassemble, adjust, align and calibrate gauges and meters, and perform hydrostatic hose testing.
• Maintain the shelf-life program for hoses, valves, seals and other parts, and run PMIs and function checks on equipment.
• Inventory RSP and UTC FSE kits semiannually or when directed, prepare assets for shipment and perform limited technical inspections (acceptance, shipment, condition).

Required profile

• High school diploma or equivalent, and 2 to 5 years of job-related experience.
• Experience installing, operating, inspecting, maintaining and repairing fuel delivery systems.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions and to lift and carry equipment occasionally weighing over 40 pounds.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust US Government clearance; US citizenship is required.
• Ability to read, speak and write English and to read, speak and write French.

Required skills

• Basic mathematical skills.
• Physical ability to operate machinery, trucks, forklifts, fuel pumps and hand tools.
• Completion of the Fuels Apprentice course, military service or commercial equivalent, and the FORCE course (or 5 years' experience); CPJ certification is acceptable in place of apprentice training.

What we offer

• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement and parental leave.
• Employee stock purchase plan, tax-saving options, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.