Navy · ABF

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels): civilian jobs and transferable skills

Navy ABF Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) experience builds transferable skills in fuel systems, equipment operation, equipment maintenance, quality control, hazardous materials, firefighting, and safety. CivLaunch currently matches 10 open civilian jobs to this rating, including Aerospace Painter at Primus Aerospace, Powder Coater at Innovative Solutions & Support, and Production Machinist at LMI Aerospace.

About the ABF rating

Operates and maintains aviation fuel and lubricating oil systems aboard carriers, amphibious ships, and other air-capable ships, including pump rooms, piping, valves, tanks, and service stations. Supervises fuel farms and aircraft fueling and defueling ashore and afloat, runs fueling trucks, tests fuel quality, maintains purging and protective systems, and leads firefighting and rescue crews.

Transferable skills

  • Fuel Systems
  • Equipment Operation
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Quality Control
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Firefighting
  • Safety

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10 jobs match ABF Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels)

Ranked by how many of your skills each job uses. Strong matches share the most.

  1. Aerospace Painter

    Primus Aerospace · Reisterstown, MD

    Good Match
    • $20.40–$26.40 an hour
    • Aerospace Manufacturing

    Second-shift aerospace painter at Primus Aerospace in Reisterstown, Maryland, working Monday-Thursday evenings. Cleans, sands, and masks machined parts, mixes and sprays primers, coatings, and topcoats to specification, inspects coverage and finish, and maintains spray equipment, wearing respirators and other PPE. Entry level; industrial, automotive, or aerospace painting experience preferred. U.S. citizenship required.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment operation, equipment maintenance, and quality control.

    Shares 4 of your 7 skills:

    • Equipment Operation
    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Quality Control
    • Safety
    View Job On primusaero.bamboohr.com · Added Sep 25
  2. Powder Coater

    Innovative Solutions & Support · Exton, PA

    Good Match
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 2+ years

    Powder coater at Innovative Aerosystems in Exton, Pennsylvania, finishing precision parts for avionics. Cleans, sands, and masks parts, sprays powder coatings with electrostatic guns, runs the curing ovens, inspects finishes for even coverage, and maintains booths and spray equipment under PPE rules. High school diploma; two years of powder coating or automotive or industrial finishing preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment operation, equipment maintenance, and quality control.

    Shares 4 of your 7 skills:

    • Equipment Operation
    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Quality Control
    • Safety
    View Job On recruiting.paylocity.com · Added Sep 29
  3. Production Machinist

    LMI Aerospace · Fredonia, KS

    Good Match
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • Entry level

    Production machinist at Sonaca North America in Fredonia, Kansas. Loads and cycles CNC machining centers and manual machines, watches for worn or broken cutting tools, checks parts against blueprint dimensions with calipers and micrometers, deburrs finished parts, keeps fluids topped and chips cleared, and fills out production paperwork. Entry path: high school diploma or assessment; machining trade school preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment operation, equipment maintenance, and quality control.

    Shares 4 of your 7 skills:

    • Equipment Operation
    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Quality Control
    • Safety
    View Job On sonaca.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Sep 29
  4. Line Service Technician

    Hill Aircraft · Atlanta, GA

    Good Match
    • Technical Services
    • 2+ years

    Entry-level ramp technician at the Hill Aircraft FBO in Atlanta. Marshals, tows, and fuels business aircraft, runs daily fuel quality checks and fuel farm records, operates tugs, forklifts, and refuelers, and provides ground power, lavatory, and baggage service. Needs two years of customer service experience and a high school diploma; aviation experience preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to fuel systems, equipment operation, and quality control.

    Shares 4 of your 7 skills:

    • Fuel Systems
    • Equipment Operation
    • Quality Control
    • Safety
    View Job On hillaircraft.isolvedhire.com · Added Sep 25
  5. Machine Operator

    Piper Aircraft · Vero Beach, FL

    Potential Match
    • $20.63–$24.97 an hour
    • Aerospace Manufacturing

    Machine operator on Piper Aircraft's Vero Beach, Florida production floor, hired at three levels. Forms and machines aircraft parts on brake presses, shears, punch presses, laser turrets, tube benders, lathes, and mills from Piper drawings and process specs, performs first-article and self inspections, and handles routine machine upkeep under FAA quality rules.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment operation, equipment maintenance, and quality control.

    Shares 4 of your 7 skills:

    • Equipment Operation
    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Quality Control
    • Safety
    View Job On irecruit-us.com · Added Sep 25
  6. Precision Grinder

    Héroux-Devtek · Livonia, MI

    Potential Match
    • $27.16 an hour
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 3+ years

    Precision grinder at Beaver Aerospace & Defense in Livonia, Michigan. Sets up grinding machines from blueprints, picks and mounts wheels, grinds inside and outside diameters and faces to tolerances as tight as fifty millionths of an inch, checks parts with micrometers and gauges, adjusts or stops machines when problems appear, and does routine upkeep. Pays $27.16 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment operation, equipment maintenance, and quality control.

    Shares 3 of your 7 skills:

    • Equipment Operation
    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Quality Control
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.ca · Added Sep 29
  7. CNC Machinist

    Héroux-Devtek · Springfield, OH

    Potential Match
    • Aerospace Manufacturing

    CNC machinist at the Héroux-Devtek plant in Springfield, Ohio, which machines large landing gear and titanium parts for aircraft such as the F-35, C-130, and Boeing 777. Sets up and runs CNC lathes, mills, and boring mills on Fanuc, Mazak, and Okuma controls, sets offsets, proves new programs, troubleshoots, and handles preventive maintenance and safety checks.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment operation, quality control, and safety.

    Shares 3 of your 7 skills:

    • Equipment Operation
    • Quality Control
    • Safety
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.ca · Added Sep 29
  8. CMM Operator

    Primus Aerospace · Lakewood, CO

    Potential Match
    • $28–$42 an hour
    • Quality

    CMM operator and quality inspector at Primus Aerospace in Lakewood, Colorado. Sets up and runs PC-DMIS coordinate measuring machines on machined aerospace parts, performs first article, in-process, and final inspections against drawings and GD&T, writes inspection reports, flags nonconforming parts, and keeps the CMM verified and maintained. Day shift with overtime. Pays $28 to $42 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment operation, equipment maintenance, and quality control.

    Shares 3 of your 7 skills:

    • Equipment Operation
    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Quality Control
    View Job On primusaero.bamboohr.com · Added Sep 29
  9. Quality Inspector

    LMI Aerospace · Fredonia, KS

    Potential Match
    • Quality

    Quality inspector at Sonaca North America in Fredonia, Kansas. Sets up and runs the CMM from setup sheets, makes small program adjustments, moves data through CAD/CAM and SPC systems, works a parts schedule that shifts for rush jobs, maintains the machine daily, and documents compliance with the quality system. High school diploma or assessment; drawing reading needed.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment operation, equipment maintenance, and quality control.

    Shares 3 of your 7 skills:

    • Equipment Operation
    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Quality Control
    View Job On sonaca.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Sep 29
  10. Line Service Technician

    Cutter Aviation · Georgetown, TX

    Potential Match
    • $19 an hour
    • Flight Operations
    • Entry level

    Line service technician at the Cutter Aviation FBO in Georgetown, Texas. Fuels business aircraft from refueling trucks, tows and parks planes in and out of hangars, services aircraft systems, loads baggage, drives crews and passengers around the airfield and to hotels, follows FAA and TSA ramp rules, and logs services on work tickets. FBO experience preferred; $19 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to fuel systems, equipment operation, and safety.

    Shares 3 of your 7 skills:

    • Fuel Systems
    • Equipment Operation
    • Safety
    • Requires: Valid driver license
    View Job On cutteraviation.com · Added Oct 1