Mechanical Technician
Airbus is a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a worldwide scale, pioneering sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. With over 45 years of presence, Airbus is expanding its footprint in Latin America through ~1,500 employees and different strategic sites. As a key sourcing partner with a 500-aircraft backlog, the company maintains a deep-rooted commitment to the region's long-term growth. As a global leader in rotary-wing aviation, Airbus Helicopters delivers high-efficiency solutions across 150 countries for civil, military, and law enforcement missions. Its comprehensive portfolio is engineered to perform vertical flight tasks in the world’s most demanding environments. Airbus Helicopters Mexico serves as a strategic regional hub for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO), delivering comprehensive base and line maintenance alongside specialized pilot and technician training across Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Backed by its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Querétaro, the operation delivers high-precision component production, technical support, and customized retrofits tailored to diverse client missions.
Will you join us in redefining the limits of what is possible?
Company: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS MEXICO, S.A. de C.V.
Employment Type: Fixed term
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Material Support & services
Key responsibilities
- Perform all maintenance work assigned by your hierarchy on helicopters, their components, sub-components, systems, or specific tasks as required.
- These tasks arise from service requirements, bulletins, airworthiness directives, technical and supplementary instructions, as well as discrepancy corrections.
- Carry out all assigned work under the procedures and technical documentation established by the manufacturer and applicable aeronautical authorities, always meeting specified safety and quality standards.
- Hold a valid license issued by the aeronautical authority as: Maintenance Technician Class I with a rating certificate for rotary‑wing aircraft.
- Identify parts, tools, and estimated time for the execution of maintenance activities through the correct recording of discrepancies.
- Know and correctly apply all standard techniques issued by the manufacturer in every activity performed; torquing, safety wiring, repair procedures, heat treatments, etc.
- Understand and comply with the regulations, policies, and objectives issued by the aeronautical authority, the manufacturer, and the company, as well as the quality system policies applied within it.
- Possess verifiable capability in maintenance tasks for the assigned equipment.
- Keep work areas clean and organized, complying with the established 5S procedure.
- Maintain common and special tools, as well as measuring and ground support equipment, in optimal operating condition; immediately communicate any found or caused defects to the supervisor or tool crib manager.
- Maintain and promote aeronautical awareness and commitment to the entrusted objectives, always showing a positive response to training and a willingness to train personnel under your charge, thus promoting teamwork at all times.
- Correctly record all work performed in the aircraft documentation.
- Comply with the company's operational safety policy.
- Report safety events in a timely and proper manner (voluntarily or confidentially).
- Follow defined protocols during emergency or crisis situations.
- Assist in taking measures for risk mitigation.
- Report hazards, events, or situations affecting operational safety in a timely manner.
- Follow the instructions of safety brigades during emergency response situations.
- Abide by operational safety provisions.
- Know and comply with Export Control Regulations, completing the defined annual training on the Mypulse platform.
Responsabilidades clave
- Realizar todo el trabajo de mantenimiento asignado por su jerarquía en helicópteros, sus componentes, subcomponentes, sistemas o tareas específicas según sea requerido.
- Estas tareas se derivan de requerimientos de servicio, boletines, directivas de aeronavegabilidad, instrucciones técnicas y complementarias, así como correcciones de discrepancias.
- Llevar a cabo todo el trabajo asignado bajo los procedimientos y la documentación técnica establecida por el fabricante y las autoridades aeronáuticas aplicables, cumpliendo siempre con los estándares de seguridad y calidad especificados.
- Contar con una licencia vigente emitida por la autoridad aeronáutica como: Técnico en Mantenimiento Clase I con certificado de capacidad para aeronaves de ala rotativa.
- Identificar partes, herramientas y el tiempo estimado para la ejecución de las actividades de mantenimiento a través del registro correcto de discrepancias.
- Conocer y aplicar correctamente todas las técnicas estándar emitidas por el fabricante en cada actividad realizada; torques, frenados, procedimientos de reparación, tratamientos térmicos, etc.
- Comprender y cumplir con las regulaciones, políticas y objetivos emitidos por la autoridad aeronáutica, el fabricante y la empresa, así como las políticas del sistema de calidad aplicadas en la misma.
- Poseer capacidad comprobable en tareas de mantenimiento para el equipo asignado.
- Mantener las áreas de trabajo limpias y organizadas, cumpliendo el procedimiento 5S establecido.
- Mantener las herramientas comunes y especiales, así como los equipos de medición y apoyo terrestre, en óptimas condiciones de operación; comunicar de inmediato cualquier defecto encontrado o causado al supervisor o encargado del almacén de herramientas.
- Mantener y promover la conciencia aeronáutica y el compromiso con los objetivos encomendados, mostrando siempre una respuesta positiva a la capacitación y disposición para entrenar al personal a su cargo, promoviendo el trabajo en equipo en todo momento.
- Registrar correctamente todo el trabajo realizado en la documentación de la aeronave.
- Cumplir con la política de seguridad operacional de la empresa. Reportar eventos de seguridad de manera oportuna y adecuada (voluntaria o confidencialmente). Seguir los protocolos definidos durante situaciones de emergencia o crisis.
- Asistir en la adopción de medidas para la mitigación de riesgos. Reportar peligros, eventos o situaciones que afecten la seguridad operacional de manera oportuna. Seguir las instrucciones de las brigadas de seguridad durante situaciones de respuesta a emergencias. Acatar las disposiciones de seguridad operacional.
- Conocer y cumplir con las Regulaciones de Control de Exportaciones, completando la capacitación anual definida en la plataforma Mypulse.
Requirements
- High School Education / Vocational Training (Essential).
- 1 year of experience in Rotary Wing Aircraft Maintenance.
- Maintenance Technician Class I (Essential).
- Maintenance Technician Class II (Avionics/Electrical) (Desirable).
Requisitos
- Bachillerato Técnico / Educación Vocacional (Indispensable).
- 1 año de experiencia en Mantenimiento de Aeronaves de Ala Rotativa.
- Técnico en Mantenimiento Clase I (Indispensable).
- Técnico en Mantenimiento Clase II (Aviónica/Eléctrico) (Deseable).
Skills
- Stress tolerance, adaptability, teamwork, and integrity.
Habilidades
- Tolerancia al estrés, adaptabilidad, trabajo en equipo e integridad.
Benefits
- Permanent contract.
- An on-place work model.
- Continuous and specific training for professional development.
- The opportunity to be part of a leading international group in the aeronautical sector, with the chance to take part in international mobility programs.
- Medical and life insurance.
- Grocery Tickets.
- Transportation Support.
Beneficios
- Contrato indeterminado.
- Modelo de trabajo presencial.
- Capacitación continua y específica para el desarrollo profesional.
- La oportunidad de formar parte de un grupo internacional líder en el sector aeronáutico, con la posibilidad de participar en programas de movilidad internacional.
- Seguro médico y de vida.
- Vales de despensa.
- Apoyo de transporte.
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