Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic – Structural Assembly Pro

Spirit AeroSystems

Wichita (KS)

On-site

USD 33,000 - 54,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Kansas Tax Credit

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems, based in Wichita, KS, seeks skilled assemblers to join a union-represented team. You will drill, buck and rivet structural components, read prints, and perform inspections to ensure alignment with specifications. Overtime and shift flexibility are required.

Pay starts at $23.66/hour with potential to reach up to $39.32/hour under the collective bargaining agreement; benefits and tax credits may apply for eligible employees in Kansas.

Qualifications

  • Must be able to work on concrete floors, uneven surfaces, and in confined spaces.
  • The main tasks of the position consist of constant drilling, bucking and riveting for an 8-hour shift along with overtime as needed by production needs.
  • All applicants must be willing and able to work any shift, including alternative work weeks.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble, install, seal, rig, inspect and complete structural and system components per drawings and specs.
  • Obtain information from prints, charts, sketches and work instructions.
  • Use precision measuring tools to complete work and test assemblies and components.
  • Verify work per instructions and identify discrepancies.
  • Perform routine machine maintenance as part of daily duties.

Skills

Drilling
Bucking
Riveting

Education

Aero Structural Training

Job description

Spirit AeroSystems, based in Wichita, KS, seeks skilled assemblers to join a union-represented team. You will drill, buck and rivet structural components, read prints, and perform inspections to ensure alignment with specifications. Overtime and shift flexibility are required.

Pay starts at $23.66/hour with potential to reach up to $39.32/hour under the collective bargaining agreement; benefits and tax credits may apply for eligible employees in Kansas.

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