Aircraft Structural Mechanic - Start Immediately

D.O.M. magazine; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

SkyBridge Aviation LLC in Alabama seeks an Aircraft Structural Mechanic - Start Immediately. The role involves repairing and implementing structural and body enhancements to aircraft, with emphasis on precision and compliance with drawings and FAA bulletins.

The candidate must have five years’ experience, a High School Diploma or GED, and FAA A&P certification or equivalent military training. This contractor position requires using hand and power tools, welding, sheet metal work, and reading

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience required.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• FAA A&P or military training required.

Responsibilities

• Installs units, parts, equipment, and components in structural assembly using hand and power tools.
• Replace worn aircraft body parts, flight control surfaces, fuel cell and tank cleaning and restoration, pylon and windshield replacements.
• Follows tolerances and FAA maintenance bulletins based on blueprints.
• Operate welding, brazing, centering, riveting tools and other sheet metal/structural tools.
• Remove dented or worn sheet metal and structural parts.
• Cut, trim, bend and smooth sheet metal parts within tolerances.
• Interpret engineering blueprints and specifications to determine layouts and sequences.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

FAA A&P certification or military training

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Arc welding equipment

Job description

Aircraft Structural Mechanic - Start Immediately

Company:

SkyBridge Aviation LLC

Category:

Maintenance

Job Type:

Contractor

City:

State:

Alabama

Country:

USA

The Structural Mechanic/Installer works as part of a maintenance crew tasked with repairing and implementing structural and body enhancements to an aircraft for which the crew is rated to work on.

Responsibilities

• Installs units, parts, equipment, and components in structural assembly, according to drawings and specifications, using hand tools and power tools


• Replace worn aircraft body parts, flight control surfaces, fuel cell and tank cleaning and restoration, pylon and windshield replacements


• Follows strict dimension tolerances and compliance to FAA maintenance bulletins based on supplied engineering blueprints


• May operate gas-based Arc welding equipment, brazing equipment, centering tools, riveting tools and other prescribed sheet metal and structural maintenance tools


• Remove dented or worn out aircraft sheet metal and structural parts


• Cut, trim, bend and smooth sheet metal parts, ensuring proper fit within tolerances and clearance parts


• Understand and interpret engineering blueprints, illustrations and specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations, identities and relationship of parts


• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Five years’ experience required


• High School Diploma or GED required


• FAA A&P or appropriate military occupational specialty training required

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