Senior Aircraft Structural Mechanic — Precision Riveting

Gulfstream Aerospace; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay

Shift differentials

Comprehensive benefits

Long-term career stability

Training and development

Job summary

Gulfstream Aerospace in West Palm Beach, FL is seeking a skilled Structural Assembler to perform complex assembly, fitting, drilling, and riveting on aircraft components. Your work will follow blueprints, orders, and engineering changes, ensuring conformance to design and customer requirements.

You will read drawings, use precision tools, maintain logs, and support lean initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 4 years related structural assembly experience required.
• Experience with Solumina and Smarteam preferred.
• Q-stamp preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safely perform assembly and fitting of detail parts and structures and varied drilling and riveting operations; ensures parts/assembly meet requirements.
• Read work orders, blueprints, lofts, sketches, and operation sheets to determine sequence of operations, type size and hole pattern for rivets, cut and form plastics and follow standard procedures with adhesives, sealants and solvents.
• Instruct and assist other team members in interpretation of blueprints, drawings, and engineering orders; develop methods and shop aids to resolve production installation difficulties.
• Maintain and use logs and records (e.g. MIR sheets, DMTs, Crabs, PCOs).
• Maintain a neat and orderly work area, support 5S & Lean initiatives, and comply with safety regulations.

Skills

Read blueprints

Close tolerance work

English language proficiency

Shop math

Precision tools

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Solumina

Smarteam

Q‑stamp

Job description

Gulfstream Aerospace in West Palm Beach, FL is seeking a skilled Structural Assembler to perform complex assembly, fitting, drilling, and riveting on aircraft components. Your work will follow blueprints, orders, and engineering changes, ensuring conformance to design and customer requirements.

You will read drawings, use precision tools, maintain logs, and support lean initiatives in a fast-paced environment.