Weld Shop Technician

Emerson Professional Tools; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join United Airlines as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician, where you'll utilize your TIG welding skills to maintain our fleet. Enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive health benefits, and the opportunity to work with a dedicated team in a dynamic environment. Your expertise will help ensure the safety and reliability of our aircraft.

Benefits

Free medical coverage for employees and families

80% dental coverage

Life and accident insurance

Access to vision and long-term disability insurance

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience TIG (GTAW) welding.
• Proficiency in operating welding machinery and tools.
• Ability to read and interpret technical blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Perform advance TIG welding on aircraft parts.
• Maintain records of materials and work performed.
• Collaborate with engineers to troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Welding

Blueprint Reading

Attention to Detail

Problem Solving

Communication

Job description

Find your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.

Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Salary and benefits information is being included in this job posting in accordance with California state law.

Starting hourly rate is $41.48, subject to a collective bargaining agreement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to all safety guidelines, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe work practices.
• Maintain accurate records of materials used, work performed, and time spent on each project.
• Perform advance TIG (GTAW) welding techniques on aircraft engine and airframe parts and components, including interpreting blueprints, technical drawings, and specifications to determine welding requirements. Prepare materials by cleaning, cutting, and grinding metals to ensure proper fit and alignment, including fixture design and fabrication.
• Inspect completed welds to ensure compliance with project specifications and quality standards. Operate and maintain welding equipment and tools, ensuring they are in good working condition.
• Collaborate with engineers, fabricators, and other team members to troubleshoot issues and recommend improvements.

Technicians must be flexible to work around the clock shifts, including weekends and holidays, in the outdoors in all weather conditions. Schedules are bid and awarded according to seniority.

Technicians are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). Salary increases will be administered according to the current IBT/United contract. Shift differentials of $.51 and $.58 cents per hour for working an afternoon or evening shift respectively are paid in addition to the hourly rate. New employees are required to join the union within ninety (90) days of employment. There is an initiation fee for joining the union and subsequent monthly union dues.

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Proficiency in operating welding, machinery, tools, and related equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret technical blueprints, schematics, and shop drawings.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Excellent hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Physical stamina and ability to work in varying conditions (e.g. heat, confined spaces, heights).
• 2 years of experience TIG (GTAW) welding.

United offers all its airport employees and aircraft technicians based at SFO Airport free medical coverage. This includes medical coverage for employees and their qualified families’ members such as spouses, domestic partners, and children at no cost. Coverage is in a gold level, high quality medical plan. Employees also have access to dental coverage where United pays 80% of the cost! In addition to medical and dental coverage, United also provides life and accident insurance and employees can enroll in additional coverages such as vision coverage, long-term disability, critical illness, and hospital insurance. United will consider applicants with criminal histories consistent with the Fair Chance Ordinance.