Job Description

AAA United States, Inc. has partnered with a company in Wichita, Kansas that is one of the world's largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and business/regional jets. With expertise in aluminum and advanced composite manufacturing solutions, the company’s core products include fuselages, integrated wings and wing components, pylons, and nacelles.

The Rapid Response Team is responsible for responding quickly and efficiently to urgent issues, challenges, or emergencies related to aircraft or aerospace systems.

Essential Job Functions:

• Performs a variety of operations to assemble and make major assembly structures such as fuselage panels and bulkheads, and structural subassemblies to engineering.
• Typically performs rework created by other shops
• Typically, does not perform bar line / standard in-process work
• Stabilize / balance jack system and cradles before starting skin change
• Remove and replace skins and major MRB that cannot be accepted to engineering drawings outside of normal shop environment
• Convert detail skin / structure into engineering configuration through the match drilling process
• Troubleshoot all major structural repairs per engineering and remove / replace all necessary parts to bring airplane back into compliance.
• Assemble, install, seal, rig, inspect, and complete precision and other structural and system components, working from drawings, documents, process specifications, quality control requirements, and established processes and procedures. Functional test and correct, fit form and function of assemblies and components.
• Obtain required information from prints, charts, sketches, work instructions, documents, verbal and electronic information.
• Use shop mathematics and precision measuring and or test instruments to complete work assignments and functional test assemblies and components.
• Utilize tooling in the assembly of components into sub-assemblies or end items.
• Verify work performed is per work instructions and meets process and/or engineering specification. Identify discrepancies found per applicable procedure.
• Ensure equipment and tool certification occurs per procedure.
• Perform routine minor machine maintenance as part of their daily work duties (e.g., where applicable, replacing machine filters, changing standard light bulbs on machines and equipment, maintaining lubrication/coolant levels, etc. as related to basic Total Preventative Maintenance duties).
• Routinely move product within the immediate manufacturing work area, including across isle, using shop assigned equipment as required, and complete transactions necessary to move product to the next operation. On an exception basis, move product to the next operation within a building.
• Perform work within allotted schedules.
• Support the continuous flow of product within the manufacturing process by training and assisting employees at all classification levels.
• Assist in the training of other assembly personnel in assembly, installation and inspections techniques.
• Cross trains in inspection and becomes SIA qualified. Level C Employee must have the skill and knowledge to perform in all the general functions of the Assembly Mechanic listed below: Assembly/Installation Structures Sub Assembly Sealer

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience (A&P license is not a requirement)
• Heavy structure and skin change work required.