Textron Aviation

Tooling Technician C-1st Shift

Textron Aviation  •  Wichita, KS (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Tooling Technician C-1st Shift (

Job Number:

341423)
Textron Aviation has been inspiring the journey of flight for nine decades through the iconic and beloved Cessna and Beechcraft brands. We are passionate advocates of aviation, empowering people with the freedom of flight. As you join our legacy as a global leader in private aviation, you’ll have opportunities to try new fields, expand your skills and knowledge, stretch your abilities, and build your career. We provide a competitive and extensive total rewards package that includes pay and innovative benefits to support you and your family members – now and in the future, beginning day one. Your success is our success.


To plan, build, repair and maintain tool and tool components, for inspection buy-off. May be required to assist higher grade Technicians.
Job Responsibilities:
• Performs assembly operations necessary to construct, maintain, and repair tool and tool components.
• Work from drawings and specifications to fabricate tools and tool components.
• Uses a wide variety of fabrication processes for completion or modification of tools and tooling details.
• Operate a variety of hand tools and manual machines including but not limited to milling machines and lathes.
• Operates automated control pattern and profile manufacturing machines, including but not limited to, large scale additive manufacturing machines, waterjets, routers, and laser cutters.
• Uses a variety of measuring instruments including but not limited to, micrometer, dial indicator, transit, level, scale, various calipers and height gauges, protractors, laser tracker, and portable coordinate measuring devices.
• Performs deburring, blending, and grinding operations as required.
• Responsible for the quality of own work. Accountable for dimensional accuracy of own work.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Education:
Must have a high school diploma, an equivalent certificate, or a bronze level WorkKeys certification. Requires the use of advanced shop mathematics, a variety of precision measuring instruments and interprets blueprints. Moderate computer skills required. Must successfully complete all required training courses.

Experience:
No experience required. Fabrication experience and mechanical aptitude preferred.
Working Conditions:
Somewhat disagreeable working conditions due to intermittent exposure to dust, water, fumes and plaster with some skin irritation.

Textron Aviation Inc. must comply with U.S export control laws and regulations. If a position requires access to sensitive information controlled under these laws and regulations, a successful applicant must be eligible to meet any requirements to access controlled information.

Kansas Tax Credit
Join Textron Aviation’s Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Visit https://www.aircapitaloftheworld.com/taxcredits for more information on the tax credit.
EEO Statement
Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Recruiting CompanyTextron Aviation

Primary Location

US-Kansas-Wichita

Schedule

Full-time

Job Level

Individual Contributor

Shift

First Shift

Job Posting

05/29/2026, 6:06:32 PM
Textron Aviation

About Textron Aviation

We inspire the journey of flight. For more than 90 years, Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has empowered our collective talent across the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands to design and deliver the best aviation experience for our customers. With a range that includes everything from business jets, turboprops, and high-performance pistons, to special mission, military trainer and defense products, Textron Aviation has the most versatile and comprehensive aviation product portfolio in the world and a workforce that has produced more than half of all general aviation aircraft worldwide. Customers in more than 170 countries rely on our legendary performance, reliability and versatility, along with our trusted global customer service network, for affordable, productive and flexible flight.

Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Wichita, Kansas
Year Founded
2014
Website
txtav.com
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