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SalaryThe Aircraft Structures/Sheetmetal Technician reports directly to the Department Supervisor.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Repairs cracks in aircraft skin. Fabricates and fits patches to damaged areas, determining repair detail necessary to retain or restore original strength. Fits and trims components to aircraft such as landing gear doors, control surfaces, flaps access doors and other assemblies. Seals structures to make them pressure, water and weather tight.
- Troubleshoots aircraft structural repair situations in such areas as fuselage, tails, wings, cowlings, and stabilizers. Removes, forms, fits, and installs highly stressed and double contoured skins, using hand or powered drilling and cutting tools and other metalworking equipment. Determines shear and bearing load factors during rivet replacement. Installs heads up, regular, heat treated, high shear, and blind type aircraft rivets and fasteners, using pneumatic riveters, special tools and bucking bars. Removes damaged or broken fasteners and receptacles.
Experience
- 1-3 years' experience in the field.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $35.00 - $42.00 per hour
Expected hours: 50 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Experience:
- Aircraft Structures: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- West Virginia (Required)
Work Location: In person
