Aircraft Structures Trainee

What you will do:

The Structures Trainee position participates in formal 14-week structures training program through consistent classroom attendance, participation & assigned project completion. Develops & demonstrates structural repair skills necessary to qualify for second phase of On-the-Job training as an Aircraft Structures Apprentice.

What you need:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid Driver’s License
• Basic mechanical skills/aptitude
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand & effectively communicate in English
• Demonstrated experience exhibiting fine motor skills, manual dexterity & attention to detail
• Demonstrated problem solving and creative thinking skills
• Demonstrated reliability & dependability
• Ability follow written & verbal directions and to interpret diagrams
• Desire to learn a trade
• Ability & willingness to practice safe work procedures
• Ability to precisely manipulate hand tools in a variety of situations
• Basic computer proficiency to enable access to digital manuals, training materials, regulations, etc.

Preferred Job Skills:

• Previous work experience in a maintenance or skilled trade environment
• Previous experience interpreting diagrams and technical documentation or directions
• Previous experience using hand tools

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds
• Ability to fit in tight places
• Ability to twist, bend, stoop, kneel, squat, crawl and climb and sustain those positions for an extended period of time
• Ability to work in confined spaces with respiratory equipment
• Ability to work at heights up to 80 feet
• Ability to work outdoors in extreme weather conditions
• Ability to work with arms raised above head and perform repetitive tasks and motions
• Ability to precisely manipulate hand tools in a variety of situations
• Near sight acuity, Hand/eye coordination, Good oral communication, Depth perception, Field of vision

Licenses & Certifications

• Aircraft maint duties

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)