Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
Performs welding tasks on aircraft structural components of exotic metals. Designs, builds
aircraft shoring fixtures, and various facilities equipment/tooling.
JOB RESPONSIBLITIES
- Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
- Aircraft welding.
- Aircraft fixture/tooling.
- Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
- Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
- Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using processes such as gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux-cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.
- Ensure equipment is maintained under EAMS tooling and equipment PM Program. Material Ordering.
- Follows approved repair/modification procedures for component or aircraft, consulting internal procedures that have been FAA approved, original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) technical data, and work package instructions.
- Inspects completed work to identify any needed rework before signing off; ensures that repaired components meet prescribed standards and tolerances.
- Completes work package documentation by signing/stamping off after finishing all designated operations.
- Submits completed work to Quality Assurance for final/in progress inspection and recertification of airworthiness.
- Comply with repair station procedures (RSM /QCM) and company policies (SOP) when performing aircraft or component maintenance.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Education:
- High School/ GED
- AWS Certification, especially D17.1 highly preferred
Experience:
- Generally, at least 5-7 years of experience in area of responsibility
- Previous work-related skills, knowledge, or experience is needed, preferably in an aviation environment.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge of Tools used in this occupation: Blow torches; Welding torches; Mobile
- welding units; Welding masks; Rod ovens; Storage ovens and hot boxes; Welding guns
- Repair body or structure of aircraft according to specifications.
- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and
- maintenance.
- Be proficient in the usage of air powered hand tools and related equipment.
- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other
- techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Design and build GSE Equipment
- Repair GSE Equipment
- Repair of Aircraft Tooling
- Order Metals/Materials
- Order and maintain welding consumables
Working Conditions/Environment/Special Requirements
- Ability to work in a safe professional manner adhering to all regulatory requirements including, OSHA, EPA, State and Federal regulations.
- As required by the position, must have the ability to wear a respirator as per OSHA 29
- CFR 1910.134 "Respirator Protection" regulations with no restrictions that would prevent the proper use and/or seal of the respirator.
- Ability to work flexible hours and different shifts if required.
- Employees will be subject to the random drug and alcohol testing under FAA regulations.
- Valid Driver's License.
- Must be able to work in hot/Cold – Indoor/Outdoor.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted.
- Must be able to do work above head.
- Must be able to work at heights.
- Must be able to work in confined spaces.
- Must be able to climb.
GENERAL COMMITMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
- Commitment to company values and complies with department norms, policies, directives, and procedures.
- Incorporates Lean and P3E processes and concepts into daily activities.
- Strive for continuous improvement to processes and procedures.
- Honor and protect confidential and proprietary documents and information.
- Satisfies work schedule requirements.
- The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all
- activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by the employee. Performs other duties as assigned
Embraer is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Tags
Full time, Flexible hours