Mechanical Tech A - MAR/RETRO(Contract)

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Aircraft Tech A - Maintenance (Contract) to join our Material and Support Services Team based in Columbus, MS.

Performs schedule and non-scheduled maintenance on UH-72A Lakota helicopters and other airframes as required. Conducts operational checks of complete systems to verify proper functioning of components and systems.  Diagnoses malfunctions or failures and makes adjustments, repairs or replacements of parts and/or components.

This is a contract position.

Your working environment:

On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

How we care for you:

How we care for you:

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programs and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we support flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

• Aircraft Inspections:  70%

• Performs detailed inspections, assembly, installation, repair, replacement, adjustment, and alignment of parts and components.
• Conducts operational checks of complete systems to verify proper functioning of components and systems.

• Compliance:  20%

• Assures that completed work complies with FAA/Airbus regulations, customer requirements, and company specifications.
• Follows all OSHA, safety and environmental regulations.
• Completes forms and records pertaining to completion of assigned work.

System Troubleshooting:  10%

• Performs troubleshooting to diagnose malfunctions or failures on the following aircraft systems: aircraft equipment furnishings, fire protection, fuel system, hydraulics, landing gear, doors, fuselage, stabilizer, rotor systems, power plant and engine controls.

• Additional Responsibilities:

  Other duties as assigned:       

Your boarding pass:

• Education:

  Required

• High School diploma or equivalent      

• Preferred

• Trade school

• Experience:

  Required

• Minimum of four (4) years related experience.

• Preferred

• EC145, H145 or UH-72 Experience

• Licensure/Certifications:

  Required:

• Preferred

• FAA A&P License
• EC145 Field Maintenance Course
• Safran Level 1 or Level 2 Completion

• Travel Required:

• 5% Domestic and International

• Citizenship:

•  US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

• Clearance:

• None

• Qualified Skills: 

  Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

  Required

• Basic computer skills.
• Read, interpret, and follow written technical data.
• Familiarity with common aviation type tooling.

• Preferred

• None 

• Communication Skills:

  Required:

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English

• Preferred:

• Proficient in French or German

• Technical Systems Proficiency:

  Required:

• N/A

• Preferred:

• N/A

• Complexity of the Role:

  Level of Decision Making:

• This position has safety sensitive decisions on a daily basis. It also requires decisions that affect the delivery and quality of aircraft.

• Organizational information:

  This position will report to the Supervisor, LUH Retrofit, Maintenance

  Physical Requirements:  

• Onsite or remote:  95%
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. 
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 60lbs/27kgs.
• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice.  5%
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

This is a Contract Position.

A full job description will be provided to candidates whom progress to interview stage or any candidate upon request.

Equal Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status

As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

As a matter of policy, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

NOTE: Airbus Helicopters, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Employment Type:

Agency / Temporary

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Material Support & services

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