Key responsibilities and duties:
• Use hand skill as appropriate using multiple forming techniques to manufacture & fabricate aircraft structural parts from metallic raw materials (predominantly aluminium) using hand skills and tooling in combination with machinery techniques where needed
• To be able to interpret technical documentation
• To be able to work with aircraft technicians for fine adjustment of manufactured parts to ensure aircraft fitment
• Co-ordinate with the heat treatments team where needed
• Contribute to team delivery of agreed targets and goals
• Comply with current Tool Control procedure;
• Attend and contribute to team meetings;
• Support a climate of continuous improvement to assist productivity, quality and lean methodology;
• To achieve a maximum flexibility, team members will undertake training and train other team members
• Undertake work to highest level of competence;
• Agree to do other duties within the team to support team output;
• Work within and promote the Behavioural Competencies;
• Adherence to our Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety Management Systems (SMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and all associated Business Manuals.
Competencies:
Core
Essential:
• Team worker that has the ability to fully interact with other team members;
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
Desirable:
• Ability to provide advice as a subject matter expert.
Functional:
Essential:
• Full compliance and understanding of Quality Management System;
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities.
Organisational Relationships:
• Reports directly to the Front Line Manager.
Professional Qualifications/Education and Training:
Essential:
• Recognised indentured apprenticeship or military equivalent.
• Human Factors.
• Experience of working with forming parts from raw materials
Desirable;
• Suitable engineering qualification, preferably in an aviation area but not essential
• Familiar with Military MRP 145 and associated Regulatory Articles (RA’s).
Experience:
• Previous experience within would be an advantage
Skills Required
- Recognised indentured apprenticeship or military equivalent
- Human Factors training
- Experience working with forming parts from raw materials
- Full compliance and understanding of Quality Management System (QMS)
- Ability to use multiple forming techniques and associated tooling/machinery
- Good written and verbal communication and ability to work in a team
- Active participation in continuous improvement activities
- Suitable engineering qualification, preferably in aviation
- Familiarity with Military MRP 145 and associated Regulatory Articles (RAs)
- Previous related experience (would be an advantage)
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
StandardAero Insights
What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
