Structures Mechanic - Backshop

Aerotek is seeking to hire qualified Structures Mechanics for repair and overhaul of aircraft assemblies, including cowlings, inlets, leading edges, ailerons, and other components. The position involves working primarily on doors and horizontal stab skin panels, removing and replacing skin panels with solid rivets and hilocks, as well as reworking dents. Technicians will drill out and replace hi-loks and other blind fasteners, trim away metal material, use die grinders and DA sanders, and rework dents. No painting is required. This role involves using drills, bucking bars, rivet guns, socket wrenches, hi-lok pliers, and other tools to overhaul cowlings and maintain the production schedule of overhauled units. The first week will be dedicated to orientation and safety training, followed by regular work in the component repair shop.

Hard Skills

• 4+ years of precision aircraft structures drilling
• Blind riveting
• Use of drills, bucking bars, rivet guns, socket wrenches, hi-lok pliers
• Trimming metal material
• Using die grinders and DA sanders
• Reworking dents

This is a contract position with a duration of 12 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Everett, Washington.

Work Environment

Component repair shop, in a large MRO. No in-hangar/on-aircraft work. Monday through Friday, with potential shifts from 5:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday to Thursday. The first week consists of ATS and customer-specific training on the day shift, between 24 and 40 hours. There is also a second shift from 1:00 PM - 9:30 PM, and a potential weekend shift from 5:30 AM - 4:00 PM Friday to Monday. Overtime is available, with typical work weeks reaching up to 50 hours.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.