Structures Mechanic - Backshop

Job Description:

Aerotek is seeking skilled Structures Mechanics to join our team for the repair and overhaul of aircraft assemblies. This includes working on cowlings, inlets, leading edges, ailerons, and other components. Key responsibilities include:

• Primary Focus: Work primarily on doors and horizontal stab skin panels.
• Skin Panel Replacement: Remove and replace skin panels using solid rivets and hilocks.
• Dent Reworking: Rework dents and perform precision drilling.
• Fastener Replacement: Drill out and replace hi-loks and other blind fasteners.
• Metal Trimming: Trim away metal material as needed.
• Tool Usage: Utilize drills, bucking bars, rivet guns, socket wrenches, hi-lok pliers, die grinders, and DA sanders.
• Production Schedule: Maintain the production schedule of overhauled units.
• Orientation and Training: The first week will be dedicated to orientation and safety training.

Hard Skills Required:

• 4+ years of precision aircraft structures drilling
• Blind riveting
• Proficiency with drills, bucking bars, rivet guns, socket wrenches, and hi-lok pliers
• Metal trimming
• Use of die grinders and DA sanders
• Dent reworking

Job Type:

• This is a contract position with a duration of 12 months.

Work Site:

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

Work Environment:

• Component Repair Shop: Work in a large MRO facility, not in-hangar or on-aircraft.
• Schedule: 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.
• Shifts: 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: 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.