Assembly Mechanic - Quality

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About the role

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for an Assembly Mechanic-Quality to support Boeing St. Louis. This role encompasses all duties of the following job classifications: Inspector Assembly, Sub-Assembly Precision, Mechanic Aircraft Production, Mechanic Electrical and Radio, Sheet Metal Assembler, and Riveter.

Responsibilities

• Assemble precision assemblies, set up and operate ream fixtures to drill, ream, countersink, spot face, hone, and bore for mating major assemblies.
• Set up and operate shot peen equipment and accessories for stress relieving assemblies as required.
• Install press fit bushings and force fit bushings. File, fit, hone, ream, drill, tap, saw, burr, and adjust.
• Assemble a variety of production aircraft and spacecraft parts and install aircraft equipment, support equipment, or power plant equipment.
• Install, operationally check out, adjust, rig, and pressure check systems.
• Perform bench and assembly line operational check out, troubleshooting, repair, and adjustment of electrical and electronic systems, lighting circuits, power plant systems, wing fold circuits, missile launch racks, aircraft instrumentation, flight test instrumentation, fire wiring system, and fuel system.
• Assemble, install, check out physical characteristics, and modify wire bundles to aircraft or aircraft mock-ups.
• Bench assemble electrical or electronic components and conductors into electrical units and systems before methods and procedures have been established.
• Cut, identify, strip, tin, solder, attach components, and pot to prepare wire for assembly.
• Tie, seal, and pack assembled bundles and units.
• Install wire bundles or other electrical and electronic components in aircraft, power plants, or ground support equipment.
• Assemble aircraft and/or spacecraft structures or support equipment structures with or without the aid of jigs and fixtures by drilling, reaming, countersinking, stop countersinking, dimpling as assigned, burring, fastening, filing, filling, fitting, aligning, trimming, shimming, and removing surface defects as assigned.
• Perform skilled assembly operations such as shimming, fitting, trimming, and aligning which may vary considerably from one assembly to another, as with fairings and the mating of major assemblies.
• Realign or replace ribs, bulkheads, or stringers in skinned assemblies.
• Establish from blueprints with or without firm callouts, butt, center, chord, station, and water lines.
• Blind pick up of hole locations for blank parts from existing structure.
• Correct cans, buckles, wrinkles in outer skins, and remove surface defects as assigned.

Requirements

• 1+ years of Assembly Experience or relevant military assembly experience.
• 1+ years of experience with sheet metal assemblies, drilling, countersinking, riveting, and fastener installation.
• 1+ years of experience in manufacturing or manufacturing support environment.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience with Aircraft assembly.
• 1+ years of experience as a Quality Inspector.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

This is a union-represented position governed by the International Association of Machinist (IAM 837) Collective Bargaining Agreement. The selected candidate must be able to work any shift assigned.

New Hires, as well as employees who transfer from non-union positions, may be required to attend training upon their start. Once training is completed, all new employees will be on probation for 120 calendar days. Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the probationary period.

Pay

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Summary pay range: $24.00/hourly – $51.27/hourly.

Benefits

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include:

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans.
• Life and disability insurance programs.
• Programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.