Assembly Technician

About the role

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is seeking an Assembly Technician to join our Operations department based in Kinston, NC. The role involves performing a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non-repetitive production assembly operations, making continuity checks, conducting quality inspections, and troubleshooting experimental or prototype assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Performs repetitive and non-repetitive production assembly operations on electronic and/or mechanical assemblies and subassemblies.
• Works from diagrams and drawings, makes initial layouts, and uses hand and/or power tools, jigs, and saws.
• Makes continuity checks on work in process and completed products.
• Conducts quality inspections on processing lines in accordance with quality specifications.
• Disassembles, modifies, reworks, reassembles, and tests experimental or prototype assemblies and sub-assemblies according to specifications and under simulated conditions.
• Trains to become MVP qualified.
• Supports the continuous flow of product within the manufacturing process by training, coaching, and assisting other employees.
• Documents any discrepancies according to specification, process, and procedure.

Requirements

Required 2 years' minimum experience in aviation production or equivalent.

Previous experience with drilling tools, templates, drilling machines, fasteners, and torquing tools.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or Work Keys Assessment completion.
• The ability to successfully complete the following training provided by Airbus after recruitment:
• Health & Safety
• General aircraft familiarization
• Quality Training

Skills

• Knowledge of station safety, quality (clean as you go / Foreign Object Debris), and OSHA regulations.
• Basic skills of using a variety of tools.
• Organizational information: Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to articulate complex issues to others.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all matters is essential.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in interpersonal skills.
• Able to enter, generate and retrieve information using a computer (SAP and Excel knowledge required).

Benefits

Financial Rewards: Competitive pay, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan, and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”). Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays, and a paid parental leave program. Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”), and other supplemental benefit coverages. 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 programmes; and both national and international mobility.

Pay

Competitive pay, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan, and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”).

Schedule

Flexible schedule to include working overtime as needed.

Additional Responsibilities

Other duties as assigned.

Training and Certification

Training and certification will be provided for additional work when required.

Physical Requirements

• Onsite: 100%
• Vision: Daily able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
• Hearing: Daily 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: Daily 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: Weekly able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Lifting: Weekly able to lift documents, tools, drawings, and electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Pushing / Pulling: Weekly able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• Sitting: Daily able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: Weekly able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: Daily able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): Daily 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.
• Must not be afraid of heights and can work on elevated platforms as high as 40 feet in the air.

Travel

5% able to travel independently and at short notice.

Company Information

As a leader in our field, Airbus provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disabili