Aviation Interior Technician

Duties

• Repair aircraft seating, including passenger and crew seats.
• Repair interior monuments (galleys, lavatories and class dividers), overhead bins and side walls.
• Disassemble components, determine malfunctions & make repairs.
• Read inspection reports & rework instructions.
• Read blueprints to determine type of repair, tools required, and to plan sequence of operations.
• Read schematics.
• Sheet metal fabrication to drawings.
• Composite and laminate repairs.
• Reassemble components to meet company, customer and FAA standards.
• Accurately read and follow schematics / blueprints and work orders.
• Use bonding materials, fillers and compounds to make repairs.
• Painting.
• Surface preparation.

Requirements

• Experience using hand tools.
• Experience using power tools.
• Experience using finishing tools.
• Prior Aerospace/FAA experience a plus.
• Prior Aircraft Interior experience a plus.
• Ability to disassemble components and make repairs.
• Knowledge of theoretical and practical hand and air tool usage.
• Read and process inspection reports, rework instructions, shop travelers.
• Read mechanical blueprints or job orders to determine type of repair, tools required, and plan sequence of operations.
• Ability to follow strict instructions, CMMs, and work in a time-sensitive environment to meet deadlines.
• Read Schematics.
• Ability to inspect components for defects or damage.
• Metal fabrication & repair.
• Knowledge of plastic trim and vacuum formed plastic assembly.
• Experience with bonding materials.
• Experience with spray adhesives.
• Sheet metal fabrication to drawings.
• Ability to lubricate moving parts to verify conformance to specifications.
• Ability to detect defects or damage.
• Ability to repair electrical wiring / components.

Physical Demands

• Walks/Stands at least 80% of each workday.
• Other motions: stooping, reaching, bending, pushing, pulling, repetitive motion hand –wrist; sitting; fingering; grasping; feeling; hearing; talking; handling; seeing.

Work Environment

• Noise.
• Inside work (Shop environment).