Aviation Maintenance Technician -145 Repair Station (Sheetmetal) - 4x3 - Lake Charles, LA

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, lays out, fabricates, assembles, removes, installs, and repairs sheet metal parts, equipment, and components.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches, or specifications to determine sequence and methods of fabricating, assembling, and installing metallic and non-metallic products.
• Selects gauge and type of metallic and non-metallic material according to specifications.
• Lays out and marks dimensions and reference lines on material using scribes, dividers, squares, and rulers.
• Applies knowledge of shop mathematics and layout techniques to develop and trace patterns or parts or using templates.
• Sets up and operates fabricating machines, such as shears, brakes, presses, forming rolls, routers, and saws to cut, bend, block and form, or straighten materials.
• Shapes metal material over anvil, block, or other form, using hand tools.
• Trims, files, grinds, deburr, buffs, and smooths surfaces, using hand and portable power tools.
• Welds, sells, bolts, rivets, screws, clips, caulks or bonds component parts to assemblies, using hand tools, power tools, and equipment.
• Document all discrepancies, maintenance performed, incomplete maintenance and all after-maintenance requirements on appropriate forms (work orders, tags, records, etc.).
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Utilize the HS&E Manual and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), when appropriate (gloves, safety glasses, etc.).
• Prior to accomplishing a maintenance task, ensure that all calibrated special tools required to perform the job have a valid inspection sticker.
• Utilize the 145 Repair Station/Quality Control Manual.
• Adhere to all Company Policies and Procedures.

Qualifications

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Possess sound judgment and objectivity in decision-making.
• Proficient in aircraft maintenance, inspection, and repair.
• Thorough knowledge of the General Operations Manual, Operations Specifications, and other pertinent information.
• Extensive knowledge of all aircraft mechanical systems functions and interactions.

Education and Experience

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred but not required: FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificate.
• Two to four years of related work experience.