Line Technician

About the role

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network. Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape. Are you passionate about aviation? Would you like to maintain some of the biggest and best aircraft in the world? If so, there’s no better place to be than United Airlines. We’re looking for a full-time Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) who has valid Airframe & Powerplant certification to join our Technical Operations team in one of United’s domestic HUBS.

Responsibilities

• Provide service and maintenance for aircraft systems, Powerplant, Airframe and Components.
• Perform inspections, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, parts replacement and repair, and routine maintenance.
• Maintain fleet flight‑readiness with strong mechanical competence and attention to detail.
• Work on larger, highly sophisticated aircraft unlike smaller regional airlines.
• Collaborate as a great teammate, receiving and providing support while working professionally with co‑workers.
• Handle work outdoors in various weather extremes.
• Engage in hands‑on maintenance tasks.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED/Educational Equivalent
• FAA A&P License
• Valid US Driver's License
• Computer literacy
• Must pass a background check and drug screen upon contingent job offer
• An eagerness to learn and willingness to train
• The ability to access elevated aircraft areas via ladders, lift trucks, boom lifts and other devices
• The strength to lift 50 pounds, physical flexibility and the ability to work in confined spaces
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship

Benefits

• Great benefits, including several plan options
• Flight privileges from day one: you and your family can fly anywhere in the world on stand‑by
• Time off: at least two days off in a row and the ability to earn vacation days based on length of service

Schedule

Since this is a union position based on seniority, you will be assigned an initial