WSAA Apprentice - 1408

What You’ll Do (essential Job Functions)

• Work in a full-time position while attending the Academy for the first 7.5 months in accordance with the requirements below.
• Learn about aviation maintenance through formal and hands-on experiences to include using various types of technology, tools and aircraft or job aid boards.
• Test and achieve the FAA Airframe license.
• Continue in employment while performing the essential job functions of a licensed Aircraft Maintenance Technician!

Who You Are

• A high school graduate or the equivalent.
• A former military with aviation maintenance experience but without an FAA Airframe license.
• An individual with a desire to become a licensed Aircraft Maintenance Technician.
• Demonstrate a strong mechanical aptitude, is respectful and a team player with a self-starter attitude who can adapt to our standards of conduct while working as apart of a team in a safety-oriented environment.
• Committed to completing the full 7.5 month learning curriculum as part of WSAA to earn a “license to learn” and begin your career in Aircraft Maintenance with WSASign a work commitment to complete WSAA and stay with West Star for 3-years after successfully graduating WSAA or agree to be financially responsible for repaying the cost of the educational curriculum.
• Qualified candidates will be able to pass pre-screening assessments and background checks to include a mechanical aptitude test.
• Highly qualified candidates are those who also have prior aviation maintenance experience but lack an FAA license.

Minimum Requirements

• Must be able to attend and complete every scheduled work / class day (Mon-Fri 7:00am start time 3:30pm end time).
• Must not miss more than 4 hours per week while in the Academy.
• Thereafter, must continue to demonstrate timely and regular attendance and schedule absences in advance with minimal unscheduled absences.
• Reliable attendance while learning in the Academy and throughout employment is an essential job function.
• To remain employed after completion of the Academy requires timely testing and completion of the FAA requirements to obtain the Airframe license.
• Must perform all learning and thereafter all work in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration guidelines along with Company Policies, Safety, Regulatory and Quality Standards, Aircraft Manuals and Operating Procedures.
• Safety-sensitive positions require a commitment to being drug-free this starts during the pre-employment process and continues on while attending the Academy and throughout employment (random and reasonable suspicion testing).
• Marijuana is legal in certain States however the FAA follows Federal law and marijuana is illegal.