Senior Aircraft Sheetmetal Technician - H125 (Contract)

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Senior Aircraft Sheetmetal Technician to join our H125 team based in Columbus, MS.

This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus in America.

You will be part of the team to perform detailed sheetmetal modifications and repairs on airframes or parts as assigned by the lead technician. Tasks include assembly, fabrication and installation of sheetmetal components or aircraft parts and composite /repair of helicopters to support the delivery schedule.

Meet the team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your working environment:

On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:
1. Installations/Modifications/Repairs: 90%

• Performs the sheet metal installations, modification, and repairs on Airbus Helicopters airframes

• Performs installations of major and minor modifications per STC instructions.

• Performs cutting, joining and clearance of sheet metal structure per design drawing and standard practices.

• Prepares patterns and/or templates to simplify installation processes and to assure proper dimensions.

• Ensures that installations are attached without endangering aircraft structure or systems operation and function.

• Makes adjustments to latches, windows, cowlings and covers.

• Using engineering blueprints, installs prototype parts and close tolerance materials to print for certification purposes.

• Performs sealing of installations. Sealant installations must meet quality guidelines for both form and function.

• Performs adjustments to ensure fit on new installations and modifications.

• Use a variety of standard and specialized hand tools, power equipment, measuring devices and test equipment in completing work assignments.

• Creates help tools and jigs to make installations repeatable and easier for lower level technicians.

• Manufactures doublers and small parts as necessary.

2. Reporting/Cleanup: 10%

• Uses Fiche Techniques, Technical and associated Approved documentation, MES, and SAP ● Ability to read blueprints, drawings, parts lists, fiche techniques, technical documentation as required

• Understand service bulletins, inspections reports and other technical data as required

• Refers to documentation (electronic/paper) for proper guidance to perform all tasks required

• Documents labor efforts in MES, SAP, and paper requirements as necessary.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned:

Your boarding pass:

• Minimum (6) years of sheetmetal installation and/or sheetmetal repair experience on aircraft.

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