ADU Technician (CONTRACT)

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Job Description:

Airbus US Manufacturing Facility is looking for an ADU Technician (CONTRACT) to join our Manufacturing department based in Mobile, AL.

The ADU technician is responsible for providing technical and mechanical support to the ADU shop. The technician will set and implement Automatic Drilling Units in collaboration with the Station 40 manager.

Meet the team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our manufacturing 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:

Nearby on ‘Airbus Way’ you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus’ strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

Your challenges:

• Set-up and implement equipment for the ADU-Shop in the FAL-USA, based on best practices of existing A320-Family Final Assembly Lines. Advises on best practices utilized for floor setup and traffic strategy at other Final Assembly Lines.

• Oversee the qualification of ADUs and support their entry into service at the supplier site: FAL-USA.

• Responsible for the adjustment of ADUs, cutting tools and drilling templates.

• Responsible for the ongoing maintenance and repair of ADUs.

• Provide oversight and limited instruction to employees using equipment for the first time(s).

• Support the Head of Back Shops and the Head of Station 40 in technical problem solving, regarding ADU's, cutting tools, drilling templates and test equipment.

• Must be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge of the type of mechanical work performed in the FAL ADU ShopMaintains a high level of skills and is generally perceived as an authority regarding ADU maintenance and adjustment.

Your boarding pass:

• A Highschool Diploma or Equivalent. 

• Completed vocational training, secondary education or equivalent in mechanical or metals field and able to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the type  of mechanical work performed  in the FAL ADU Shop. 

• Preferred to have completed a course on G-Suite or MS- Office (Demonstrated efficiency is acceptable).

• Experience will be considered in-lieu of technical education when accompanied by a completed high school diploma.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the industrial maintenance, maintenance of ADU’s, maintenance of test equipment or equivalent mechanical type vocation.

• A vocational/technical certificate will be considered in-lieu of experience for entry level positions.

• Must be able to communicate in English either by written or spoken means.

• Must be able to proficiently use a PC and standard business programs (Word, Excel, Acrobat Etc.). 

• Travel required: 10% or less Domestic and International.

• Able to demonstrate a high degree of flexibility: ability to deal with change and respond in a comprehensive and logical manner.

• Ability to work un