Senior Aircraft Technician - Flightline

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Senior Aircraft Technician (A&P) to join our Flightline team based in Columbus, MS.

You will be part of the team to perform detailed assembly, installation, repair or replacement of aircraft components and systems in the manufacture, maintenance or refurbishing of aircraft and function check of components. You will conduct operational checks of complete systems to verify proper functioning of components and systems as well as diagnose malfunctions or failures and make adjustments, repairs or replacements of parts or components.   

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.

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. 

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

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:

•  Perform detailed assembly, installation, repair, replacement, adjustment, and alignment of parts and components

• Conduct operational checks of complete systems to verify proper functioning of components and systems. 

• Perform troubleshooting to diagnose malfunction or failures on the following aircraft systems: aircraft equipment furnishings, fire protection, fuel system, hydraulics, landing gear, doors, fuselage, stabilizer, rotor systems, power plant and engine controls.

• Complete forms and records pertaining to completion of assigned work.  

• Instruct and mentor less experience technicians in tasks.

Your boarding pass:

• Minimum of six (6) years of aviation maintenance experience

• Current FAA Airframe & Powerplant License

• Must be able to read, write, and speak English.

• Flightline, Airbus Helicopter, and Safran Turbomeca engine experience is highly desirable but not required.

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite: