The Aircraft Technician A Performs assigned work in support of the Dynamic Component Shop.

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:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

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&43; 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 support flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

Overhaul:  50

• Disassembly of Components

• Cleaning of aircraft parts.

• Reworks parts for the Overhaul process

• Inspects parts for continued airworthiness

• Assembles parts for repair or overhaul

FOD/Tool Control:  30

• Inventory tool box daily

• Reporting missing items

• Verifying calibrations are current

• Area clean of foreign object

Uses Maintenance Manuals:  20

• Refers to Manuals (electronic/paper) to determine rework limitations

• Refers to Manuals (electronic/paper) proper cleaning methods

• Refers to Manuals (electronic/paper) to determine how to dis-assemble components

Additional Responsibilities: 

Other duties as assigned:       

Your boarding pass:

Education:

Education:

Required

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Preferred

• Some trade school or technical training

Experience:

Required

• Minimum four (4) years of mechanical skill experience.  

Preferred

• None

Licensure/Certifications:

Required

• None

Preferred

• FAA Airframe Certificate or equivalent

Travel Required: 

• Less than 10 Domestic and International

Citizenship: 

•  Authorized to Work in the US

Clearance: 

• None 

Qualified Skills:  

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

Required

• Read, Write, and Understand the English language

Preferred

•   Bi-lingual French or German 

Communication Skills: 

Required:

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English 

Preferred:

• Bi-lingual French or German 

Technical Systems Proficiency:

Required:

• None

Preferred:

• Competent in Microsoft Office Systems such as Excel, Word, etc.

Complexity of the Role: 

Level of Decision Making: 

• Assesses items for repair or scrap

• Prepares reports to status of reparable or scrapped parts

• Suggests and Requests repair actions from appropriate design office through the use of Webtek or other programs.

Organizational information:

This position reports to Manager, DCR

Direct Reports: 

Is this a people manager? no

of Exempt Reports:  0    

of Non-exempt Reports:   0   

Job Dimensions: 

Nature of Contacts: 

•  Involved Communication on a daily Basis with internal and external parties

Physical Requirements:  

• Onsite or remote:  90 Onsite

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.  Daily

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.  Daily

• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.  Daily

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.  Daily

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.  Daily

• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.  Daily

• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Daily 

• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.  Daily

• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. 

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice. Possible once or twice a year.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.  Daily

• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Equal Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status

As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.   

As a matter of policy, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

NOTE:  Airbus Helicopters, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.  This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.