SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) LEADER

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Position Description

You will serve as a Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft) Leader in the MRO Production Department of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST.

Position Duties/Responsibilities

  • You will work from blueprints and engineering specifications to install F/A-18 aircraft service changes.
  • You will fabricate metal repairs and modify F/A-18 aircraft sheet metal and composite structures and various component parts of the F/A-18 aircraft.
  • You will disassemble, modify, repair, and assemble structural parts and aerodynamic surfaces on F/A-18 aircraft and aircraft components such as wings, stabilators, fuselages, tails, access panels, and metal components that make up the assemblies.
  • You will install airframe changes, engineering modifications, structural repairs, and technical enhancements to meet aircraft maintenance requirements.
  • You will manufacture new skins, patches, reinforcements, doublers, brackets, panels, and other sheet metal parts for installation utilizing bolts, rivets, and pins and other structural fasteners.
  • You will work with a variety of metals such as aluminum, titanium, magnesium, steel, stainless steel, and other alloys.

Minimum Salary

39.56

Maximum Salary

46.16