Repair Station Aircraft Component Repair Technician I - Savannah

Position Purpose:

Under close supervision, repair and overhaul internal and external aircraft assemblies, subassemblies, and components in accordance with Repair Station requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and apply basic skills in procedures, techniques, tools, materials and/or equipment, as appropriate to area of specialization.
• Perform repairs of mechanical and electrical assemblies and subassemblies through removals, repair or replacement of defective parts and/or fabrication of replacement parts, and installations in accordance with blueprints, component maintenance manuals, vendor documents, verbal instructions, engineering dispositions, On the Job Training (OJT), and other authorized maintenance data. All activities to be in accordance with Repair Station requirements ensuring all parts and assemblies meet conformance.
• Set up and operate necessary test equipment in accordance with required. documentation to perform functional and operational tests of mechanical and electrical aircraft components for return to service.
• Inspect all detail parts using blueprints, component and/or overhaul manuals and other required. maintenance data to ensure conformity requirements are met.
• Maintain and utilize all required. paperwork in accordance with FAA Repair Station requirements.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area including test equipment and peripherals.
• Comply with all company and legislative environmental health and safety regulations.

Additional Functions:

• Remove skins and related components on flight controls and secondary structure components, locate and install/reinstall parts.
• Remove and install APUs and perform all required. APU maintenance for all aircraft models. Read and understand and Honeywell Maintenance Manuals regarding APU maintenance and repair.
• Fabricate and repair sheetmetal and associated mechanical parts, components and/or equipment by rolling, shrinking, stretching, braking, riveting or other mechanical means.
• Fabricate and repair wiring and electrical assemblies and harnesses utilizing acceptable repair and fabrication processes including splicing, soldering, and pinning of wires.
• Demonstrate effective repair techniques using acceptable practices including troubleshooting, soldering and application of protective coatings.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required. Must possess basic understanding of shop math. Sheetmetal (production and/or fabrication) and/or hydraulic overhaul experience preferred. Basic knowledge and experience with electrical theory and wiring preferred.

Unique Skills:

• Assist in setting up and operate shop machinery including, but not limited to, milling machines, lathes, and surface grinders.
• Performs machinist skills including, but not limited to, blueprint reading, close tolerance measurements, gauging and inspection.
• Maintains machine shop machinery as needed and ensure all operated in a safe manner.
• Maintain machine shop tools, equipment, and inventor.
• Prior experience working with machinery preferred.

Must have a great mechanical aptitude.