Aircraft Mechanic I

Greenpoint Technologies•Moses Lake, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Aircraft Mechanic performs maintenance to service, repair, and overhaul aircraft to ensure airworthiness. This role requires intermediate knowledge of all areas of the aircraft and assigned work area, including the ability to repair, modify, replace, or otherwise perform routine and non-routine aircraft maintenance work. The mechanic will interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine repair methods, and will rig and operationally test flight control surfaces, landing gear systems, and engine systems. Experience in troubleshooting landing gear, flight control, engines, hydraulic, and air-conditioning systems is essential. Effective communication with maintenance personnel at all levels is required to keep leadership informed of work progress and difficulties. The role also involves completing job assignments in a timely manner, completing OJT forms and required reading, assisting with general clean-up of the work area, accurately clocking to jobs, and maintaining regular and prompt attendance and appropriate conduct with coworkers. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High School education or equivalent.
Minimum two (2) years of related commercial/military aircraft experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to communicate in English (read, write, and verbally communicate).
Ability to read and interpret documents.
Knowledge of fundamental maintenance operations and practices and ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision.
Ability to operate ground support equipment e.g. power carts, Hi-Reach, etc.
Ability to travel as required.
Ability to work outside of core business hours.
Able to comply with DOT/FAA Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.
Able to climb and work on step stools and/or ladders.
Able to reach overhead.
Normal or corrected vision (required to perform exacting tasks).
Full range of motion with both hands.
Ability to work in a stooping, kneeling, or standing position, and in cramped areas.
Able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds with assistance.

Nice To Haves

FAA Airframe or Airframe and Powerplant license preferred.

Responsibilities

Repair, modify, replace, or otherwise perform routine and non-routine aircraft maintenance work.
Read and interpret manufacturer and airline maintenance manuals, service bulletins, drawings, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repair, replacement, or modification.
Rig and operational test all flight control surfaces including but not limited to landing gear systems and engine systems.
Troubleshoot landing gear, flight control, engines, hydraulic and air-conditioning systems.
Communicate effectively with other maintenance personnel at all levels by keeping co-workers and leadership apprised of work progress and difficulties as they arise.
Complete job assignments in a timely manner.
Complete on-the-job-training (OJT) forms and required reading.
Help with general clean-up of work area.
Accurately clocking to jobs.
Regular and prompt attendance.
Effective and appropriate conduct with coworkers.