Maintenance Equipment Mechanic

Spirit AeroSystems • Wichita, KS

12h

About The Position

The Maintenance Equipment Mechanic works at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units. Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, using composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

The role diagnoses, services, maintains, and repairs automotive, motive, fleet, and shop equipment in accordance with applicable manufacturer, industry, and regulatory standards and shop practices. Equipment includes electrical, diesel, gas, and LP-powered forklifts, tugs, tow tractors, manlifts, boom lifts, scissor lifts, mobile cranes, and portable tools. The mechanic determines parts and materials needed, performs repairs to support production and delivery, and collaborates with vendors, engineering, team leaders, customers, other crafts, and management to resolve problems and improve equipment reliability.

The position uses Maximo and computerized maintenance or work-order systems to enter and retrieve information and order parts. It also involves reliability failure analysis, corrective action, and training employees in the same job classification. Applicants must be able to work any shift, including alternative work weeks; the majority of new hires will be hired on second shift. This is a union-represented position.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of automotive or industrial equipment repair experience.
• Must have personal hand tools, including metric and standard hand wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, pry bars, and hammers.
• Basic computer skills, including the ability to enter, retrieve, and accurately document information in computerized maintenance or work-order systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate professionally and effectively with team members, customers, vendors, engineering, and management.
• Ability to meet physical requirements, including standing for extended periods, squatting, stooping, working overhead, and lifting or pushing up to 50 pounds.
• Willingness and ability to work any shift, including alternative work weeks.

Nice To Haves

• Technical certificate from an accredited automotive technical school.
• Industrial equipment repair experience.
• Automotive repair experience.
• Electrically powered vehicle repair experience.
• Strong electrical and diagnostic skills.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, service, maintain, and repair automotive, motive, fleet, and shop equipment in accordance with applicable manufacturer, industry, and regulatory standards and shop practices.
• Perform lubrication duties on plant equipment and service and maintain portable tools as required.
• Repair electrical, diesel, gas, and LP-powered forklifts, tugs, tow tractors, manlifts, boom lifts, scissor lifts, mobile cranes, and other equipment as needed.
• Determine parts and material requirements and perform repairs to support timely production and delivery of quality products.
• Perform root cause analysis for reliability processes and collaborate with vendors, engineering, team leaders, customers, other crafts, and management to resolve equipment problems and develop corrective actions.
• Enter and retrieve data in Maximo and order parts required to complete tasks.
• Coordinate with other organizations and specialties on reliability failure analysis and problem resolution for assets and systems.
• Train other employees in the same job classification.
• Use automotive, motive equipment, and mobile crane diagnostic and repair tools to complete equipment repairs.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees joining Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team may qualify for a $5,000 Kansas aviation tax credit for up to five years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed