SkillBridge: Equipment Maintenance Technician

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for an Equipment Maintenance Technician - Tooling to join our Production department based in Kinston, NC. Airbus is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner (per DoDI 1322.29). This 180-day program allows transitioning service members to leverage their military technical expertise in a high-precision aerospace environment.

Responsibilities

Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs, and repairs industrial machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, drawings, or verbal instructions; Dismantles equipment and machines using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools; Moves machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks; Assembles and installs equipment such as conveyors and tram rails using hand and power tools; Constructs foundations; aligns machines; performs scheduled inspection and maintenance; Sets up and operates machine tools and fabrication machinery to rework or make new parts; Perform root/cause analysis in support of reliability processes, and collaborate with vendors, engineering, team leader, customer, other crafts and management to solve equipment problems and develop corrective action; Rework and maintain tools of all types and materials; Perform routine minor machine maintenance as part of their daily work duties; Repairing and building of lay-up tools; Conducts routine, periodic, or special inspections to determine repair and maintenance work necessary to prevent breakdowns of facilities, machinery, and equipment; Uses hand and power tools; Tests, inspects, troubleshooting, and repairs machines and equipment; Uses PLC, CNC along with blueprints, sketches, layouts, wiring diagrams, drawings, and specifications; Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Min 5 years of professional experience in Production environment; Fluent in English; Team working mindset; Must be willing and able to work any shift; Workkeys Assessment completion OR High School Diploma/GED; Move and place in the correct position heavy equipment, real property and installed property in accordance with established methods; Accomplish all necessary rigging; Active-duty service member within 180 days of separation; Written Commander (O-4 or above) authorization; Must have current work authorization for U.S. positions; Eligible for employment in the US without current or future need for visa sponsorship; Onsite: 100% - Daily; Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings; 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; Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications; Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts; Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs; Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs; Pushing/Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools; Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer; 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; Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice; Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces; Personal Protective Equipment required: 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

Benefits

SkillBridge participants continue to receive military pay and benefits from the DoD; Upon successful completion of the program and military separation, candidates may be considered for a permanent position; Full-time benefits include competitive base salaries, incentive compensation, a retirement savings plan, and comprehensive health and welfare coverage