Job Title: Aircraft Parts Manufacturing Technician - Aurora, Oregon

Job Description

• Working in an aircraft hangar maintenance environment, the Parts Manufacturing Technician will fabricate structural parts for repair, modification, and rebuild of heavy-lift helicopters.

• The technician will take a task card and associated blueprints to determine the work to be accomplished and the tools/materials needed.

• You will develop three-dimensional flat patterns using sheet metal practices and shop mathematics, including geometry, trigonometry, and layout and lofting methods.

• Additionally, you will fabricate temporary fixtures to form sheet metal tube or duct parts involving compound curves and/or angles, and layout locations on parts for holes, angles, bends, and cutouts from drawings, patterns, or templates, as required.

• The role involves cutting to size, bending, punching, and dimpling sheet metal parts and duct parts, as well as selecting drills, reamers, and/or countersinking tools for pilot and full-size holes per drawing, task card, or tool instructions.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate structural parts for repair, modification, and rebuild of heavy-lift helicopters.

• Develop three-dimensional flat patterns using sheet metal practices and shop mathematics including geometry, trigonometry, and layout and lofting methods.

• Fabricate temporary fixtures to form sheet metal tube or duct parts involving compound curves and/or angles.

• Layout locations on parts for holes, angles, bends, and cutouts from drawings, patterns, or templates.

• Cut to size, bend, punch, and dimple sheet metal parts and duct parts.

• Select drills, reamers, and/or countersinking tools for pilot and full-size holes per drawing, task card, or tool instructions.

• Drill, spot face, countersink, and tap (if required) holes to correct size using drill motor or drill press.

• Set countersink to proper depth.

• Disassemble parts and deburr holes using chip chaser, deburring tools, and files to break sharp edges to prepare for installation of fasteners.

• Determine and obtain the correct type and size fasteners from storage area.

• Assemble parts using rivets and bolts with correct tools such as rivet squeeze, lock bolt puller, rivet gun, bucking bar, power screwdriver, or ratchet.

• Fit and assemble components using appropriate jigs, fixtures, and shop aids per drawing.

Essential Skills

• 1+ years of experience interpreting and working from blueprints, sketches, and written and verbal instructions in English.

• 1+ years of experience using applied trigonometry (e.g., calculating angles, distances, and heights based on geometric relations).

• 1+ years of experience using hand tools and/or hand-held power tools.

• US Person per client ITAR regulation.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Assembly

• Blueprints

• Angles and dimensions for parts fabrication

• Troubleshooting

• Maintenance

• Fabrication

• Sheet metal

• Blueprint

• Hand tool

• Repair

• Aviation

• Manufacturing

• Fabricating

• Mechanical

Why Work Here?

• As a leading heavy-lift helicopter company, we offer ample opportunities to grow into other roles, join field teams (with A&P certification), and build a long-term career with prospects for a stable retirement.

Work Environment

• You will be working in the component division of an MRO facility, specifically in the heavy maintenance area, which is split between Transmission and Rotors, repair and test benches.

• The initial schedule will be 5 days a week (8am - 4:30pm) for several weeks, then transitioning to a 4 days a week schedule (6am - 4:30pm), either Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday.

Job Type & Location

• This is a Contract to Hire position (6-month contract duration) based out of Aurora, Oregon.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $40.00

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Aurora,OR.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Jan 23, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.