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Aircraft Structures Trainee in Boise, Idaho at Western Aircraft

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Western Aircraft
Boise, Idaho, 83702, United States
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Job Description

Aircraft Structures Trainee

Job Summary
The Aircraft Structures Trainee will work side by side with experienced structures technicians to assist in a variety of tasks related to structural repairs and modifications to return aircraft to service per FAA and manufacturers specifications.
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Assists experienced structures technicians with a variety of structural repairs and aircraft structural modifications including drilling, reaming to close tolerances, riveting, structural component fabrication
  • Ensures proper care of customer property through all phases of maintenance work
  • Documents all On-The-Job-Training (OJT) to support work experience
  • Practices good housekeeping of areas worked
  • Understands and follows safety procedures and utilizes support equipment in a safe manner
  • Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Job Requirements
  • Aviation or automotive mechanical experience a plus
  • Must possess the ability to follow detailed instructions.
  • Owns basic hand tools to complete work (list will be provided)
Other Prerequisites
  • Pass pre-employment drug screen and background check
  • Ability to obtain Airport Issued security badge
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
  • Work is performed in an aircraft hangar environment with moderate noise level. The employee is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions, which provide protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Must have the ability for climbing and bending at the waist, crawling, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, and working at heights; Reaching overhead above the shoulders and horizontally. Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Available Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Short term & Long term Disability - paid 100% by Company
  • Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment - paid 100% by Company
  • Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, jury duty, bereavement
  • Health Savings Account or Health Reimbursement Account (employer contributions tied to participation in wellness program)
  • 401K & Roth 401k with employer match
  • Flexible Spending programs
Western Aircraft Inc. has a Drug Free Workplace Policy which includes applicants passing pre-employment testing in accordance with 14 CFR 120. Applicants testing positive for the presence of prohibited drugs are ineligible for employment. DOT applicants who become employees of Western Aircraft Inc. will also be subject to random, reasonable cause, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident testing.
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Job Location

Boise, Idaho, 83702, United States

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