Aviation Maintenance Technician - Weekends at North Star Aviation – Mankato, Minnesota

North Star Aviation is looking for a licensed A&P mechanic to join our weekend crew. The shift will be Friday - Sunday, 7:00am - 7:30pm with 40+ hours paid per week!

Primary Job Functions:

Diagnose, adjust, or repair, aircraft airframes, propellers, components, avionics, engines, hydraulic system, pneumatic system, and or all other aircraft systems.

Tasks

• Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
• Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation.
• Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
• Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations.
• Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and deicers to locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems.
• Inspect airframes for wear or other defects.
• Maintain, repair, and rebuild aircraft structures, functional components, and parts such as wings and fuselage, rigging, hydraulic units, oxygen systems, fuel systems, electrical systems, gaskets, and seals.
• Measure the tension of control cables.
• Replace or repair worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment.
• Measure parts for wear, using precision instruments.
• Assemble and install electrical, plumbing, mechanical, hydraulic, and structural components and accessories, using hand or power tools.
• Test operation of engines and other systems, using test equipment such as ignition analyzers, compression checkers, distributor timers, and ammeters.
• Obtain fuel and oil samples and check them for contamination.
• Reassemble engines following repair or inspection and reinstall engines in aircraft.
• Read and interpret pilots' descriptions of problems to diagnose causes.
• Modify aircraft structures, space vehicles, systems, or components, following drawings, schematics, charts, engineering orders, and technical publications.
• Install and align repaired or replacement parts for subsequent riveting or welding, using clamps and wrenches.
• Locate and mark dimensions and reference lines on defective or replacement parts, using templates, scribes, compasses, and steel rules.
• Clean, strip, prime, and sand structural surfaces and materials to prepare them for bonding.
• Service and maintain aircraft and related apparatus by performing activities such as flushing crankcases, cleaning screens, and lubricating moving parts.
• Remove or install aircraft engines, using hoists or forklift trucks.
• Inventory and requisition or order supplies, parts, materials, and equipment.
• Fabricate defective sections or parts, using metal fabricating machines, saws, brakes, shears, and grinders.
• Remove or cut out defective parts or drill holes to gain access to internal defects or damage, using drills and punches.
• Clean, refuel, and change oil in line service aircraft.
• Communicate with other workers to coordinate fitting and alignment of heavy parts, or to facilitate processing of repair parts.
• Trim and shape replacement body sections to specified sizes and fits and secure sections in place, using adhesives, hand tools, and power tools.
• Spread plastic film over areas to be repaired to prevent damage to surrounding areas.
• Accompany aircraft on flights to make in-flight adjustments and corrections.

Work Context

Body Positioning

• Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
• Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
• Spend Time Standing
• Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

Environmental Conditions

• Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
• Exposed to Contaminants
• Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
• Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
• Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

Work Attire

• Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, or Hearing Protection.

Requirements

• Must own basic set of hand tools

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift/carry up to 50 lbs. routinely and up to 100 lbs. occasionally

Education & Experience:

• High school Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
• FAA issued Airframe and Powerplant endorsement
• FAA Inspection Authorization a plus
• Advancement based on satisfactory performance and operational requirement