Job Title: Journeyman Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aviation Experience Required)
Pay: $40-50/hour
Shift: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Job Description:
We are looking to hire an experienced Journeyman Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic for an exciting Aircraft Restoration role. This position will focus on the restoration of WWII Warbird airframe components, requiring strong hands-on skills in metal forming, welding, and aircraft tear-down and rebuild. A&P license is preferred but not required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Aircraft Restoration: Perform sheet metal repairs and fabrication of new parts based on original components, blueprints, and engineering drawings.
- Metal Forming & Spot Welding: Utilize advanced metal forming techniques and spot welding to restore aircraft components.
- Part Fabrication & Repair: Fabricate replacement parts from original parts, focusing on precise rebuilding and restoration.
- Assembly & Disassembly: Hands-on work in true assembly and disassembly of aircraft components.
- Material Knowledge: Experience with 2024 aluminum forming, annealing processes, and metal bending equipment beyond basic brake and press.
- Riveting Expertise: Journeyman-level expertise in riveting, disassembly, and component restoration.
Skills & Experience Required:
- Aviation Sheet Metal Mechanic: Must have direct experience in aircraft sheet metal work—automotive or non-aviation experience is not applicable.
- Hands-on Metalworking: Strong skills in metal forming, spot welding, and aircraft repair.
- Blueprint & Engineering Drawing Interpretation: Ability to read and understand engineering drawings for precise fabrication.
- Tool Proficiency: Must have own set of hand tools.
- Attention to Detail: Precision and quality are critical in restoring aircraft components.
- Warbird Experience: Preferred, but not required.
Additional Preferred Skills:
- Aircraft Hydraulics & Electrical Systems: Any experience is a plus.
- Aircraft Painting, Fabric, or Final Assembly: Knowledge in these areas will be beneficial but is not required.
If you have the expertise in aircraft sheet metal work and are looking for a hands-on role in restoring iconic WWII aircraft, we encourage you to apply.
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.
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