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Join Airbus Aerosystems Kinston as an Equipment Maintenance Technician - Tooling in Kinston, NC through the 180-day DoD SkillBridge program. This onsite role requires a minimum of 5 years of professional production experience and the willingness to work any shift. Candidates must be active-duty service members within 180 days of separation with written commander authorization and U.S. work authorization.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a production environment.
  • Workkeys Assessment completion OR High School Diploma/GED.
  • Active-duty service member within 180 days of separation with written Commander (O-4 or above) authorization.
  • Fluent in English and a team-working mindset.
  • Willing and able to work any shift.
  • Eligible for employment in the US without current or future need for visa sponsorship.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Industrial machinery repair: Dismantle, move, assemble, install, and repair industrial machinery and equipment according to layout plans and blueprints.
  • Preventative maintenance and troubleshooting: Conduct routine inspections, perform basic Total Preventative Maintenance duties, and troubleshoot machines using PLC, CNC, and schematics.
  • Root/cause analysis: Perform root/cause analysis in support of reliability processes and collaborate with engineering and management to solve equipment problems.
  • Tooling maintenance: Rework, repair, and maintain tools of all types and materials, including building lay-up tools.
  • Potential transition routes: People from military technical, mechanical, or heavy equipment maintenance backgrounds may bring strong transferable troubleshooting and rigging skills, alongside meeting the production experience requirement.

Job description

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at USCareers@airbus.com

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  • Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (English)
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Job Description:

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.

SkillBridge Eligibility:

  • 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.

Meet the Team:

The Airbus Aerosystems Kinston facility sits at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, specializing in the production of large, advanced composite aerostructures. Our team builds critical components for the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 XWB, including the composite center fuselage and wing spar.

Your Challenges:

  • 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 (e.g., replacing machine filters, changing standard light bulbs on machines and equipment, maintaining lubrication/coolant levels, etc. as related to basic Total Preventative Maintenance duties).
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Airbus

Equipment Maintenance Technician

Kinston, North Carolina
On-site
Unpaid SkillBridge Program (Military pay and benefits continue from DoD)
  • 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.
  • Your Boarding Pass:

    • Min 5 years of professional experience in Production environment
    • Fluent in English
    • Team working mindset
    • Must be willing and able to work any shift
    • Other duties as assigned.

    Required Qualifications:

    • 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.

    Physical Requirements:

    • 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. Several times a day

    • 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. Several times a day

    • Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily

    • Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. Several times a month

    • Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily

    • Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily

    • Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Daily

    • Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. Several times daily

    • Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Daily

    • Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily

    • Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. Infrequently a cop of times a year

    • Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. Daily

    • Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, 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.

    Citizenship:

    • Eligible for employment in the US without current or future need for visa sponsorship.

    Mandatory Disclaimer:

    SkillBridge participants continue to receive military pay and benefits from the DoD. No salary or financial compensation is provided by Airbus during the program.

    Career Transition Pathway

    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.

    Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

    A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

    This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

    Company:
    Airbus Aerosystems Kinston, Inc

    Employment Type:
    Agency / Temporary

    Experience Level:
    Entry Level

    Remote Type:

    Job Family:
    Production means/Maintenance
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    Airbus provides equal opportunities to all individuals seeking assignment with Airbus without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in every location in which the company has facilities. Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. This assignment description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

    By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
    Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

    Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

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