Job Description

Join our team as a Sheet Metal Mechanic, where you will play a vital role in supporting heavy jet aircraft maintenance, including A-checks, C-checks, and more. You will work from Structural Repair Manuals, engineering drawings, and Service Bulletins to ensure high-quality repairs and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Read, interpret, and work from Structural Repair Manuals, engineering drawings, and Service Bulletins.
• Assist, guide, train, oversee, and evaluate others.
• Maintain attentiveness to aircraft scheduled/assigned job budgets and meet completion timelines.
• Complete skin repairs requiring doublers or triplers with complex contours.
• Perform complex repairs and replacements requiring substantial disassembly, such as wing spar and keel beam.
• Document all work performed according to manuals and regulations.
• Adhere to General Work Requirements and comply with environmental health and safety policies.
• Remove and install aircraft components as needed.
• Perform minor structural repairs on composite components.
• Conduct hidden damage inspections of aircraft structures.
• Assist with complex structural repairs on or off aircraft.
• Operate ground support equipment as required.
• Assist with aircraft component repair and mechanical/electrical removals and installations.
• Inspect confined areas of the airframe.
• Assist in designing, modifying, and welding metal fixtures as necessary.
• Provide time estimates as required.

• 3+ years of experience in sheet metal and riveting.
• Experience in commercial aviation, specifically with Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
• Familiarity with MRO processes.
• Possession of an Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) license is highly preferred.

• Airframe license is highly preferred; candidates without a license should be working towards obtaining their 8610-2.
• Military experience with sheet metal airframes is acceptable.
• Experience with sheet metal assembly from OEMs like Boeing or Airbus is also acceptable.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new business line that is set to expand, offering significant opportunities for leadership advancement.

Work Environment

You will work in a new hangar at CVG, equipped with the latest technologies and facilities.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Erlanger, Kentucky.

**If interested, please apply directly and expect a call from Jaden with Aerotek. I look forward to speaking with you soon!**

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $40.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• 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 Erlanger,KY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 14, 2025.

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.