Job Description

Our client is seeking a General Mechanic (Associate) to join our C-17 team in San Antonio, TX. This position involves maintaining, repairing, and modifying aircraft structures and components.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and modify aircraft structures and structural components.
• Maintain and repair aircraft components, flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical components.
• Utilize airframe and power plant systems to determine equipment malfunctions and restore equipment condition and operation.
• Interpret technical documentation, blueprints, and manufacturer manuals.
• Perform close tolerance drilling, reaming, removal, and installation to critical support structures and fracture critical areas.
• Locate blind holes necessary for installation of new structural items to existing structure.
• Perform efforts associated with sealing, painting, shimming, and preserving structure in accordance with standard repair processes.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, technical orders, process specifications, and retrofit requirements to perform structural modification/repair.
• Use tooling assemblies and fixtures for depot-level modification and repair of structural parts.
• Ascend and descend vertical work ladders, work in confined spaces, and lift loads of approximately 35lbs.
• Ensure the working environment is deemed safe for access and job task performance via Hazardous Energy and Lock Out/Tag systems applications.
• Assist team members (General Mechanics, Avionics, Electrics) to ensure cost/schedule targets are met.

• 4+ years of experience in maintenance, repair, and modification of aircraft structures and components.
• Experience in a technical or mechanical field performing work with basic hand tools.
• Experience working on various aircraft exterior and interior systems including hydraulic, flight control, monuments, landing gears, fuel systems, and engines.
• Experience working in aircraft repair, modification, and tooling operations and processes.
• Ability to work variable shifts, including scheduled and unscheduled overtime, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to pass an assessment at the end of the training cycle.

• Experience with C-17 aircraft.
• Experience in aircraft heavy maintenance.
• Ability to operate a forklift and riding type electric powered elevating equipment.
• Education/experience typically acquired through basic education (e.g., High School diploma/GED) and typically 3+ years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g., vocational school/Associate).

Long-term opportunity with a major client in the aviation industry, working in a military hangar.

Work Environment

This position is expected to be 100 onsite at the San Antonio, TX location. Candidates must be able to work variable shifts based on business needs, including 1st and 2nd shifts. The work environment includes working in confined spaces and lifting loads of approximately 35lbs. Successful completion of on-the-job training or formal classroom training is required.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of San Antonio, Texas.

If qualified and interested reach out to Duke at 631/513/1840

The pay range for this position is $40.17 - $40.17/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 San Antonio,TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 2, 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.