DCR Aircraft Technician A

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Dynamic Component Repair Technician to join our DCR team based in Grand Prairie, TX.

Your duties will consist of the troubleshooting, repairing, and/or maintenance of aircraft dynamic systems.

Meet the Team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity, and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your Working Environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan, and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”).
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays, and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”), and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programs and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect, and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your Challenges:

• Disassembly of Aircraft Components
• Rework parts for the Overhaul process
• Inspect parts for continued airworthiness
• Assemble parts for repair or overhaul

Your Boarding Pass:

• A minimum four (4) years of mechanical skill experience
• FAA Airframe & PowerPlant License preferred but not required
• Read, write, and understand the English language

Citizenship:

• Authorized to work in the U.S.

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite: 90%
• Vision: Ability to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens; able to read documents, reports, and engineering drawings daily.
• Hearing: Ability to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone; able to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms daily.
• Speaking: Ability to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information, and participate in communications daily.
• Equipment Operation: Ability to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts daily.
• Carrying: Ability to carry documents, tools, drawings, and electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs daily.
• Lifting: Ability to lift documents, tools, drawings, and electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs daily.
• Pushing / Pulling: Ability to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools daily.
• Sitting: Ability to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on a computer daily.
• Squatting / Kneeling: Ability to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: Ability to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor daily.
• Travel: Ability to travel independently and at short notice, possibly once or twice a year.
• Walking: Ability 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.

Equal Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

As a matter of policy, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not sponsor visas for U.S. positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at-will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

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