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Part-Time A&P Sheetmetal Aircraft Mechanic - LAX

by FEAM aero

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Date Posted

September 3, 2026

Employment Type

Part Time

Salary Range

$35+/hr (≈$72.8K+/yr)

Cost of Living

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Locations

Los Angeles, California

Application Deadline

October 3, 2026

Description

Overview

At FEAM Aero, our team culture is the heartbeat of our success, rooted in unwavering core values that define who we are and guide everything we do.

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Salary

$35-48.00 hr. (pending experience)

Job Duties

  • Perform Line maintenance (on-call and scheduled) work on various customers' aircraft.
  • Perform routine maintenance and airworthiness releases (within the scope of Approval) returning aircraft to service.
  • Responsible for servicing, inspecting, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft engines, and associated components; effectively performs work to meet deadlines and performance goals.
  • Troubleshoot systems; disassemble, repair, and reassemble sections and components to maintain full functioning equipment according to Approved Technical Data provided by the customer.
  • Ensure all departing aircraft are safe in accordance with FAR’s and the air carrier/manufacturer manuals and all work performed is properly documented.
  • Perform line maintenance duties, activities, and maintenance tasks as assigned.
  • Collaborate and communicate with the air carrier’s maintenance control center as required.
  • Utilizing special skills such as but not limited to; close tolerance hole drilling, countersinking, fastener installation, shooting and or bucking rivets, trimming, use of micrometers, and calipers.
  • Fabricate, assemble, and repair production sheet metal products and equipment in accordance with Aircraft AMM, SRM, drawings, and specifications.
  • Makes sheet metal layouts; sets up and operates fabricating machinery; and installations for conformance to specifications.
  • Plans, lays out, fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs both internal and external aircraft structures and surfaces for aircraft modification in accordance with technical manuals, engineering drawings, and FAA regulations.

Basic Qualifications

  • Must have a current valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant License.
  • Must have 1-5+ years of relevant experience, with B747 & B777 experience.
  • Require knowledge of Aircraft Structural fabrication, assembly, and installations.
  • Must have a valid driver’s license.
  • Ability to frequently stand, walk, continually utilize hand, and finger dexterity, climb, balance, bend, or crawl, occasionally from heights in precarious places.
  • Ability to frequently lift/push/carry items up to 50 pounds.
  • Have the awareness that he/she will be working near and around moving mechanical parts, around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals, and exposure to loud noises.
  • Utilize visual acuity to operate equipment and read technical information.
  • Be exposed to weather conditions outside as well as non-weather conditions such as extreme heat or cold.
  • Must be able to read and write English.
  • Must pass airport security background checks and travel for work as required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Good organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Compensation and Benefits

FEAM Aero, in addition to a good working environment and competitive pay, provides a combination of supplemental benefits to all eligible full-time employees. FEAM offers Medical, Dental and a Vision Plan. Vacation and sick time, short and long-term disability, accidental insurance, supplemental life, FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and Critical illness Insurance.

Additionally, FEAM places special emphasis on technical training. FEAM is a leader in EASA Level Technical Aviation Training Globally and is one of very few U.S. MRO organizations that provides EASA 147 maintenance training.

FEAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

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AviHire Cost of Living Snapshot: Los Angeles, California

What aviation pay actually covers in Los Angeles — AviHire's snapshot of median income, housing, and everyday prices from U.S. Census Bureau data (2023 5-Year ACS estimates).

Median Household Income
$80,366
Median Rent
$1,879/mo
Median Home Value
$879,500
Gasoline (1 gal)
$4.32
Restaurant Meal
$19.03
Milk (1 L)
$1.21
Eggs (dozen)
$2.32

Rent runs about 28.1% of median income in Los Angeles moderate by the common 30%-of-income guideline.

AviHire Cost of Living Snapshot, compiled from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023), with fuel and grocery prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.