Flight Operations Mechanic

Overview

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Test and Evaluation (BT&E) is seeking multiple Test & Evaluation Flight Operation Mechanic (FOMs) to join our team in Berkeley, MO
. Test & Evaluation FOMs will provide the opportunity to work with our BT&E team serving as a key component to our military jet production success. This FOMs role encompasses all the duties of the following job classifications:
Inspector Aircraft, Mechanic Electrical and Electronics, and Mechanic Flight.

Position Responsibilities:

• Installation of test equipment to the aircraft assemblies which includes: install and maintain hydraulic systems, bonding of test equipment, tear down, modification, and disassembly of the aircraft and test assembly
• Fabricate parts such as skins, doors, aircraft frames, air bags, test panels, clips, brackets, angles and ribs without the aid of jigs and fixtures
• Operating powered industrial trucks such as forklifts, scissor lifts and boom lifts; also, bridge and floor mounted cranes
• Aircraft towing and utilization of bomb loaders and similar equipment
• Repair, install and hook up bomb, missile and rocket racks and pylons
• Modify/Repair aircraft components or aircraft support equipment
• Support environmental and electromagnetics testing operations
• Install adjust, repair and replace structural parts and assemblies
• Diagnose and correct hydraulic and mechanical malfunctions
• Perform structural inspections per engineering instruction
• Support Test system hydraulics
• Perform composite repairs

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Experience with any of the following aircraft operations: flight line maintenance, manufacturing, or assembly

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Active Secret Security Clearance (Active means held within the previous two years from today)
• Experience in Test Operations and Flight Test Engineering Operations
• Currently hold an FAA Airframe (A) or an FAA Powerplant (P) license
• Experience working on military aircraft

Additional Information:

• The selected candidate must be able to work any shift, as assigned.
• This is an hourly position governed by the IAM Collective Bargaining agreement.
• New Hires, as well as employees who transfer from non-union positions, may be required to attend some type of training upon their start. Once any required training has been completed all new employees will be considered on probation for a period of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days. Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of any required training and the probationary period.

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Shift:

This position requires candidates to work any shift depending on business needs

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility

Employee Referral:

Referral to this job is eligible for bonus

Total Rewards:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending…