Avionics Craftsman

Overview

GAL Aero Staff Ltd. is a Canadian aerospace company specializing in delivering high-quality technical and operational services to the aviation industry. Our expertise includes aircraft interior, structural, manufacturing, and maintenance solutions for OEMs, MROs, and operators across North America.

We offer carefully designed programs and benefits, including time-off, insurance, and other plans, to support our teams and meet evolving operational and regulatory requirements.

Summary Manufactures and installs aircraft wire harness assemblies and components using a variety of engineering data, tools and equipment in a timely and efficient fashion while ensuring quality standards are attained.

This is a temporary role, employed through an agency. We have multiple openings for this position.

• Manufactures aircraft wire harness assemblies following engineering drawings, shop aids and supporting information.
• Installs wire harnesses on final product assemblies such as interior cabinet assemblies, periphery assemblies, circuit breaker component panels, etc.
• Produces wire fabrication with tools for wire harness manufacturing including strippers, crimpers, heat guns and other wire harness production equipment.
• Provides guidance to less experienced craftsman, and performs tasks as required for daily operation and long-term department goals.
• Performs wire marking, cutting and labeling duties.
• Reads and interprets engineering drawings.
• Performs testing and verification of final product.
• Designs and builds shop aids.
• Wears safety equipment as required and complies with safety guidelines and procedures.
• Consistently produces a quality product.
• Properly maintains shop tools and equipment.
• Maintains a neat, organized work area and helps with the general daily housekeeping of the department.
• Meets target hours and completes schedules as set by the supervisor.
• Maintains regular attendance including being at work, being on time to work and working full shifts.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Greenpoint Core Competencies
• Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, and keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability – Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative – Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others  views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Safety – You observe safety and security procedures, you determine appropriate action beyond guidelines, you use equipment and materials properly, and you report potentially unsafe conditions.

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 4+ years corporate or commercial aircraft wiring experience or related military training.

Employees working on programs subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations must qualify as a US Person which is defined as a US Citizen, a Permanent Resident who does not work for a foreign company/foreign government/foreign governmental agency or organization, or a political asylee for legal compliance purposes.