Assembly Technician

Job Description

Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for an Assembly Technician to join our team based in Kinston, NC.

Our team at Airbus Aerosystems Kinston manufactures crucial aircraft components. On the shop floor you'll be surrounded by individuals who are passionate about aviation and skilled in areas such as electrical, structure, and quality. Join our team and help build the next generation of aircraft.

The Airbus Aerosystems Kinston facility sits at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, specializing in the production of large, advanced composite aerostructures. Our team builds critical components for the state‑of‑the‑art Airbus A350 XWB, including the composite centre fuselage and wing spar.

• Financial Rewards: Competitive pay, 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 paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, 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, unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, acceleration programmes, and national and international mobility.

• Performs a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non‑repetitive production assembly operations on electronic and/or mechanical assemblies and subassemblies such as modules, boards, panels, drawers, frames, and cables.
• Works from diagrams and drawings, makes initial layouts, and uses hand and/or power tools, jigs, and saws.
• Makes continuity checks on work in process and completed; may conduct quality inspections on the processing line in accordance with quality specifications.
• May disassemble, modify, rework, reassemble, and test experimental or prototype assemblies and sub‑assemblies according to specifications and under simulated conditions.

• Work with blueprints, changes, specifications, work orders, etc. to assemble and install parts and assemblies to quality requirements.
• Complete required data‑gathering transactions to facilitate assembly progression.
• Setup and perform all manual and automated assembly operations, and portable machine functions required to accomplish assignments.
• Perform pickup, rework, fabrication, change‐in‑corporation, functional testing, or checks during or after final assembly and/or assembly progression.
• Move and/or obtain correct parts, materials, tools, assemblies, etc.
• Use precision measuring instruments required to accomplish work assignments.
• Report and investigate job‑handicaps such as errors in parts, assembly procedures, tools, sequences, etc.
• Perform routine minor machine maintenance as part of daily duties (e.g., replacing machine filters, changing light bulbs, maintaining lubrication/coolant levels).
• Move product within the immediate manufacturing work area, across aisles, and complete transactions necessary to move product to the next operation.
• Support continuous product flow by training, coaching, and assisting other employees.
• Document any discrepancies according to specification, process, and procedure.
• Train to become MVP qualified.
• May be asked to complete other duties and responsibilities as required by leadership; training and certification will be provided.

• Must be willing and able to work any shift.
• Workkeys assessment completion or High School Diploma/GED.

• Onsite work required.
• Vision – able to read documents, reports, and engineering drawings.
• Hearing – able to hear conversations in person, teleconference, or phone, and to detect sounds on the production floor.
• Speaking – able to communicate in conversations and meetings.
• Equipment operation – daily operation of PCs, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment, and some production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• Carrying – able to carry documents, tools, drawings,…