Technician

Pay Rate Range:  $27-29
6+ Months contract role

Description: Technician

The Technician is responsible for overhauling and repair aircraft oxygen masks, cylinders, fire extinguishers and other aviation components.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•Overhaul and repair fire extinguishers, oxygen masks, cylinder/regulator assemblies.
•Receive equipment and product inspection.
•Complete work orders and other paperwork.
•Test equipment through the use of pressure gauges and flow meters.
•Troubleshoot mechanical issues by following the maintenance manuals.
•Torque regulators to the cylinders using product specs from the OEM manuals.
•Hydrostatically test oxygen cylinders.
Uses equipment and materials properly.
Reports potentially unsafe conditions.
Other duties as assigned.

Education:
High School Diploma or GED
A&P certification is strongly preferred

Experience:
3-5 years related experience and/or training;or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Proficient in the use of hand tools.
Experience in working with high pressure oxygen.
Aircraft industry experience preferred.

Qualifications:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, Parts Manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Willing to perform repetitive tasks while sitting or standing for extended periods of time.
Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Must pass FAA pre-employment Drug and Alcohol testing
Must read, write, and speak English fluently.

Typical Working Conditions:
(Describe environment including
Work will be conducted mostly indoors in a “shop”type environment.
Exposure to heat or cold will mostly be limited to when walking from one building to another or if bay doors have been opened to allow for shipping and receiving
exposure to heat, cold, fumes,
chemicals, etc.)
activities. The use of PPE such as safety glasses and safety toed shoes are required in designated working areas.
Essential Physical Tasks: (List all physical tasks encountered in
performing essential functions.)
Must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
Regularly required to sit or stand, walk, bend, and reach with hands and arms
Regular use of hands/fingers for handling, holding, grasping and typing on a computer keyboard
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus