Weekend or night shift -A & P Mechanics
- Employer
- Cirrus Aircraft
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee, US
- Salary
- Join our team!
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- Industry
- Skilled and Trades
- Role
- Mechanic/Technician
- Job Type
- Long-Term
Job Details
Airframe & Powerplant technicians are certified and licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration to perform maintenance, scheduled and unscheduled on airframes and engines on aircraft registered in the United States of America. Currently filling roles on our second shift (4:30pm - 3am) and Weekends (Fri., Sat., Sun. 6:30am - 7pm)
Essential Duties:
- Examine replacement aircraft parts for defects
- Diagnose mechanical or electrical problems
- Read and understand maintenance manuals and other technical documents and identify repair procedures
- Repair wings, brakes, electrical systems and other aircraft components
- Replace defective parts using approved tooling
- Test aircraft parts with proper diagnostic equipment
- Inspect complete work for compliance and performance standards
- Review and research aircraft records
- Interpret flight test data to diagnose malfunction and performance problems
- Assemble aircraft components, perform required measurement and testing
- Install system software and databases
Education and/or Experience:
- Possess FAA Airframe, Power plant. or airframe and Power plant Certificate or equivalent work experience (Repairman Certificate eligible)
- Practical experience preferred
- Cirrus SR2X Experience/Factory Training a plus
- Aircraft paint and refinishing experience a plus
Additional Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities:
- Knowledge of Federal Aviation Administration Regulations
Certificates or Licensures:
- FAA Airframe, Power Plant or Airframe and Power Plant Certificate
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Overtime hours may be required.
Cirrus is dedicated to a drug free work environment promoting equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, veteran status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, receipt of public assistance, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Behaviors
Required
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Motivations
Required
Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
Licenses & Certifications
Required
A&P-Airframe & Powerplant
Company
Since day one in 1984, Cirrus Aircraft has been committed to the future of aviation through smart safety, ease of operation and most adamantly, continuous innovation. Along the way, every turn has meant challenges and opportunities to grow general aviation–improving the flying experience as a whole.
Our goal is to utilize technology to drive enhanced safety, performance, sophistication and comfort. We are proud that today, after 30 years of dedication, the Cirrus brand is associated with these accolades and hallmarks that mean so much to us. Our line of all-composite personal aircraft-–the SR20, SR22 and turbocharged SR22T–lives up to this by incorporating advanced electronic and standard safety technologies including Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics and the unique Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®).
Our latest aircraft, the Vision Jet, raises the bar even higher as it ushers in a new era in personal transportation and introduces the world to “the personal jet.”
We’ve traveled far, but in many ways, we’re only just taking off. Join our team and become a part of the future today.
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