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Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Responsibilities

Performs repairs and maintenance in plant or office facilities or on machines and equipment. Typically performs work carpentry, painting, and / or repair, Uses hand and power tools. Uses blueprints, sketches, layouts, wiring diagrams, drawings, and specifications.Duties• Perform work in an efficient manner as assigned. Train in new methods and advanced technologies as determined necessary and provided by the company.• Work independently and make decisions to complete assignments.• Train other employees in the same job classification.• Enter and retrieve data from the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and/or Process Plants Data, order and requisition parts required to accomplish the assigned tasks and input data as directed by a higher-grade employee or manager except as relates to inventory, store, record, issue and any other duties related to material support technician. • Work in conformance with local, state, and federal codes and regulations, blueprints, specifications, trade practice, shop practice and verbal or written instructions.• Maintain any licenses or certificates as required by local, state and federal codes and regulations within the geographical area, as pertains to the individual skill set performing such work.• Assist with researching, developing and obtaining new technologies and recommending training to management which may be required to maintain or improve skills of the workforce.• Assist with design and calculation, using appropriate regulation and codes, engineering, and design specifications, and acquired knowledge, requirement for the performance of assets and systems.• Perform preventive maintenance plans (PMs), as scheduled.

Qualifications

Required:

• HS diploma required. Associate’s degree in a technical field preferred.

• Minimum of 1 year(s) of experience pertaining to the skills identified

• All applicants must be willing and able to work any shift, including alternative work weeks. Majority of new hires will be hired on 2nd shift.

• All Candidates must pass the WorkKeys Assessment (workkeys.com) or provide verification that they have passed the WorkKeys Assessment. Delay in completing your WorkKeys Assessment will result in a delay in your start date. You may complete your assessment in advance of an interview

  Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.

  Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.