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Lead Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic

Dow Aero, LLC
San Antonio, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2025
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Lead Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic

Maintenance - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Department

Maintenance

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Experienced

Welcome to Dow Aero, a dynamic and innovative company that provides unparalleled services in the aviation industry. We currently have an opening for a skilled and detail-oriented individual to join our team as an Lead Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic. If you have a strong background in sheet metal fabrication, a passion for craftsmanship, and a commitment to producing high-quality results, we invite you to apply and be a part of our team, helping us deliver exceptional work to our clients.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Shearing/Cutting and fabrication of sheet metal within tight tolerances.
  • Perform shadowing technique for manufacturing parts.
  • Frequently complete rivet installations and removals.
  • Perform assembly, maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) support for airstair components and other aircraft worthy parts.
  • Highly attentive and alert for the presence of defective, worn, or non-compliant components/parts.
  • Operation and potential maintenance of shop equipment including shears, brakes, drills, grinders, etc.
  • Proper use of measuring equipment including dial calipers, micrometers, depth gauges, etc.
  • Understand technical drawings and documentation.
  • Ensure parts and tooling are categorized, stored, and handled accordingly.
  • Comply with internal policies and procedures, original equipment manufacture (OEM) manuals, along with statutory and regulatory requirements (e.g. OSHA, FAA, ISO/AS, etc.).
  • Inspect conformity of parts.
  • Supervise, along with plan workload and shift schedules, for sheet metal mechanic staff.
  • Maintain safe and orderly working area conditions.

Competencies

  • Communication Proficiency.
  • Mechanical Capacity.
  • Problem Solving/Analysis
  • Time Management.
  • Thoroughness

Required Education Or Experience

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Two (2) years of technical experience (including education); and
  • Seven (7) years or more of related sheet metal experience.

Preferred Education

  • Maintain Airframe Certification.
  • Three (3) or more years of supervisory or management experience.
  • Graduate from a technical school.

Supervisory or Management Responsibility

  • This position has direct supervisory responsibilities of sheet metal mechanic staff.

Primary Work Environment

  • Climate controlled primarily, occasionally not climate controlled;
  • Shop/Warehouse;
  • Occasional loud noises;
  • Occasional fumes and particles;
  • Frequent moving mechanical equipment and vibrations.

Physical Demands

The following is representative of successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations can be evaluated and appropriately implemented where possible to enable individuals with disabilities, or other limitations, improved comfort when performing duties.

  • Hear;
  • Lift, push, and pull objects (up to 50 pounds);
  • Reach with arms and hands;
  • Stand;
  • Stretch;
  • Talk;
  • Use hands and fingers;
  • Work off of ladders and or scissor lifts at heights up to 30 feet;
  • View; and
  • Walk.

Expected Days and Hours

  • Monday through Friday
    • 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m.
Open and able to work occasional overtime, weekends, and willing to rotate shifts as required dependent on workload.

Travel

  • Travel is rarely expected for this position.

Required Personal Equipment/Tooling

  • Basic shop tools.
  • Protective steel-toed footwear.

Other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for job duties and responsibilities will be provided as necessary by Dow Aero, including protective eyewear, respirator, etc.

Other Duties

Please be aware this job listing is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of job duties, responsibilities, and/or activities that are required. Actual assigned duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Dow Aero does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, and/or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Dow Aero will be based on merit, qualifications, and/or abilities.

Drug Screening

Any selected candidate for this role shall be screened, at minimum, for the unlawful use of the following drugs:

  • Marijuana
  • Cocaine
  • Opioids
  • Phencyclidine (PCP)
  • Amphetamines

Screenings are conducted in accordance with federal, state, and/or other local laws. Results shall be collected and approved prior to starting with Dow Aero. Additionally, as this position includes safety-sensitive job functions, screenings will also be conducted in accordance with Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.

Communication

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