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Job Description:
Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Aircraft Technician Trainee (Blades Repair) to join our team based in Grand Prairie, TX.
Your duties will consists of performing repairs on assigned rotor blades or parts under the supervision of the Blade Shop Supervisor.
Meet the team:
From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.
Your working environment:
A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.
How we care for you:
Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, 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 generous paid parental leave program.
Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), 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, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Your challenges:
Rotor Blade Repair: 100%
Perform cleaning, dis-assembly, sanding, application of filler material and preparation of rotor blades for repair, painting.
Perform work from technical manuals, work orders, inspection reports, and other similar documentation.
Perform cutting and preparation of materials for rotor blade repairs.
Move rotor blades as required within the Airbus Helicopters facility.
Assist other technicians in the blade shop as needed.
Participate in company training activities
Your boarding pass:
Education:
Required
High School diploma or equivalent
Preferred
Some trade school
Experience:
Required
None
Preferred
Basic mechanical, painting and body work skills
Licensure/Certifications:
Required
None
Preferred
None
Travel Required:
5% Domestic and International
Citizenship:
US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
Physical Requirements:
Onsite or remote: 95% Onsite
Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. 100%
Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. 100%
Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. 100%
Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. 100%
Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. 100%
Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. 100%
Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. 50%
Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. 10%
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. 10%
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. 80%
Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. 5%
Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. 50%
Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.
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A full job description will be provided to candidates whom progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Airbus Helicopters, Inc.Employment Type:
US - Direct HireExperience Level:
ProfessionalRemote Type:
On-siteJob Family:
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Job Posting End Date: 11.14.2025------
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