Structures Mechanic

Job Title: Structures Mechanic Job Description

The Structures Mechanic specializes in aircraft sheet metal and structural maintenance, supporting KC-135 aircraft at Fairchild AFB, WA. This role involves inspection, repair, troubleshooting, modification, and documentation tasks essential for maintaining aircraft integrity and function.

Responsibilities

• Perform KC-135 aircraft structural maintenance, including sheet metal repair, inspection, troubleshooting, modification, and documentation.

• Inspect, repair, replace, and modify aircraft structures and components using approved technical data.

• Execute sheet metal layout, drilling, riveting, fastening, trimming, fitting, and other structural repair tasks.

• Support activities related to corrosion identification, prevention, treatment, and repair.

• Interpret and apply technical orders, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, work instructions, and other approved technical data.

• Conduct scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, pre-flight, thru-flight, post-flight, and inspection tasks.

• Utilize aircraft maintenance tools and equipment such as torque wrenches, micrometers, dial indicators, sheet metal brakes, shears, drills, and rivet equipment.

• Document maintenance actions in aircraft forms, records, logs, and Government maintenance systems.

• Comply with tool control, FOD prevention, safety, quality, security, and local operating requirements.

• Provide technical guidance or on-the-job training to less experienced mechanics.

• Support TDY maintenance operations at other KC-135 locations as needed.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of three years of aircraft maintenance experience on military heavy aircraft is required.

• Experience with aircraft sheet metal, structural repair, modification, inspection, and corrosion-related tasks.

• Proficiency in using aircraft technical orders, drawings, blueprints, and maintenance documentation.

• Active Secret security clearance or eligibility for Interim clearance.

• U.S. citizenship required per government and program requirements.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with USAF KC-135 highly preferred; experience with C-5, C-17, C-130 can be applicable.

• Ability to obtain and maintain base access, Common Access Card, and required Government system access.

Why Work Here?

This position offers a direct hire opportunity with a leading contractor, providing a stable and rewarding career path in the aviation field.

Work Environment

Located at Fairchild AFB near Spokane, WA, this role operates on a day shift from Monday through Friday. The environment provides all necessary tools and equipment to ensure efficient and effective maintenance operations.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Fairchild Air Force Base, WA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $82326.00 - $82326.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

• Aircraft Mechanic II base wage: $39.58/hr • SCA Health & Welfare: $5.09/hr for up to 40 hours per week • Total compensation value: $44.67/hr = $39.58 base wage + $5.09 H&W • How H&W is used: The $5.09/hr can be applied toward both the employer and employee cost of elected eligible benefits • If benefits cost less than the available H&W: The remaining balance is paid to the employee through payroll as taxable compensation • If the employee waives eligible benefits: The employee can receive the full $5.09/hr H&W through payroll • If elected benefits cost more than the available H&W: The employee is responsible for the excess cost • Medical option: Preferred Plan with a $3,500 deductible, plus available voluntary/add-on benefits • Tuition assistance: Available with manager approval

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Fairchild Air Force Base,WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 22, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

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