Aircraft Mechanic I - A&P

Aircraft Mechanic

Employer: University of Central Missouri (UCM)

Salary: $29.07 Hourly

Location: Skyhaven Airport, MO

Job Type: Bargaining Unit

Job Number: 999564

Division: Aviation Maintenance

Opening Date: 05/05/2026

Description

To diagnose, adjust, service, repair, inspect, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems and return to service UCM aircraft and public aircraft. Maintains shop and ground support equipment. UCM CORE ATTRIBUTES - Our core behaviors all employees are expected to model. During the annual review process, all employees will be rated on how well they model these behaviors.

• Engaging: Immersive learning experience through purposeful involvement of employees and students.
• Cumulative: Aggregating multiple points of learning to broaden and deepen education.
• Passionate: Encouraging employees and students to find his or her sense of purpose.
• Confident: Embracing change and the new opportunities and challenges of tomorrow.
• Enterprising: Creating new ways for all students and employees to engage in their education and jobs.
• Caring: Acting on the needs and welfare of our people and the community.

Examples of Duties

Diagnose, adjust, service, repair, inspect, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies to return to service UCM and public aircraft to include:

• Train, instruct, and supervise student help and ensure compliance with FAA guidelines and regulations.
• Ensure all repairs and inspections are in accordance with FAA guideline and regulations including their own and student employee's repairs.
• Performs Annual, 100 HR., 50 HR, 25 Hr. inspections and makes appropriate maintenance log entry's in accordance with FAA guidelines, which ensures ability to track all maintenance conducted.
• Perform maintenance and preventative maintenance on powerplant and airframe systems and components, including overhauls.
• Perform major and minor repairs, and minor alterations as needed.
• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces electrical wiring system and aircraft accessories.
• Disassembles and inspects engine parts, such cylinders, for wear, warping, cracks, and leaks.
• Listens to operating engine to detect and diagnose malfunctions, such as sticking or burned valves.
• Reads and interprets manufacturers' maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine feasibility and methods or repair.
• Reassembles engine and installs engine in aircraft.
• Removes engine from aircraft, using hoist or forklift truck.
• Replaces or repairs worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment.
• Services and maintains aircraft and related apparatus by performing activities, such as flushing crankcase, cleaning screens, and lubricating moving parts.
• Services, repairs, and rebuilds aircraft structures, such as wings, fuselage, rigging, and surface and hydraulic controls.
• Tests engine operation, using test equipment such as ignition analyzer, compression checker, distributor timer, and ammeter, to identify malfunction.
• Accompany aircraft on flights in order to make in-flight adjustments and corrections.
• Assemble and install electrical, plumbing, mechanical, hydraulic, and structural components and accessories.
• Check for corrosion, distortion, and invisible cracks in the fuselage, wings, and tail, using x-ray and magnetic inspection equipment.
• Clean, refuel, and change oil in line service aircraft.
• Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and de-icers to locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems.
• Fabricate defective sections or parts, using metal fabricating machines, saws, brakes, shears, and grinders.
• Locate and mark dimensions and reference lines on defective or replacement parts, using templates, scribes, compasses, and steel rules.
• Measure the tension of control cables.
• Obtain fuel and oil samples, and check them for contamination.
• Taxi aircraft from flight line to maintenance hanger and vice versa.
• Perform flight line support and aircraft ground handling.

Maintain shop and ground support equipment. Completes other duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent, Formal training (specify)
• Three years career Technical Training to include Certification in Airframe & Powerplant.

Experience:

• Two (2) years general aviation aircraft mechanic apprentice as an aircraft mechanic.
• Private Pilot ratings preferred

Supplemental Information

Physical Requirements:

• Exposure to extreme temperatures, Exposure to fumes and/or chemicals, Exposure to heights, Exposure to loud noises
• Lift 50 lbs

7:00am - 4:00pm Monday-Friday