Tooling Maintenance Technician

Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at [email protected] Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination   (English) Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación  (Spanish) Job Description: Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for a Tooling Maintenance Technician to join our Operations department based in Kinston, NC. Meet the Team: Our team at Airbus Aerosystems Kinston manufactures crucial aircraft components. On the shop floor you’ll be surrounded by individuals who are passionate about aviation and skilled in areas like electrical, structure and quality. Join our team and help build the next generation of aircraft. Your Working Environment: The Airbus Aerosystems Kinston facility sits at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, specializing in the production of large, advanced composite aerostructures. Our team builds critical components for the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 XWB, including the composite center fuselage and wing spar. How We Care for You: Financial Rewards: Competitive pay, 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 paid parental leave program. Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, 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. Your Challenges:   ● Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs, and repairs industrial machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, drawings, or verbal instructions. ● Dismantles equipment and machines using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools. ● Moves machinery and equipment using hoist, dollies, rollers, and trucks. ● Assembles and installs equipment such as conveyors and tram rails using hand and power tools. ● Constructs foundations; aligns machines; performs scheduled inspection and maintenance. ● Sets up and operates machine tools and fabrication machinery to rework or make new parts. The Company will provide appropriate assistance in job training to enable employees to perform all necessary job functions including the following: ● Perform root/cause analysis in support reliability processes, and collaborate with vendors, engineering, team leader, customer, other crafts and management to solve equipment problems and develop corrective action. ● Rework and maintain tools of all types and materials. ● Perform routine minor machine maintenance as part of their daily work duties (e.g. replacing machine filters, changing standard light bulbs on machines and equipment, maintaining lubrication/coolant levels etc., as related to basic tool preventative maintenance duties). ● Repairing and building lay-up tools. Additional Responsibilities: ● Other duties as assigned. Your Boarding Pass  Must be able and willing to work any shift to include working overtime as needed Minimal of 2 years experience in production environment Knowledge of production equipment repair Education: Required ● High School Diploma/GED or Work Keys Assessment completion ● The ability to successfully complete the following training provided by Airbus after recruitment: o Health & Safety o General aircraft familiarization o Quality Training Preferred ● Training from a vocational school or previous employer in the use of dismantling, moving, installing, and repairing industrial machinery and equipment. Experience: Licensure/Certifications: Citizenship: ● Authorized to work in the U.S. Clearance: ● N/A Qualified Skills: Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities: Required ● Knowledge of station safety, quality (clean as you go / Foreign Object Debris) and OSHA regulations ● Must have basic skills of using a variety of tools Organizational information: Communication Skills: Required ● Good verbal and written communication skills in English. ● Ability to articulate complex issues to others. ● Ability to maintain confidentiality in all matters is essential. ● 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. ● Must not be afraid of heights and can work on elevated platforms as high as 40 feet in the air. ● PPE required: Safety glasses, bump caps and safety-toed shoes must be worn on manufacturing floor ● Demonstrated effectiveness in interpersonal skills. Preferred Technical Systems Proficiency: ● Able to enter, generate and retrieve information using a computer (SAP and Excel knowledge required) Complexity of the Role: Level of Decision Making: Direct Reports: Is this a people manager? ● No Job Dimensions: Nature of Contacts: ● Moderate communication on a regular basis with internal and external parties at all levels Physical Requirements: ● Onsite: 100 % ● Vision: Daily able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. ● Hearing: Daily able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms.