NTS is Searching for 3 Helicopter Structural Mechanics for a Contract to Potential Direct Hire Opportunity in Fort Worth, TX!

Role and Responsibilities: 

• Comply with all safety regulations and procedures while performing work
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, manuals, and specifications to determine layout requirements
• Mark outlines or patterns on materials, using measuring instruments and scribes
• Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as shears, brakes, presses, forming rolls, and punch and drill presses, to cut, bend, block, form, punch, drill, or otherwise shape parts to specifications.
• Operate soldering equipment to join sheet metal parts
• Smooth edges and surfaces of grooves or joints, using hand tools, power tools, files, or chemicals
• Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications and tolerances, using precision measuring instruments
• Provide accurate diagnoses and repair of structural discrepancies noted.
• Install structural fittings such as bulkheads, formers, stringers, ribs, frames, and other components.
• Install insulation materials such as fiberglass or polyurethane using hand or power tools.
• Repair dents, cracks, or other damage to the aircraft’s skin using appropriate hand tools.
• Repair holes in aircraft skins using patch materials such as aluminum, composite materials, or plastic materials such as fiberglass cloth or synthetic resin materials.
• Installing, repairing, and replacing aircraft skins, structural components, and interior furnishings such as insulation, carpeting, vinyl flooring, soundproofing materials, seats, paneling, and paint
• Installing interior and exterior trim such as windows, doors, bulkheads, wall panels, ceilings, flooring, and staircases
• Repairing or replacing damaged control surfaces such as flaps, ailerons, rudders, elevators, or stabilizers using hand tools such as files, grinders, or sanders.
• Applying corrosion-resistant coatings such as paint or primer to surfaces to protect them from damage by
• Keeping detailed records of all repairs and work performed on the aircraft in accordance with the repair station guidelines.

• 5+ years’ experience as a sheet metal mechanic, with at least 2 years on aircraft Bell, Augusta, Airbus, Sikorsky, and MD
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Completion of an FAA-approved sheet metal mechanic program.
• Working knowledge of blueprint reading, geometry, and trigonometry
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools, and welding equipment
• Familiarity with aviation maintenance manuals

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled