Engine Shop Mechanic
Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of
Build your career with integrity by working at a company that doesn’t just treat you like a number. You’ll get the tools to do things right in a clean and safe work environment and the trust to fix any issue that comes your way. Our on-the-job training and team of experts mean you’ll be set up for success.
Take charge of our day-to-day operations, so we remain the trusted source for aviation repair and maintenance. Work with your team to implement the right processes and practices across our organization to help ensure flight and product efficiency.
This position is considered to be the core business activity within the company and contains a number of different tasks. A fully trained Mechanic is able to complete to a certain degree, tasks related to the cleaning, assembly, disassembly, inspection, balancing, airflow and test of a gas turbine engine in accordance with the manufacturer specification and company procedures.
What You’ll Do
Shop Accountabilities
- Conduct all work in accordance with company policies, quality procedures, manufactures and customer specification and industry regulation
- Complete all documents related to the work being performed
- Receive incoming gas turbine engines
- Disassemble engines as required
- Visually inspect (and detail inspect for temporary periods) engine parts
- Perform borescope inspections on engines
- Balance rotating components
- Assemble main engine, modules and all sub-assemblies
- Flow test of individual components and assemblies
- Test engines and components
- Prepare engine for dispatch
- Model behaviors consistent with good quality, health and safety, and environmental management practices.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment
Weight Handling: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.
Tools and Equipment: PPE required i.e. safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves and any other PPR that is required to perform tasks in the area.
Work Conditions and Physical Abilities: Combination of standing, pulling, bending, crouching, walking, lifting, reaching, pushing, grasping, sitting, working with computers, operating a forklift and using specialty tools.
Worksite Environment: Working sometimes in a shop environment that contains humidity, chemicals and odors.
Field Service Accountabilities
- Engine troubleshooting, removal, installation, rigging and ground runs, as required.
- Responsible to adhere to the Field Service schedule.
- Communicate with local team to ensure appropriate scheduling.
- Travel will be required to perform field service work.
Required Qualifications
- Post-secondary education or equivalent work experience
- Demonstrated ability to use basic hand tools
- Demonstrated ability to use and care for precision measuring and torquing devices
- Must have valid travel documents and ability to travel with limited notice for Field Service/business trips.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted for approximately 25% of the workday and standing for prolonged periods.
- Must be authorized to work in Canada without sponsorship.
Preferred Characteristics
- Experience as a Mechanic is an asset, with preference being given to individuals who have work experience on the PT6A, PW100 or JT15D engines
- Familiarity with quality procedures and documentation including process documentation, parts routing procedures, engineering repair instructions, detailed work instructions and non-conformance report system
- Working knowledge of Pratt & Whitney Canada publications and work instructions including overhaul and maintenance manuals, parts catalogues and service bulletins considered an asset
Training will be made available for applicants who may not meet all qualifications.
Benefits that make life better:
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- Company pension with 5% Company match
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Bonus opportunities
- Health and Dental coverage
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Learning & Training opportunities
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