PDS Tech

Join the Aerospace Elite: PDS Tech Commercial is Hiring Skilled Structures Mechanic

Position Overview

Join a high-performing, team-oriented production environment under moderate to light supervision. You’ll perform precision structural assembly tasks, including fitting, drilling, riveting, and aligning components, ensuring full compliance with FAA specifications, customer requirements, and internal quality standards.

Title: Structures Mechanic

Location: Tulsa OK

Contract: Contract to hire

Pay rates: Level 1 = $21.21, Level 2 = $25.66, Level 3 = $28.75

Job Description:

• In a team-oriented work environment, under moderate supervision, performs a variety of structural assembly operations in a production department.
• Perform assembly and fitting of detail parts and structures and varied drilling and riveting operations; ensures parts/assembly meet FAA requirements, customer specifications, and company standard of quality
• Rivet structural assemblies and parts, including sheetmetal parts, using all tools required to do the job (e.g. portable riveting guns, pneumatic guns, pneumatic drills, counter sinks, rivet shavers, files, reamers, rivets)
• Read work orders, blueprints, lofts, sketches, and operation sheets to determine sequence of operations, type size and hole pattern for rivets.
• Check all work and ensure a defective free assembly prior to final inspection
• Maintain and use all logs and records (e.g. MIR sheets, DMTs, Crabs, PCOs). Use resource planning system to enter daily labor against correct Work Order and Item numbers
• Align and assemble parts to be riveted using jigs, holding fixtures, pins, clamps, and fasteners

Additional nice to have

• Fabricated metal structures by cutting, bending, shaping, and assembling metal pieces using welding techniques
• Daily use of grinders, drills, power sanders

Education/Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 1 year related structural assembly experience (Level 1)
• 2+ years’ experience needed for Level 2
• 4+ years’ experience needed for Level 3
• Experience working with Solumina and Smarteam preferred.
• One year experience credit considered for graduates of Savannah Tech Aircraft Structures Technical Certificate Program.
• Basic knowledge of various aircraft structures, sheetmetal, and fabrication processes
• Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints
• Read and interpret 6" scale

Why Join Us:

At PDS Tech Commercial, we believe in fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Our team is dedicated to continuous improvement and excellence in the aerospace industry. We offer opportunities for professional growth, and a supportive culture that values your contributions. Join us and be part of a company that is shaping the future of aerospace technology.

This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license

Pay Details: $21.21 to $28.75 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance