Lead Aircraft Sheetmetal Technician (NHC)

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 USCareers@airbus.com Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination   (English) Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminación  (Spanish) Job Description: Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Lead Aircraft Sheetmetal Technician to join our New Helicopter Completions (NHC) team based in Columbus, MS . You will be part of the team to mentor, guide, and instruct technicians in the performance of progressive mechanical tasks in maintenance, cleaning, inspection, rework, customization and assembly of H125, H130, H135, H145, and H160 aircraft. Meet the team: From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen. Your working environment: On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking. How we care for you: Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, 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 generous paid parental leave program. Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), 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: Direct and provide structural/sheet metal support for new helicopter completions and deliveries, STC development, aircraft training fleet or demonstrations. Perform and lead troubleshooting to diagnose malfunctioning systems and components to determine corrective action required to assure safety and airworthiness of aircraft. Guide aircraft technicians and provide performance expectations within assigned area. Control, assign personnel and monitor workflow according to schedules. Ensure compliance with rules, regulations/company policies and procedures, such as but not limited to, FAA repair station, FOP/GOP, ISO, OSHA, etc... Coordinate with engineering to ensure drawings, and work instructions are accurate as per aircraft configurations Analyze work orders and drawings for granularity, accuracy and completeness, coordinate changes and improvements as necessary with the work prep department for continuous improvement. Your boarding pass: Minimum eight (8) years of rotary aircraft experience, with two(2) of the eight (8) as a senior technician or equivalent Helicopter maintenance experience Airbus Helicopter airframe experience Completion experience Have clear understanding of Part 21 and Part 145 processes. Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English Proficient in Microsoft Office Systems (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)