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AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES TECHNICIAN

Canadian Armed Forces

  • To be discussed

  • Full time ,Part time

  • 1 position to fill as soon as possible

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Benefits

Are you passionate about planes and hands-on technical work? As an Aircraft Structures Technician in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll be responsible for maintaining aircraft structures, helping keep military aircraft safe and mission-ready.

This position is available full-time or part-time, or as part of our paid education program.

Pay & Benefits

The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well supported. These include:

  • Competitive salary starting from $4,337 - $6,413/month for new recruits who join the Regular Force under the Direct Entry plan
  • New pay increases: earn more from the start
  • Signing Bonus paid in installments at key service milestones
  • Paid education and training opportunities
  • Vacation, parental, and other types of paid leave
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Counseling, and relocation support services
  • Pension plan
  • Stimulating workplace that promotes respect, belonging, and work-life balance

Overview

As an Aircraft Structures Technician, your primary duties are to:

  • Inspect aircraft structures and related components
  • Restore or repair defects using unique aircraft fastening hardware, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, composite materials, chemicals, adhesives, paints and textiles
  • Weld base metals, alloys and casting materials, using oxyacetylene, electrical arc, inert gas and resistance welding techniques and equipment
  • Manufacture original aircraft equipment, components or replacement items from base metals using special cutting tools, engine lathe and milling machines
  • Fabricate and repair aircraft structures using composite, fibreglass, textiles, leather, plastic and synthetic components
  • Maintain life support equipment, ejection seats, fire suppression and oxygen systems
  • Perform aircraft handling tasks, including parking, towing, marshalling, starting, refuelling, cleaning and de-icing

You will find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the forces.ca website.

This position is similar to the following:

  • Aircraft Maintenance Engineer – Structures
  • Aircraft Structures Maintenance Technician

To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:

  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada;
  • Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
    • For the Paid Education programs, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent);
    • For the Primary Reserve, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student;
  • Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Québec (some jobs need higher levels of education).

Required Education

The minimum required education to apply for this position is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec including Gr 10 General Math or Math 416 / CST 4 in Quebec.

Foreign education may be accepted.

Direct Entry Plan

The ideal candidate will already have a college diploma, the CAF will decide if your academic program matches the training criteria for this job and may place you directly into any required on-the-job training program following basic training.

Join the CAF

To learn more about becoming an Aircraft Structures Technician, visit www.forces.ca, talk to a recruiter at a centre near you: www.forces.ca/en/find-a-recruiting-centre or call 1-800-856-8488.

Explore over 100 different career opportunities at www.forces.ca/en/careers.

Job Type: Full-time – Part-time

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Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors. Disability-related accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Requirements

Level of education

High school

Diploma

undetermined

Work experience (years)

0-2 years

Written languages

undetermined

Spoken languages

undetermined

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