At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare aircraft for flight, perform maintenance checks, and ensure safety systems are operational.
- Company: Join L3Harris, a leader in aerospace technology with a commitment to innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly wage, dynamic work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Equal opportunity employer with a focus on respect and a drug-free workplace.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that ensures safe flights and tackles exciting technical challenges.
- Qualifications: College diploma in Aircraft Maintenance or equivalent; teamwork and problem-solving skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 30 - 50 £ per hour.
Job Location: Mirabel, QC
Job Code: 39210
Job Schedule: Day Shift
Compensation Range: Between $30.48 - $50.39 CDN per hour
Essential Functions:
- Participate in the preparation of the aircraft for flight or customer acceptance: install and remove the safety pins of the landing gear and control surfaces, cover the intake ports and pipes, place the maintenance brackets and jacks and ground power brackets and units, filling and emptying fuel, oil, water, anti-icing fluid, hydraulic fluid tanks, charging oleo struts, checking and inflating the tires and lubricating the entire aircraft.
- Check, adjust, repair or replace devices and equipment of a complex nature such as internal storage, seats and harnesses, accessories, upholstery, and repair sheet metal as needed.
- Check and maintain flight systems such as hydraulic, pneumatic, heating and ventilation circuits, flight controls, landing gear and engines by connecting and using power test benches and devices.
- Perform maintenance, purging, charging and checking of gas and liquid oxygen systems (after successful completion of company oxygen course).
Qualifications:
- College diploma in Aircraft Maintenance, Pre-flight mechanics or military equivalent or Transport Canada equivalent.
- CF-18 (an asset).
- Bilingualism (an asset).
- Has strong skills for teamwork.
- Is dynamic and innovative and is stimulated by technical challenges.
- Is organized, autonomous and has a developed analytical sense.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government of Canada Reliability status and Secret Level 2/NATO Secret security clearance.
- Must be eligible to meet the requirements for U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
L3Harris is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all of its employees and job applicants with respect and dignity and to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination.
L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and background checks, in accordance with applicable law.
This job is for an existing vacancy.
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