AIRCRAFT SHEET METAL MECH II

About LSI

LSI is an employee-owned company that employs dynamic teams of professionals – people with the finest technical expertise, a level of passionate creativity, and a truly visionary outlook who deliver innovative training solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations. Everyone at LSI has a personal stake in our success.  LSI has over 300 training support experts, engineers, and craftsmen on staff who develop state-of-the-art high-fidelity training devices, complex computer-based, highly interactive distributed learning products, and comprehensive, dynamic technical publications. LSI employee-owners collaborate to deliver training products and services for a myriad of programs and customers, using leading-edge technology and proven processes.

Mission
Our mission is to prepare our military and allies to be battle-ready through cutting-edge training products and services.

Vision
Our vision is to be the premier provider of military training solutions, renowned for our innovation and excellence. Through employee-ownership and teamwork, we will shape a future where every military service member is equipped to succeed in their mission.

Guiding Principles

ESOP Sustainability: We do everything within our control to meet project budgets and schedules, so our ESOP prospers.

Take Ownership: Each Employee-Owner takes ownership at the individual level for their words, actions, and results. Individual ownership breeds accountability. Accountability breeds trust.  When we hold ourselves accountable and trust our fellow employee-owners to do the same, we realize success.
 
Clear Communication: We project confidence in our communication using unambiguous language and providing clear purpose and direction.

Pursuit of Excellence: We aggressively pursue continuous improvement both as teams and individual employee-owners. We strive to get better every day. There is no room for mediocrity.

Pride in Our Work: We know the value of our work and are proud of what we produce.

Customer Focus: Customers are both internal and external and we strive to give both our best efforts.

Assume Positive Intent: Assume others are well-intentioned in their actions and seek additional information about the circumstances to help solve problems. Assuming positive intent in all interactions is the key to building strong teams and working together to solve problems.

One Voice: Every Employee-Owner is expected to speak up if they have an idea for improvement or if they disagree with a potential course of action. Once a decision is made, the entire team commits to it and moves forward with one voice.
 

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General Summary

The Aircraft Sheet Metal Mechanic II repairs, fabricates, modifies, and installs sheet metal parts, items, and assemblies. Sheet metal mechanic work requires knowledge of the physical properties and working characteristics of sheet metal, knowledge of tools and equipment required in the sheet metal trade, and knowledge of shop mathematics and principles.

Essential Job Functions

•    Plans work sequence, repair methods, equipment needs, and material requirements from engineering drawings, applicable specifications, airframe service changes, bulletins, contractors' and vendor drawings and repair manuals, and examines and evaluates damage, wear, corrosion, misalignments, and other deficiencies.
•    Performs major structural repairs and modifications involving critical structural members and skins.
•    Experienced in removal, replacement, or repairs of all or portions of skins, ribs, spars, bulkheads, fittings, forgings, brackets, clips, support splice members, etc. by fitting, aligning, drilling, and riveting.
•    Highly proficient in laying out and fabricating parts such as splices, reinforcements, inspection plates, doublers, surface or flush patches, clips, angles, brackets, etc., and frequently manufactures complex ribs, bulkheads, stringers, skins, repair parts, etc., when none are available.
•    Highly proficient in the removal and replacement of damaged or corroded fittings, rivets, screws, bolts, and other types of fasteners.
•    Highly proficient in the ability to fabricate from technical drawings and documentation to tolerances of 10 thousandths of an inch.
•    Drills and reams holes for bushings, stress relieves scratches by burnishing or buffing.
•    Routinely displays expert skills in the manufacture and use of fixtures when required to determine proper alignments of major aircraft hard points, proper dihedral and incidence angles, and other close tolerance alignment situations.
•    Uses NDI checks to assist in locating structural failure.
•    Available for short-term travel to complete work off-site.
•    Must be capable of safely handling government-furnished equipment and materials.
•    Must be available to work a standard weekly schedule with overtime as required.
•    Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

•    Requires thorough comprehension in reading, interpreting engineering drawings, repair manuals and related technical data and thorough knowledge of and skill in the use of tools and techniques of rework and repair of sheet metal fabricated structures.
•    Requires a thorough knowledge of shop mathematics, ability to lay out, form, shape, and/or fit and assemble multi-contoured parts using such precision instruments as micrometers, calipers, dividers, dial indicators, levels, protractors, clinometers, gages and rulers, and such metal working tools as hand and powered sheers, brakes, rolls, mallets, forming blocks, hand saws, grinders, sanders, files, a wide variety of pneumatic drills, rivet guns and blind fastener tools.
•    Requires a thorough knowledge of various machinery to include band saws, hydraulic and manual press brakes, hydraulic and manual shears, shrink/stretch press, turret punch, etc.
•    Requires a thorough knowledge of various hand tools to include pneumatic rivet guns, pneumatic/electric drills, hand shears, countersinks, calipers, micrometers, Clecos, clamps, cherry max guns, hi-lock tools, drills, scales, etc.
•    Requires expert comprehension in reading, interpreting engineering drawings, repair
manuals and related technical data and thorough knowledge of and skill in the use of tools and techniques of rework and repair of sheet metal fabricated structures.
•    Requires thorough knowledge of shop mathematics, ability to lay out, form, shape, and/or fit and assemble multi-contoured parts using such precision instruments as micrometers, calipers, dividers, dial indicators, levels, protractors, clinometers, gages and rulers, and such metal working tools as hand and powered sheers, brakes, rolls, mallets, forming blocks, hand saws, grinders, sanders, files, a wide variety of pneumatic drills, rivet guns, and blind fastener tools.
•    Requires a thorough knowledge of aircraft structural hardware (including applications and techniques of preparation and installation) such as solid, tubular, and explosive rivets, standard and special aircraft bolts, nuts, and washers, anchor nuts, Hi-Loks, Dzus fasteners, screws, airlock and fasteners, and a variety of other structural fasteners.
•    Requires expert knowledge of and the ability to detect various types of corrosion such as surface corrosion, galvanic or dissimilar metal corrosion, pitting corrosion, and fretting corrosion.
•    Requires an expert knowledge of corrosion treatment, repair methods, and proper tools used in corrosion removal.
•    Requires expert knowledge and probable effects of various loads and stresses applied to structures such as compression, tensile and shear, and the ability to recognize an overloaded or overstressed condition.
•    The aircraft sheet metal mechanic must rely on advanced trade knowledge and the ability to improvise trade techniques.
•    Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
•    Must be able to obtain a security clearance when required by the contract.
 
Education and Experience

•    High school diploma or equivalent.
•    Five (5) years of experience with an aircraft sheet metal mechanic background in commercial or military aircraft manufacturing/repair/installation required.