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Tool Fabrication
Machine Operation
Shop Math
Overview
This role is at Spirit Aero Systems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.
Responsibilities
Location: Wichita, KS
- Plan, estimate, sequence, and perform any task required to program, fabricate, assemble, maintain, inspect, and repair any and all types of tools.
- Use processes such as cutting, grinding, spotting, painting, hand finish, shaping, bending, drilling, reaming, tapping, wiring, plumbing, lay-up, minor welding, inspection, set-up, operate all types of fabrication and measurement equipment and machine tools required to fabricate tools.
- Coordinate, plan, estimate, and sequence work with other employees.
- Use and/or interpret tool and engineering drawings and models, sketches, templates, tool design manuals, verbal information, master tools, production parts, digital data and various handbooks in accomplishing and communicating work requirements.
- Perform basic shop math
Qualifications
Required:
- Must be willing and able to work any shift.
- All Candidates must pass the Work Keys Assessment (workkeys.com) or provide verification that they have passed the Work Keys Assessment. Delay in completing your Work Keys Assessment will result in a delay in your start date. You may complete your assessment in advance of an interview.IMPORTANT Work Keys note: Any person scheduling their Work Keys Assessment will be required to present two (2) forms of identification to be verified before their scheduled date for the Work Keys assessment. Please click and review this provided link Acceptable Forms of ID and plan ahead by deciding which documents can be located or if need be, ordered.
Preferred:
- Any experience with power tools or mechanical aptitude
Union:
This is a union-represented position.
Pay: $25.09/hour, with potential to earn up to $43.13/hour in accordance with the terms of the relevant collective bargaining agreement.
Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit Aero Systems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.
Location: Wichita, KS
- Plan, estimate, sequence, and perform any task required to program, fabricate, assemble, maintain, inspect, and repair any and all types of tools.
- Use processes such as cutting, grinding, spotting, painting, hand finish, shaping, bending, drilling, reaming, tapping, wiring, plumbing, lay-up, minor welding, inspection, set-up, operate all types of fabrication and measurement equipment and machine tools required to fabricate tools.
- Coordinate, plan, estimate, and sequence work with other employees.
- Use and/or interpret tool and engineering drawings and models, sketches, templates, tool design manuals, verbal information, master tools, production parts, digital data and various handbooks in accomplishing and communicating work requirements.
- Perform basic shop math
Required:
- Must be willing and able to work any shift.
- All Candidates must pass the Work Keys Assessment (workkeys.com) or provide verification that they have passed the Work Keys Assessment. Delay in completing your Work Keys Assessment will result in a delay in your start date. You may complete your assessment in advance of an interview.IMPORTANT Work Keys note: Any person scheduling their Work Keys Assessment will be required to present two (2) forms of identification to be verified before their scheduled date for the Work Keys assessment. Please click and review this provided link Acceptable Forms of ID and plan ahead by deciding which documents can be located or if need be, ordered.
Preferred:
- Any experience with power tools or mechanical aptitude
Union:
This is a union-represented position.
Pay: $25.09/hour, with potential to earn up to $43.13/hour in accordance with the terms of the relevant collective bargaining agreement.
Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit Aero Systems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.
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About Spirit AeroSystems
Reviews
3.3
10 reviews
Work Life Balance
2.8
Compensation
3.2
Culture
3.1
Career
3.0
Management
2.3
45%
Recommend to a Friend
Pros
Good learning opportunities and training
Quality benefits package
Flexible working environment
Cons
Low salary/compensation issues
Poor management and leadership
Job insecurity and layoffs
Salary Ranges
173 data points
Junior/L3
Mid/L4
Senior/L5
Director
Junior/L3 · Assembly Mechanic
41 reports
$55,210
total / year
Base
$55,210
Stock
-
Bonus
-
$42,036
$72,512
Interview Experience
46 interviews
Difficulty
3.3
/ 5
Duration
14-28 weeks
Offer Rate
42%
Experience
Positive 60%
Neutral 24%
Negative 16%
Interview Process
1
Phone Screen
2
Technical Interview
3
Hiring Manager
4
Team Fit
Common Questions
Technical skills
Past experience
Team collaboration
Problem solving
News & Buzz
Boeing Reaches Labor Deal with Former Spirit AeroSystems White-Collar Workers: A New Chapter for Stability - Vocal
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Boeing reaches labor deal with former Spirit AeroSystems white-collar workers - Reuters
Source: Reuters
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Boeing secures tentative labor deal with former Spirit AeroSystems workers
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Alaska Airlines Pilot Sues Boeing for $10M, Says It Made Him 'Scapegoat' in Midflight Door Blowout
Interesting take, I’ve tried to find anything that Boeing said directly naming Capt. Fisher but have not found anything yet. I always got the impression Boeing was pushing blame at Spirit AeroSystems (which they didn’t own at the time). Overall I think the filing is kinda odd in what it claims, but
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