Defense - Material Support Technician

Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Responsibilities

Location - Wichita, KS (2nd shift)

Key Accountabilities :

Perform a wide variety of material support activities that assure the timely delivery of high-quality products to the customer. Performed tasks such as product conveyance and multi-tasking, operation of material handling equipment, material support machinery, and clerical or record keeping activities involving material flow of all goods and parts.

• Perform all tasks involved in receiving, location, issue, kit, preparation, and movement of materials (raw materials, parts,shop supplies, and hazardous materials to facilitate the production process or other support functions including Inventory Record Accuracy.
• Perform a variety of activities including, using power or hand operated tools and equipment, checking hardware for visible damage, routing broken, worn, or obsolete hardware to proper authority for disposition, opening containers and count of contents and verifying quality of incoming hardware. Additionally, operate any and all types of information systems required to perform assigned task.
• Utilize proper equipment and devices to assure parts, equipment, structures, etc. are appropriately protected. Load and unload air cargo as required.
• Check condition of the material handling and associated equipment or devices before and after operation.
• Report major malfunctioning and unsafe equipment.
• Refuel equipment.
• Verify part numbers, part count and similar information of in-process material.
• Effectively communicate with management staff, other support functions, other employees, vendors and outside shipping personnel.
• Train other employees in same job classification as requested or required.

Level B

Level C

Qualifications

Requirements :

All Candidates must pass the WorkKeys Assessment ( www.workkeys.com ) or provide verification that they have passed the WorkKeys Assessment. Delay in completing your WorkKeys Assessment will result in a delay in your start date. You may complete your assessment in advance of an interview.

Kansas Tax Credit : Join Spirit AeroSystems' 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.

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.