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- *Job Description:**
Airbus Aerosystems Kinston is looking for a NDI Technician 2 to join our team in Kinston, North Carolina.
*Meet the Team:*
Our team at Airbus Aerosystems Kinston manufactures crucial aircraft components. On the shop floor you’ll be surrounded by individuals who are passionate about aviation and skilled in areas like electrical, structure and quality. Join our team and help build the next generation of aircraft.
*Your Working Environment:*
The Airbus Aerosystems Kinston facility sits at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, specializing in the production of large, advanced composite aerostructures. Our team builds critical components for the state-of-the-art Airbus A350 XWB, including the composite center fuselage and wing spar.
- How We Care for You:*
- Financial Rewards: Competitive pay, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
- Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a paid parental leave program.
- Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
- Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path; as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes; and both national and international mobility.
- Your Challenges:*
- Responsible for using analysis techniques to evaluate the properties of materials, components, or systems without causing damage
- Utilize Non-Destructive inspection methods (Ultrasonic, TTU and PE phased array) to verify parts are in compliance with customer engineering requirements
- Set-up and standardize NDI equipment, process parts, interpret and evaluate for acceptance or rejection, and document results
- Conduct system performance checks in accordance with applicable process standards
- Provide necessary guidance and/or supervision to trainees
- Perform audit surveillance on non-destructive inspection processes and initiate and document any non-conformances according to specification, process, and procedures
- Be capable of self-direction during off-shift work periods (weekends, nights, holidays, etc.)
- Your Boarding Pass:*
- Ultrasonic Level II certification
- 80+ hours of formal classroom training in NDI techniques, to include ultrasonic inspection (Must be able to provide documentation)
- Preferred Qualifications:*
- 800 hours of directly related experience
- Physical Requirements:*
- Onsite
- Vision: Daily able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
- Hearing: Daily able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
- Speaking: Daily able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
- Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): Daily able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
- Carrying: Several times a week able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
- Lifting: Several times a week able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
- Pushing / Pulling: Several times a week able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
- Sitting: Daily able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer.
- Squatting / Kneeling: Several times a month able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
- Standing: Daily able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor.
- Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents) and able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
- Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks. Protective Gloves.
- Walking: able to walk through office and production areas, around flightline and airstrips and sometimes on uneven indoor and/or outdoor surfaces.
- Heights: able to function at heights up to 40 feet. Able to operate moving platforms, hydraulic lifts and forklifts.
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A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.
Equal Opportunity:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status
As a leader in our field, Airbus provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
As a matter of policy, Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.
Airbus does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.
NOTE: Airbus reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
****Company:****
Airbus Aerosystems Kinston, Inc
*Employment Type:*
US - Direct Hire
*Experience Level:*
Professional
*Remote Type:*
On-site
*Job Family:*
Quality Inspection
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