Level 3 Communications, Inc

Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Preflight Mechanic)

Level 3 Communications, Inc$63K — $104K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • College diploma in Aircraft Maintenance or equivalent military training
  • Experience with CF-18 aircraft preferred
  • Bilingual (French and English) is a plus
  • Strong teamwork skills
  • Dynamic, innovative, and eager to tackle technical challenges
  • Organized and autonomous with strong analytical skills

Responsibilities

  • Prepare aircraft for flight by installing/removing safety mechanisms
  • Check and maintain complex internal equipment like seats and harnesses
  • Perform checks on hydraulic, pneumatic, and engine systems
  • Conduct maintenance on gas and liquid oxygen systems after training

Benefits

  • Day shift scheduling for work-life balance
  • Work in a dynamic and innovative environment
  • Opportunity to tackle technical challenges
  • Collaborative team atmosphere
  • Possibility of working on advanced aircraft technology
Full Job Description
Job Title: Aircraft Maintenance Technician - Preflight Mechanic

Job Location: Mirabel, QC

Job Code: 44115

Job Schedule: Day Shift

Compensation Range: Between $30,48 - $50,39CDN 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 inflate the tires and lubricate 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).


This job is for an existing vacancy

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