Tooling Technician T - Wichita

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.

Qualifying Skills Tool Fabrication (Bench)Responsibility, Authority, Accountability:

• 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 Qualifications:

• Candidates must be able to work any shift

Preferred Qualifications:

• Tool Maker
• Die Maker
• Mold Maker
• Tool Fitters
• Jigs, fixtures
• Cutting tools
• Gauges
• Composite tooling
• Additional tools used in manufacturing processes
• Load Rigging and Overhead Crane operations
• Mobile Ground Vehicle operations
• Running a band saw, disc grinder, drill press and small hand tools 
• Running a Laser Tracker with (SA software), CMS and precision measurement tools including micrometers, calipers, height gage, etc.

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.

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.

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.