How do they match: Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

  • Automatic Riveting Machine Operator
  • Auxiliary Powerplant Operator
  • Erco Machine Operator
  • Powerplant Operator

  • Weld tubing and fittings or solder cable ends, using tack welders, induction brazing chambers, or other equipment.
  • Adjust, repair, rework, or replace parts or assemblies to ensure proper operation.
  • Attach brackets, hinges, or clips to secure or support components or subassemblies, using bolts, screws, rivets, chemical bonding, or welding.
  • Capture or segregate waste material, such as aluminum swarf, machine cutting fluid, or solvents, for recycling or environmentally responsible disposal.
  • Fabricate parts needed for assembly or installation, using shop machinery or equipment.
  • Fit and fasten sheet metal coverings to surface areas or other sections of aircraft prior to welding or riveting.
  • Install accessories in swaging machines, using hand tools.
  • Manually install structural assemblies or signal crane operators to position assemblies for joining.
  • Read blueprints, illustrations, or specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations, or identities or relationships of parts.
  • Set up or operate machines or systems to crimp, cut, bend, form, swage, flare, bead, burr, or straighten tubing, according to specifications.
  • Swage fittings onto cables, using swaging machines.

  • Operate welding equipment.
  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
  • Assemble metal or plastic parts or products.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
  • Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.