Job Description

Overview

Join American Airlines as an Aviation Maintenance Technician, where you will ensure the safety and timeliness of flights while advancing your career in a dynamic environment. This role offers opportunities for growth and collaboration with talented aviation professionals.

Responsibilities

  • Service aircraft, performing mechanical work to maintain airworthiness.
  • Conduct scheduled maintenance inspections.
  • Certify the quality of own workmanship according to maintenance manuals.
  • Connect and remove ground power and ground start units.
  • Push out and tow aircraft, performing guideman functions.
  • Sign mechanical flight releases and airworthiness releases.
  • Maintain knowledge of manuals and maintenance documentation.
  • Complete forms, records, and reports accurately.
  • Perform Foreign Object Debris (FOD) walks.
  • Clean work area and request parts.

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Ability to read, write, fluently speak and understand English.
  • Airframe and Power Plant License required.
  • Willingness to work outdoors in any weather conditions.
  • Ability to work extra hours during operational needs.
  • Ability to work rotating shifts including weekends and holidays.
  • Must fulfill FAA criminal background checks.
  • Must be able to secure appropriate airport authority and/or US Customs security badges.
  • Subject to Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol testing.

Benefits

  • Travel Perks
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Reports to position on time and at assigned location.
  • Must adhere to safety procedures and policies.
  • Complete job-relevant trainings.
  • Wear uniforms as required by company policy.

Benefits

Travel Perks
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$37/hr across 21 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 50 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 35 different employers. 20 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 312 other active welding openings from 188 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (8), and Phillips Tank & Structure (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $31/hr, Braddock at $31/hr, and York at $27/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

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