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Cutter Aviation is seeking a knowledgeable and energetic Sheet Metal/Structures Technician to join their Maintenance team in Phoenix, AZ. The role involves providing exceptional customer service while performing routine and unscheduled sheet metal and structural repairs on aircraft.

Responsibilities

  • Perform routine and non-routine structural repairs in compliance with F.A.A. and industry standards.
  • Troubleshoot and perform needed repairs to airframe as needed in compliance with FAA and aircraft manufacturer standards.
  • Conduct structural repairs to airframes including sheet metal work, riveting, patching, fiberglass repair, corrosion preventative treatment, priming and painting.
  • Install optional or added equipment to aircraft at customer’s request.
  • Make required log book entry of repair and comply with all company and F.A.A. paperwork requirements in a neat and legible manner.
  • Be willing to work overtime and assignment to emergency call out duty.
  • Read & interpret aircraft maintenance manuals and specifications to determine feasibility and method.
  • Assist in cleaning and policing of work areas in the hangar shop.
  • Perform facility maintenance and repairs as directed.

Requirements

  • Must have High School Diploma or GED.
  • At least 3-5 years experience working with sheet metal and structural repair on Aircraft, preferred.
  • Knowledge of maintenance manuals and FAR’s.
  • Knowledge of sheet metal and some composites.
  • Ability to perform error free work with ability to meet/exceed deadlines and time accountability requirements.
  • Excellent Organizational, Customer Service, Training, and Communication Skills.
  • Outstanding team building ability.
  • Professional in appearance and mannerisms.
  • Ability to handle conflict.
  • Able to develop a friendly rapport.
  • A sincere desire to assist customers.
  • Ability to pass a drug screening test.
  • Able to pass a background check.
  • Clean driving record.
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How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 47% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ — toward the top of a $24–$39/hr middle band drawn from 79 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 85% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 211 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 134 different employers. 52 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 482 other active welding openings from 247 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

Cutter Aviation currently has 1 other opening live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17), and EZARC (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Scottsdale at $36/hr, and Tempe at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. SHEET METAL & STRUCTURES TECHNICIAN figures were last recalculated when this page was built.