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Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers

Code: 51-2011.00
Zone 2
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Annual Median Salary
£65,380
Range: £47,310 - £107,500
Preparation & Education
Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Job Zone 2
Industry Demand
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Occupational Profile & What They Do

Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems.

Alternative Tech Titles

Aircraft Assembler Aircraft Line Assembler Assembler Assembly Riveter Assembly Technician (Assembly Tech) Sheet Metal Assembler and Riveter (SMAR) Sheet Metal Mechanic Sheet Metal Technician (Sheet Metal Tech) Structures Mechanic Structures Technician (Structures Tech)

Daily Duties & Technical Responsibilities

  • Read blueprints, illustrations, or specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations, or identities or relationships of parts.
  • Inspect or test installed units, parts, systems, or assemblies for fit, alignment, performance, defects, or compliance with standards, using measuring instruments or test equipment.
  • Assemble parts, fittings, or subassemblies on aircraft, using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, or fasteners, such as bolts, screws, rivets, or clamps.

Core Technology, Languages & Tools

Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software
Microsoft Outlook
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
SAP software

Skills, Knowledge & Engineering Competencies

Basic Skills
keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Education and Training
teaching and course design
Math and Science
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Arts and Humanities
English language
Engineering and Technology
mechanical
Hand and Finger Use
put together small parts with your fingers hold or move items with your hands
Ideas and Logic
notice when problems happen order or arrange things
Verbal
listen and understand what people say read and understand what is written

Live UK Vacancies for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers

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Assembler
CV-Library MK8, Abbey Hill, Milton Keynes Contract £13 - £14/hour
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Mechanical Assembler
CV-Library Plymouth, Devon Permanent £29918/annum Excellent Company Benefits
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Filament Assembler
CV-Library Eastbourne, East Sussex Contract, Temporary £15.25/hour
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Production Assembler
CV-Library Chippenham, Wiltshire Temporary £13.95/hour Excellent benefits package
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Skilled Assembler
CV-Library Cramlington, Northumberland Temporary £12.21/hour Overtime, Pension
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Electronics Assembler
CV-Library PE19, Saint Neots, Cambridgeshire Permanent £28000 - £31000/annum
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Salary Expectations
10th Percentile (Junior): £47,310
Median Annual (Mid-Level): £65,380
90th Percentile (Lead / Senior): £107,500
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Technical Terms
#realistic interests #assembly #install parts #meet specifications #production equipment #determine layouts #ventilating system #read blueprints #bolt