Aircraft Maintenance Technician - Ottawa, Canada - General Dynamics Missions Systems-Canada

General Dynamics Missions Systems-Canada

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Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Job Description:

General Dynamics Mission Systems-Canada was awarded a contract by the Boeing Company for the Medium/Heavy Lift Helicopter (MHLH) program.

This is a long term support contract for the maintenance and support of the Maintenance Training Suite (MTS) for the Department of National Defence.

(DND)

The MHLH MTS Team conducts daily maintenance operations on the MTS; this includes classrooms, training system, training aids and interactive display system.

They carry out detailed maintenance tasks and support training requirements as defined by DND course configurations. The team will conduct integration activities as new MTS build baselines are made available.

This position is based on-site at Garrison Petawawa where the Chinook Maintenance Training Suite is located.

If you were in the role today, here are some tasks you would be working on:

Perform daily start up and shutdown activities for all MTS equipment
Perform all scheduled maintenance on MTS
Maintain daily logs across multiple environments to capture maintenance tasks
Participate in team reviews to ensure maintenance requirements are met
Ensure maintenance activities comply with both internal and external guidelines
Be available for on call periods during off hour's usage of MTS
Work in tool crib and preposition tools and consumables to enable DND training

Basic Qualifications:

Required Experience:

Helicopter maintenance background with recognized diploma from approved aircraft maintenance facility or an equivalent work experience within the defense industry or military preferred
Working knowledge of aircraft repair and methodologies a definite asset
Working knowledge of computer use in databases and basic networking would be an asset
Some supply chain experience would be an asset (tool crib responsibilities)
Knowledge of any of fall safety/confined space/first aid and CPR
Team player but also the ability to work autonomously

Excellent communication abilities

Up to 10% travel required.
Must be available for day/night shift rotation
Must be able to obtain and maintain Canadian Security Clearance and a positive Controlled Goods Assessment. Eligibility to work in Canada either as a Canadian Citizen or Permanent ResidentEducation
Technician Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering from recognized maintenance training facility. Or equivalent work experience with 3 to 5 years industry experience in either military or aviation environment

Company Overview:

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation.

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas.

If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our team

Our Company Benefits

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours
which means every other Friday off
A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits