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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Aircraft Manual Machinist

Salary

$69,000 / $33.17 per hour

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Description

Boeing Global Services (BGS) is looking for an Aircraft Manual Machinist to join our SAMC team in San Antonio, TX.

The role involves fabricating, repairing, and maintaining various tools, dies, and fixtures used in the manufacturing process. You will interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications to create precise tooling components. Additionally, you will operate manual machining equipment, utilize measuring instruments, collaborate with engineers, perform inspections, and assist with aircraft structures work.

Responsibilities:

  • Fabricate, repair, and maintain tools, dies, and fixtures
  • Interpret engineering drawings and specifications
  • Operate manual machining equipment
  • Utilize measuring instruments
  • Collaborate with engineers and team members
  • Perform inspections and quality checks
  • Assist with aircraft structures work
  • Fabrication of aircraft parts

Basic Qualifications:

  • Experience as a Machinist or Tool Maker
  • Experience operating manual mill and manual lathe machines
  • Experience reading and understanding engineering drawings and specifications
  • Experience working with precision measuring tools
  • Ability to work variable shifts

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in aircraft heavy maintenance
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Knowledge of aircraft structures work and related processes
  • Ability to work on aircraft structures tasks

Pay and Benefits:

  • Salary: $69,000 / $33.17 per hour
  • Additive Pay: $1.00/hourly for Airframe Certification, $1.00/hourly for Powerplant Certification
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement savings plans, and more

Skills

Required

  • manual machining
  • engineering drawings
  • precision measuring tools
  • machining equipment

Nice to have

  • aircraft heavy maintenance
  • problem-solving
  • aircraft structures
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