Aircraft assembler jobs in Finland
Aircraft assemblers use hand tools, power tools and other equipment such as CNC machines or robots to construct, fit and install prefabricated parts to manufacture fixed or rotary wing aircrafts and aircraft subassemblies such as flight controls, aircraft skins, rigging and other mechanical systems etc. They read and interpret blueprints. They operate control systems to determine functional performance of the assemblies and adjust accordingly.
Aircraft assembler – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 17.04 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 13.21 €/h |
| Top tenth | 22.81 €/h |
| Employees | 12,558 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 15.85 €/h | 2,250 |
| Men | 17.32 €/h | 10,308 |
Aircraft assembler - Which skills are essential?
Align and arrange steel and metal parts in order to assemble complete products; use the appropriate hand tools and gauges.
Apply preparatory treatment, through mechanical or chemical processes, to the workpiece preceding the main operation.
The engineering processes that combine electrical and mechanical engineering in the application of electromechanics in devices that need electricity to create mechanical movement or devices that create electricity by mechanical movement.
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Align and lay out components in order to put them together correctly according to blueprints and technical plans.
Technicalities over mechanics in aircrafts and related topics in order to perform a wide range of repais in aircrafts.
Operate power driven pumps. Use hand tools or power tools. Use vehicle repair tools or safety equipment.
Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.
Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
Operate a semi-automated, semi-manual drill press to drill holes in a work piece, safely and according to regulations.
Read the technical drawings of a product made by the engineer in order to suggest improvements, make models of the product or operate it.
Fasten components together according to blueprints and technical plans in order to create subassemblies or finished products.
Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.
The body of legislation and regulations that apply to the field of civil aviation at regional, national, European and International levels. Understand that regulations aimed at protecting citizens at all times in civil aviation; ensure that operators, citizens, and organisations comply with these rules.
Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.
Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.
Aircraft assembler - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.
The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.
Operate welding equipment in a safe manner; use welding techniques such as shielded metal arc welding or flux-cored arc welding.
Record data which has been identified specifically during preceding tests in order to verify that outputs of the test produce specific results or to review the reaction of the subject under exceptional or unusual input.
Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) milling machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.
Monitor and operate a computer numerical controlled (CNC) metal punch press according to regulations.
Select relevant documentation related to the ongoing or complete work and take steps to archive it in a way that ensures its future accessibility.
Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) grinding machine designed for manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.
The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.
Operate various kinds of tools and equipment used in riveting processes, such a pin hammer and a rivet set, handheld squeezers, a hammer and bucking bar, a pneumatic hammer, a rivet gun, and others.
Use equipment to test performance and operation of machinery.
Use computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programmes to control machinery and machine tools in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation as part of the manufacturing processes of workpieces.
Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) drilling machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.
Operate cutting and measuring instruments in order to cut/shape pieces of metal into given dimensions.
Monitor and operate a computer numerical controlled (CNC) laser cutting machine according to regulations.
Conduct experimental, environmental and operational tests on models, prototypes or on the systems and equipment itself in order to test their strength and capabilities under normal and extreme conditions.
Set up the desired product design in the CNC controller of the CNC machine for product manufacturing.
Transport heavy objects using lifting equipment such as cranes, forklifts etc.
Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) lathe and turn machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.
Collaborate with engineers to ensure common understanding and discuss product design, development and improvement.
The various weapons and weapon systems used to protect citizens and to harm or shield incoming enemies and enemy weapons.
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
The various types of rivets used in manufacturing, such as solid head rivets, blind rivets, drive rivets, semi-tubular rivets, oscar rivets, flush rivets, and others.
Tend a metalworking machine designed to join metal pieces by automatically shooting mechanical fasteners, rivets, into them, monitor and operate it according to regulations.
Carry out inspection and maintenance on aircraft parts according to the maintenance procedures and documentation, and perform repair work to remedy functional and deterioration problems.
Set up and programme an automotive robot working on machine processes and substituting or collaboratively supporting human labour, such as the six-axis automotive robot.
Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these structures and avoid falls from ladders, mobile scaffolding, fixed working bridges, single person lifts etc. since they may cause fatalities or major injuries.