Job Title: AOG MechanicPay rate is $35-45/hr
Job Description
Join our team at a leading aircraft maintenance service provider, where you will be primarily located at Midway Airport. Your role will involve performing maintenance and troubleshooting on corporate and private aircrafts both in the hangar and on the road during AOG rotations.
Responsibilities
- Perform maintenance and troubleshooting on corporate and private aircrafts in the hangar and on the road.
- Participate in weekly on-call/AOG rotations with the rest of the staff.
- Float to other locations as needed, working on commercial and GA aircraft.
- Manage all aspects of projects you are attached to, providing updates to all relevant parties.
- Communicate effectively with passengers, aircraft owners, maintenance control teams, and other stakeholders during on-call and travel assignments.
Essential Skills
- A&P License
- Experience in AOG operations
- Strong communication skills with corporate flight departments, maintenance controllers, and customers
- Quality written/documentation skills
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- 3+ years of AOG experience strongly preferred
- Experience with corporate/private airframes is strongly preferred
- Experience with companies like Stephens, West Star MRT, Gulfstream Fast, Jet East, Net Jets, Flex Jet is advantageous
- Open to candidates without corporate experience but must be professional and customer-focused
Why Work Here?
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing company with plans to expand its AOG business in 2025. You will have the chance to earn additional income through travel and overtime, while working in a dynamic and customer-focused environment that offers diverse business offerings.
Work Environment
The role includes a weekly 7 on/7 off on-call schedule for travel, weekend, and after-hours work. Standard hours are Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 4 PM, with flexibility required. Work is conducted in a non-climate controlled hangar, with a focus on quality and return-to-service turnaround time. Travel is within a 300-mile radius, primarily in Chicago, but may extend to surrounding cities. You will travel with another mechanic as a team for AOG calls.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chicago, Illinois.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $42.00 - $42.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Chicago,IL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2025.
About Aerotek:
We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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