Posted 13 days ago
Aircraft structures technician
@ The Royal Canadian Air Force
Saguenay, Quebec
Overview
The Royal Canadian Air Force is hiring Aircraft Structures Technicians to inspect, repair, fabricate and maintain military aircraft structures and components. The work includes welding, composite and metal fabrication, life support and oxygen system maintenance, and aircraft handling such as towing and refuelling. Full-time, part-time and paid education positions are offered, with a pay range starting at $4,337 to $6,413 per month for Direct Entry recruits.
Pay:
$4,337–$6,413 a month
Responsibilities:
- Inspect and repair aircraft structures and components
- Weld, machine and fabricate aircraft parts
- Maintain life support, ejection seat and oxygen systems
- Perform aircraft handling such as towing and refuelling
Requirements summary:
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada
- At least 18 years old (17 with parental consent)
- Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec including math
- College diploma preferred
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Job-board feed · jobillico
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-24
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Vehicle, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English, French |
| Education | High school (required), College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Aircraft maintenance, Aerospace technology, Welding |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Generous parental leave, Retirement plan, Relocation assistance, Signing bonus, Performance bonus, Paid training |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
The Royal Canadian Air Force
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 8 |
Are you passionate about planes and hands-on technical work? As an Aircraft Structures Technician in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll be responsible for maintaining aircraft structures, helping keep military aircraft safe and mission-ready.
This position is available full-time or part-time, or as part of our paid education program.
Pay & Benefits
The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well supported. These include:
- Competitive salary starting from $4,337 - $6,413/month for new recruits who join the Regular Force under the Direct Entry plan
- New pay increases: earn more from the start
- Signing Bonus paid in installments at key service milestones
- Paid education and training opportunities
- Vacation, parental, and other types of paid leave
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Counseling, and relocation support services
- Pension plan
- Stimulating workplace that promotes respect, belonging, and work-life balance
Overview
As an Aircraft Structures Technician, your primary duties are to:
- Inspect aircraft structures and related components
- Restore or repair defects using unique aircraft fastening hardware, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, composite materials, chemicals, adhesives, paints and textiles
- Weld base metals, alloys and casting materials, using oxyacetylene, electrical arc, inert gas and resistance welding techniques and equipment
- Manufacture original aircraft equipment, components or replacement items from base metals using special cutting tools, engine lathe and milling machines
- Fabricate and repair aircraft structures using composite, fibreglass, textiles, leather, plastic and synthetic components
- Maintain life support equipment, ejection seats, fire suppression and oxygen systems
- Perform aircraft handling tasks, including parking, towing, marshalling, starting, refuelling, cleaning and de-icing
You will find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the forces.ca website.
This position is similar to the following:
- Aircraft Maintenance Engineer – Structures
- Aircraft Structures Maintenance Technician
To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada;
- Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
- For the Paid Education programs, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent);
- For the Primary Reserve, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student;
- Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Québec (some jobs need higher levels of education).
Required Education
The minimum required education to apply for this position is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec including Gr 10 General Math or Math 416 / CST 4 in Quebec.
Foreign education may be accepted.
Direct Entry Plan
The ideal candidate will already have a college diploma, the CAF will decide if your academic program matches the training criteria for this job and may place you directly into any required on-the-job training program following basic training.
Join the CAF
To learn more about becoming an Aircraft Structures Technician, visit www.forces.ca, talk to a recruiter at a centre near you: www.forces.ca/en/find-a-recruiting-centre or call 1-800-856-8488.
Explore over 100 different career opportunities at www.forces.ca/en/careers.
Job Type: Full-time – Part-time
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