Shape the Future of Aviation – Join Our Sheet Metal Team!

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking skilled Sheet Metal Technicians to join a leading aviation partner in Indianapolis, Indiana. Be part of a team that fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs sheet metal components that ensure the safety, performance, and excellence of general aviation aircraft. Your expertise will directly contribute to building aircraft that set the standard in the aviation industry.

Position: Sheet Metal Technician
Type: Full-Time, Contract
Schedule: 07:30 AM – 04:00 PM
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Pay Rate: $35.00– $45.00/hr

Role Overview

As a Sheet Metal Technician, you’ll transform raw materials into precise, high-quality components that support aircraft performance and safety. Your work will involve fabricating, bending, forming, and assembling sheet metal parts while following strict aviation standards and blueprints.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Review project requirements, blueprints, and instructions to determine methods, materials, and assembly sequences

• Lay out, alter, and assemble sheet metal parts using hand tools and fabrication machines

• Bend, form, drill, deburr, countersink, dimple, and rivet sheet metal components

• Operate soldering and welding equipment to join parts as needed

• Install solid and blind rivets, fasteners, and other sheet metal hardware

• Guide and instruct 1–2 lower-level helpers, performing supervisory tasks 50% of the time

• Inspect assemblies for quality, smooth seams, and remove burrs

• Perform other related duties as required

Required & Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Minimum 3 years of diversified aviation sheet metal experience

• Ability to obtain and maintain an airport security badge, if applicable

• Skilled in reading and applying aircraft structure repair manuals and FAA AC 43.13-1B

• Proficient in identifying and removing corrosion, applying wash etch and Alodine materials, and primer application

• Knowledge of rivets, bolts, screws, nuts, and washers

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently or as part of a team

Why Join Us

• Partner with a top-tier aviation leader and contribute to cutting-edge aircraft projects

• Competitive pay and benefits for skilled technicians

• Be part of a culture that values skill, dedication, and professional growth

• Opportunity to mentor and lead junior team members while developing your expertise

Ready to Take Flight in Your Career?

If precision, craftsmanship, and aviation excellence drive you, we want to hear from you. Apply today and help build the aircraft of tomorrow—one sheet metal part at a time.

Apply Now and Let Your Skills Soar.

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