Equipment Maintain Techician III - Welding

Savannah, GA

If you're a skilled welder who enjoys troubleshooting equipment, fabricating solutions, and keeping critical manufacturing operations running, this is an opportunity to put your welding expertise to work in a world-class aerospace environment. As an Equipment Maintenance Technician 3 - Welding, you'll combine advanced welding, fabrication, mechanical, and maintenance skills to support aircraft production equipment. You'll play a key role in repairing, modifying, and maintaining equipment while helping ensure safety, reliability, and production readiness across the manufacturing operation.

Why Gulfstream

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Generous paid time off.
• Work on advanced manufacturing equipment in the aerospace industry.
• Use your welding and fabrication expertise to solve complex equipment challenges.
• Collaborate with experienced technicians, engineers, and production teams.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career growth.
• Be part of a team dedicated to quality, innovation, and operational excellence.

What You Will Do

• Perform advanced maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on aircraft production equipment.
• Apply MIG, TIG, and Stick welding techniques to fabricate, repair, reinforce, and modify equipment and components.
• Interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and specifications to support welding, fabrication, maintenance, and repair activities.
• Diagnose electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and pneumatic system issues and implement corrective actions.
• Perform equipment repairs with a high degree of quality and reliability to maintain operational performance.
• Conduct preventive and predictive maintenance inspections according to established schedules.
• Support equipment upgrades, modifications, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform equipment setup, calibration, and alignment activities as required.
• Maintain backups of process parameters and PLC programs.
• Enter maintenance activities, work orders, and reliability data into the CMMS system.
• Recommend equipment modifications, repairs, or component replacements to improve performance and reliability.
• Submit requests for critical spare parts and assist with inventory management activities.
• Partner with production, engineering, and leadership teams to support manufacturing operations.
• Assist with equipment acceptance testing and training activities.
• Support welding-related projects that improve equipment functionality, safety, and efficiency.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Will Bring

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 5 years of experience working with electrical controls and mechanical applications in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting aircraft production equipment or aerospace manufacturing operations preferred.
• A 2-year technical degree may offset one year of required experience.
• Strong welding experience with MIG, TIG, and Stick welding processes.
• Valid American Welding Society (AWS) certification preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and electrical diagrams.
• Experience with fabrication, equipment repair, and welding-related maintenance activities.
• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, controls, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience with Programmable Logic Controllers (Allen-Bradley and Siemens preferred).
• CNC equipment experience preferred, including Mazak, Mori Seiki, Fryer, Alpha Harrison, Broetje, or Kuka equipment.
• GSE equipment experience preferred, including Hobart, Unitron, Tronair, or Lektro Tug equipment.
• Experience replacing spindles, ball screws, linear guideways, bearings, and performing hydraulic repairs.
• Knowledge of machine alignments; laser alignment experience is a plus.
• Experience aligning turrets and installing ball screws is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience using computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Must be able to work any shift.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Apply Now

If you're a skilled welder who takes pride in quality craftsmanship, enjoys solving complex equipment problems, and wants to support the production of the world's most advanced business aircraft, we encourage you to apply.

Join Gulfstream and help us create and deliver the world's finest aviation experience.