Jet engine jobs? (Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham: chapel, hotel, construction)

[jetengineman's wife]

Hello! I just read about the new GE/Honda engine plant being built in Burlington. My husband is a certified airframe and powerplant mechanic who currently overhauls JT9 engines for Kalitta Air in Oscoda, MI. I am whithering in this very rural area and want to move in the next 2 years as the kids will be both in school at that point and I will be ready to re-enter the work force. There are no jobs that pay more than $8 an hour in my field in this area so the best option to make us both happy is to move. Hubby likes the idea of building new engines instead of repairing old ones, so GE/Honda sound like good options and we've heard lots of good about NC (seems like half of Michigan is moving there!)

Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to get hubby's name to the right people at GE? We have time yet as we aren't in a hurry... hope to visit the area, also, before we make our final decision. Also, we'd be looking for a small town to live in within a reasonable commute to the Burlington/ Greensboro and Raleigh/Durham areas with excellent schools (year-round is very appealing), low taxes (Ha! Is it just a fairy tale?) and decent amounts of acreage available for not outrageous prices. We like to ride ATV's, camp, garden and might be interested in having a very small farm (couple of chickens, maybe a cow or two). I am currently a home-based travel agent and stay-at-home mom but have worked at Costco before and loved it. I'd also be interested in getting a job in the cafeteria of the public school district or maybe a bank. I have a degree in hotel/restaurant management so customer service is my thing, but I can't do hotel/restaurant hours now that I have kids! Obviously, hubby's job is more important than mine, but I'd like options this time!

Anyway, there's our dream and our qualifications.... if anyone has any great ideas, I'd welcome your input. Also, just how miserable are the summers there? Thanks!

[NorthmeetsSouth]

Another place you might look is in GA. Lockheed in Marietta is building the Raptor, and Robins AFB in Warner-Robins is staffed with civilian mechanics and all of the Air Force's jets come through there every 5 years to be overhauled.

[jetengineman's wife]

Thanks, NorthmeetsSouth, but I'm thinking Georgia might be too steamy in the summer months. Aren't you about out of water, also? Sorry... couldn't resist that comment. But hubby would enjoy the military jets, so it's worth considering!

[yourhometriad]

Both Hondajet & Timco are in Greensboro, so that may be a place to check on. They've started the training classes for Hondajet already, tho the plant won't be open for a few more months. So those may be places to try as well.

Outside of Greensboro (not city limits) taxes are cheaper and there's land to be had. Also in the surrounding counties (randolph county, Rockingham county) there's plenty.

Good luck!

[jetengineman's wife]

Hello Yourhometriad... so Hondajet is in Greensboro already? I thought they were just building the new plant in Burlington.... that's something to think about. My hubby worked for Timco up here in northern MI... they seem unstable up here... keep hiring then laying off people. As a matter of fact, he was laid off from Timco in 2002 and when we decided to move back to the area, he took the Kalitta position to avoid them (once bitten, etc). Anyway, thanks for the tips. I read elsewhere in this board that Chapel Hill has great schools... are Greensboro area schools or Burlington comparable? Are they all consolidated schools districts around there?

[yourhometriad]

check your report cards- ReDir
and compare- we have good schools in Guilford County and it costs less than trying to live in Chapel Hill. In fact, many folks who work in the area around CH live in one of the small cities outside, including mebane, Saxapahaw, and even Burlington!

Good luck!

[jetengineman's wife]

If anyone out there works for Hondajet or GE and has some advice or comments to make about the jobs available, we're all ears... I'll check back every so often to see if anyone drops a note. Thanks.

[mm34b]

Honda Aero, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., will establish its corporate headquarters and jet engine manufacturing operations with the construction of an all new facility in Burlington, North Carolina, adjacent to Burlington-Alamance County Regional Airport.

Until the new facility is constructed, the company is located in Reston, Virginia. The new Burlington plant will serve as the primary production* location for engines developed and marketed by GE Honda Aero Engines, LLC (a joint venture between Honda Aero and GE), beginning with the GE Honda HF120 turbofan engine, chosen to power two of the newest and most advanced products in the business jet market - the HondaJet** and Spectrum Freedom.

Honda Aero, Inc. will employ approximately 70 associates when the plant reaches its initial production plan within about one year of its 2010 production start.

Honda Aero Inc.
1881 Campus Commons Drive, Suite 203
Reston, VA 20191

Email Honda Aero, Inc. at resumes@hai.honda.com

* Honda products are produced using domestic and globally-sourced parts
** HondaJet is manufactured by Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., a separately held subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. located in Greensboro, North Carolina.

[1550SolarSentry]

From the Greensboro News and record:
"HondaJet may have job for you" : News-Record.com : Greensboro, North Carolina (http://newsandrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/NRSTAFF/71015026/-1/NEWSRECRSSARKIVE - broken link)

[1550SolarSentry]

Sorry, link is broken...
HondaJet may have job for you

By Richard M. Barron
Staff Writer
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 3:00 am
HondaJet job fair

The Nov. 3 job fair at GTCC is by invitation only.
To start the application process, log on to http://www.triadjoblink.com .
If you do not have a computer, you may go to any JobLink Career Center to access the online application process.
The process must be completed by Oct. 24.
GREENSBORO — Chris Perdue wants a better career, and he has been eagerly awaiting more details about training for the HondaJet aircraft assembly plant.
Now he can take the first step.
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