Bonder

About the role

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units. Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions. Location: Tulsa, OK.

Responsibilities

• Move and/or obtain correct parts, materials, and tools as necessary within the assigned area as directed by management.
• Use all precision measuring instruments required to accomplish work assignments.
• Access and navigate electronic systems as required by the position, program, and/or company; training will be provided as required.
• Work safely and maintain a safe work environment adhering to established company safety requirements.
• Train, coach and/or assist fellow employees as requested or required by the company.
• Maintain and utilize required personal certifications and qualifications as directed by the company to perform job assignments.
• Ensure equipment and tool certification occurs per procedure.
• Report job handicaps such as errors in parts, procedures, tools, sequences, etc.
• Plan the methods and sequence of operations to fabricate and adhesive bond parts and assemblies composed of metallic and non‑metallic composite materials.
• Set up automated machines which perform mechanized reciprocating material layup operations in connection with metallic/non‑metallic composites fabrication and bonding; select and load correct program tapes, make appropriate data input into control system, load bulk material, adjust machine settings and stops per layup requirements.
• Operate automated reciprocating layup machines to perform layup; maintain correct spacing and directional relationship of tape strips and plies; adjust heat and/or material application pressure to achieve required adhesion and compression.
• Layout, cut, mold, form, fit, bond, cure and assemble prototype, first‑run parts and production assemblies of metallic and non‑metallic composites where tooling is incomplete or unproven.
• Build up and fabricate assemblies which require hand fitting of a variety of parts to close tolerances where locating and coordinating must be accomplished without the aid of proper tooling.
• Drill, countersink, route, counterbore, fill and fit using hand and power equipment.
• Set cure cycles, temperatures, and pressures to cure bonded and/or resin‑impregnated assemblies; hook up thermocouples, vacuum, heat transfer liquid and other connections between platens and the autoclave; check for vacuum leaks prior to cure operations.
• Operate autoclaves, close power doors, set safety locks, and actuate controls to start curing cycle; monitor and adjust instruments, gauges, and indicator lights to control and record curing processes; activate auxiliary equipment.

Qualifications

• Must be willing and able to work any shift.
• Previous Bonder experience.
• Ability to complete and pass a Bonder skills demonstration.
• Union‑represented position.
• Drug‑Free Workplace: subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met.
• Export Control Requirements: must be a “U.S. Person” (U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15.

Pay

Pay: $20.00/hour, with potential to earn up to $32.69/hour in accordance with the terms of the relevant collective bargaining agreement.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work programs.