Composite Technician I-V

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reads and understands drawings, work orders, work instructions, and manufacturing orders.
• Weighs out resins and adhesives in secondary containers to the correct ratios with material identification and lot number traceability.
• Marks and cuts woven material, tape materials and core materials following templates, guides or specific dimensions.
• Smoothes successive layers to build required thickness free from wrinkles, air pockets or voids.
• Demonstrates proper vacuum bagging and leak check methods.
• Routes, drills, trims and sands to drawing dimensions and tolerances.
• Demonstrates proper filling and fairing techniques using contour fillers with both hand and power sanders.
• Records operational steps completed including lot numbers and expiration dates for material traceability.
• Interacts with Quality and Supply Chain as required.
• Adheres to Export Control and Technology Control Plan (TCP) as applicable to job function.
• Adheres to Compliance Plan and Employee Policy Manual.
• Achieves duties and responsibilities with minimal or intermittent supervision.
• Bonds prep composite and metallic surfaces for subsequent bonding.
• Positions machining/route fixtures to blueprint tolerances and machine using power tools.
• Bonds components using jigs and fixtures.
• Completes final assembly of finished components using adhesives, inserts and fasteners.
• Performs preventive maintenance on tooling and equipment.
• Operates and monitors oven controllers.
• Assists with training and on-the-job learning initiatives for lesser experienced Composite Technicians.
• Completes the fabrication of composite models and tooling for production.
• Performs preventative maintenance and logs recording of equipment.
• Affords assistance with the scheduling of workflow to meet product requirements.
• Invents and maintains inventory of parts required to fabricate containers.
• Works with Engineering on manufacturing order and Blueprint improvements.
• Completes in process inspection and verifications in manufacturing orders and Work Orders.
• Ensures product meets blueprint and process specification tolerances.
• Interacts with Engineering as required.
• Reviews change/deficiency requests for drawing, work orders, work instructions, and manufacturing orders.
• Completes in process inspection and verifications in manufacturing and work orders.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in composite repair of aerospace, and related fiberglass products.
• Knowledge of composite materials and processes.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Basic understanding of quality control procedures.
• Good manual dexterity and ability to perform repetitive tasks.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.