Composite Technician

Description

This position is responsible for fabricating aircraft parts, accessories, and trim in accordance with technical specifications. Composite technician jobs are detail-oriented and involve crafting, sanding, bonding, assembly, and autoclave with a variety of composite materials.

• Responsibilities include reading blueprints and tape measures to ensure project accuracy and completion.
• Ability to read precision measuring tools and instruments.
• Ability to use a variety of hand tools, grinders, sanders, files, Dremel's, drills, and operate ovens.
• Repairing components as needed per manual and router instruction.
• Perform hot-bonding, wet lay-up preparation, and cures, using raw materials or pre-pregs, both glass and aramid fiber.
• Perform repairs with the use of various adhesives and resins.
• Remove and repair damage of honeycomb and core panels.
• Repair of thermosets and thermoplastics using adhesive bonding.
• Perform grinding, sanding, blending, deburring operation. Operates all power tools and equipment necessary to accomplish job assignment.
• Must follow all OSHA standards in regard to personal protection equipment.
• Maintains a clean and neat work area.

• Ability to climb and work from ladders, work stands, and other heights.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, crouch, kneel, and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to work outside in all weather conditions
• Ability to hear at conversational level with hearing aide
• Must have correctable near and far vision

Aircraft maint duties (preferred)

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