Composite Technician

Composite Technician

Our client, an Aeronautics and Space company, is looking for multiple Composite Technicians for their Kinston, NC location. Responsibilities:

• Lays out, assembles, pre-fits, and bonds a variety of metal, composite or laminate fabrications, assemblies, parts, skins or equipment.
• Follows engineering and manufacturing specifications and orders to determine parts to be bonded and the temperature and pressure required.
• Cuts parts or materials to size.
• Operates autoclave, hydraulic presses and ovens to complete the bonding cycle.
• Sands, burrs and smoothes over areas.
• Applies sealing resins to cut or exposed edges.
• Process methods and sequences vary depending on compounds, contours and layup transitions.
• May perform complicated rework or repair. May monitor and verify quality in accordance with controlled procedures.
• Utilize layup tools, which include both optical and hard tools, in the fabrication of composite and metal assemblies.
• Obtain required information from prints, charts, sketches, work orders, documents, verbal and electronic information.
• Use shop mathematics and precision measuring instruments to complete work assignments.
• Must verify work performed is per work instruction and meets process and/or engineering specification.
• Ensure equipment and tool certification occurs per procedure.
• Use and control of solvents and cleaning solutions in the preparation of details, tools, and assemblies for bonding and paint per established procedures.
• Perform routine minor machine maintenance as part of their daily work duties
• Routinely move product within the immediate manufacturing work area, including across isle, using shop assigned equipment as required and complete transactions necessary to move product to the next operation.
• On an exception basis, moves product to the next operation within a building.
• Support the continuous flow of product within the manufacturing process by training and assisting employees at all classification levels.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of station safety, quality (clean as you go / Foreign Object Debris) and OSHA regulations
• Must have basic skills of using a variety of tools
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to articulate complex issues to others.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all matters is essential.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in interpersonal skills.
• 2 years' minimum experience in aviation production or equivalent
• Previous experience with layups, assembling, prefitting, and bonding a variety of metal, composite or laminate fabrications, assemblies, parts, skins or equipment
• Preferred 5+ years minimum experience in aviation production
• Able to enter, generate and retrieve information using a computer (SAP and Excel knowledge required)
• High School Diploma/GED or WorkKeys Assessment completion
• The ability to successfully complete the following training provided by Airbus after recruitment: Health & Safety, General aircraft familiarization, Quality Training
• Training from a vocational school or previous employer in the use of composite layups and fabrication

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities