Composite Technician -IV

Job Description

Benefits of the Composite Technician I-IV

• 4X10 Schedule with every Friday Off

• Competitive Compensation

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Generous PTO

• Educational Assistance

• Company Paid Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, and Short-Term Disability

• EAP and Wellness Plan

• Healthy Rewards Program

The Composite Technician I-IV Position
The mission of every Robertson employee is to execute their responsibilities with the #1 goal of saving and protecting the lives of service members across the globe. Primary duties include processing lay-up techniques to include pre-preg or wet lay-up, cutting, bagging, basic repair, and or trimming operations in the composite repair of aerospace, and related fiberglass products as well as sanding, potting of inserts, filling, and laminating repairs.

Duties & Responsibilities of the Composite Technician I-IV:

• 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.

• Smooths 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.

• Adherence to Export Control and Technology Control Plan (TCP) as applicable to job function

• Adherence to Compliance Plan and Employee Policy Manual

• Ability to accomplish 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.

• Conducts conductivity verification and recording.

• 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.

• Assists with the scheduling of workflow to meet product requirements.

• Inventories 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.

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover nor contain a static listing of activities, duties or responsibilities.

• Additional duties may be assigned.

Qualifications for the Composite Technician I-IV
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and Experience for the Composite Technician I-IV
High School Diploma or GED equivalent; and experience in a manufacturing role combined with the demonstrated ability to perform the tasks per the job description; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Professional Qualifications for the Composite Technician I-IV
Required:

• Ability to work with basic shop tools and…