Blade Technician

TEL Staffing is hiring a Blade Technician to join our team in Fairhope, AL.

* Minimum of 1 year of professional hands-on experience, including manual work or entry level craftmanship required.

Purpose of Position: To prepare, repair, and ship propellers. Position is considered safety-sensitive in accordance with DOT and FAA regulations and as such, subject to drug and alcohol testing per FAA's regulations.

Essential Functions: (must be able to perform these functions, with or without a reasonable accommodation).

• Manually grinds and polishes propeller blades

• Locates and prints out required documentation and records completion

• Boxes and unboxes blades from shipping crates

• Removes attached mechanical components from the blade

• Takes blade measurements and records

• Removes lead plugs from inside the blade using a high-pressure washer

• Strips paint and remove rubber parts from the blade tip using chemicals

• Removes cuff material using hammer/chisel or power tools

• Maps and measures blades per Overhaul Manual and standard practices

• Visually inspects items for defects throughout the process

• Proficiently preps and packages for shipment to Outside Service/customer

• Follows directions and correctly and safely mixes and applies chemicals

• Maintains chemical shelf life of in optimum quantities

• Uses overhead lifting crane to move props to other stations

• Cure the blades in the oven to cure the cuff

• Masks, paints, and stencils the blade cuff based on a computer stenciling program

• Solders blade heater components to the blade

• Perform surface treatments and repairs to blades per Overhaul Manual

• Maintains a clean workstation free from Foreign Object and/or Debris (FOD), ensures tooling is properly stored.

• Maintains a clean/safe workspace free from spills or obstructions that may lead to harm

• Travels as required

• Confers with manager / lead to recommend changes such as equipment utilization, production methods and procedures to increase the efficiency of the department and promote improvement

• Attends all safety and health training, as required, in a timely manner

• Works when scheduled and complies with company attendance policy

• Works overtime as needed

• Observes and practices all safety procedures and personal policies (e.g. safety glasses, ear plugs, face shields etc.)

• Other duties as assigned

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities: (these are required to enable job holder to perform the essential functions of the job)

• Must provide and maintain personal toolbox in accordance with Segers’ Tool Control Plan

• Must be proficient in using a variety of hand tools, special tools, and GSE required to perform assigned maintenance tasks

• Must be able to read and interpret SDS and Technical Data Sheets to safely mix paints in accordance with specifications

• Must be able to use scales for mixing ratios

• Must be able to maintain an effective working relationship with, and among co-workers and supervisors

• Must be able to work with little or no supervision and to take initiative

• Must be able to use applied knowledge to formulate positive solutions to problem situations

• Must be able to apply common sense

• Must be able to effectively read, write and communicate in English

• Must be proficient in company specific software and Microsoft Office Word and Excel

• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide, using fractions and decimals; compute percentages, ratios, rates and interpret graphs.

• Must be able to comply with OSHA requirements and standards to properly wear all applicable PPE

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. regularly and more, with assistance occasionally

• Must regularly be able to reach overhead

• Must regularly be able to squat, bend, twist, stoop, kneel, and stand

• Must be able to walk around regularly using steps occasionally

• Must be able to see within normal range of vision with or without corrective lenses

• Must be able to hear running machinery

• Must be able to use hands, wrists, and fingers repetitively

• Must have exceptional eye-hand coordination

• Must strive to continuously develop skills and pursue training opportunities.

• Ability to provide verifications of US citizenship or permanent residency to satisfy ITAR/EAR restrictions

Marginal Functions: (Duties that are likely to be assigned to this person, unless he / she proves unable to perform them after receiving training and / or accommodations that the company judges appropriate)

• Other duties as assigned

Work Conditions:

Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. Noise is…