Material Bonder B - 1st shift - ACC

Work Performed

Performs routine or semi routine operations required to prepare aircraft parts or articles for the material bonding process. Working from simple blueprints, drawings or oral instructions, assembles, locates and aligns parts or articles in correct position and proper sequence. Cleans, scrapes, sands, or grinds production or experimental rotor blades or airfoil sections using hand tools or powered equipment, performing any combination of the following tasks:
Cleans and wipes parts with cleaning cloths, applies appropriate metal cleaning or treatment materials. Removes excess adhesive or squeezed out materials. Locates, masks and tapes off and prepares areas to be filled. May require to dry chemically treated or filled areas per established procedures. Removes tape and other similar protective materials and sands or grinds according to pre-established finish dimensions.

Checks travelers, MDARS, Rework or other forms to insure all required operations are performed. Selects and mixes proper bonding agent and applies it according to standard procedure. Does minor rework, fitting or trimming as required. Makes up pressure bag and seals edges for leaks or may use prepared bag. Uses various production aids such as jigs, fixtures and necessary tools.

May assist Material Bonder “A”.

Hand tools, jigs, fixtures, clamps, templates, measuring instruments, safety gloves, bonding agents, portable power grinding and sanding equipment, measuring devices, etc.

Six months experience performing work similar to above description or an employee in order to qualify must possess the experience requirements as called out in the Job Description or must show a minimum of six months experience at Bell or six months experience prior to employment at Bell in any one or a combination of the following Job Classifications:

• Bench Hand Aircraft “A” Painter, Aircraft “A”
• Bench Hand Aircraft “B” Painter, Aircraft “B”
• Cleaner, Paint Booth Patternmaker
• Plaster Modeler Plaster Patternmaker
• Upholsterer “A” Aircraft Assembler “A”

Or successful completion at the Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220) (only offered at Bell).

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Textron is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V). Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The ITAR/EAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee. Non-U.S. persons selected must meet eligibility requirements for access to export-restricted information.

Preference given to Veterans of the U. S. Armed Forces.

Recruiting Company Bell Textron Inc.

Primary Location US-Texas-Fort Worth

Job Field Manufacturing

Schedule Full-time

Job Level Individual Contributor

Job Type Experienced

Shift First Shift

Travel No

Worksite Onsite

Job Posting 02/24/2026, 2:51:29 AM