Technician, Composite Mast

• Base Pay $25.00 / Year
• Employee Type Non-Exempt

Description

Prepares tooling and materials for the manufacturing of composite mast systems, including winding, baking, grinding, machining, bonding, & finishing. Pays close attention to quality requirements, lean manufacturing processes, safety procedures, and proper documentation.

include the following:

• Assist in the preparation of processing carbon fiber ribbon for winding operation.
• Utilize tow motor and overhead crane to load and unload tube arbors.
• Program and operate carbon fiber winding machine.
• Prepare tubes for baking process
• Remove tubes from arbors and prepare for grinding operation.
• Set up, operate, and maintain, centerless grinder.
• Operate horizontal band saw to cut material to required length.
• Bond, fill, sand, and smooth successive layers of material on tubes to required finish specifications free from wrinkles, air pockets and voids following directions and instructions.
• Measure and layout features using jigs, fixtures, and measuring equipment.
• Set up and operate manual lathe to machine tubing to required length.
• Set up and operate CNC machining center to machine holes and features on tubes.
• Wash and transport tubing after machining operations.
• Apply adhesive and similar materials following templates, guides or specific dimensions and sequences.
• Route, drill, trim, and sand to blueprint dimensions and tolerances.
• Assist in the development of shop aids, procedures, work instructions, and layout of work cell.
• Check expiration dates of materials prior to use, prepare proper mixes of resins and catalysts.
• May make continuity checks on work in progress and may monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.
• Maintain records as required. Supports the quality process by maintaining work area in an orderly condition by returning tools, equipment and materials to storage areas.
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
• Expected to work in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.
• Other duties may be assigned.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Quality
  - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity
  - Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly.
• Safety and Security
  - Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee frequently is required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Ability to logically plan work steps needed to complete complex assemblies. Paint/bodywork experience is a plus. No known allergies to epoxy agents. Skilled with hand tools (saws, grinders, routers, drills).

Requires High School diploma or GED. Must be able to read and comprehend written and verbal instructions, detailed blueprints and other similar authorized drawings and documents, and must be capable of doing basic mathematical calculations. Must be able to use hand tools, such as rollers, paper cutters, scissors, X-acto knives, electric heat gun and fixtures such as molds and mandrels. Ability to use…