Composite Technician I-V

Composite Technician I-V

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-V:

• 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 tasks on 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-V:

• Ability to work with basic shop tools and equipment used in composite lay-up and assembly
• Must be familiar with standard concepts, practices and procedures in the aircraft composite field
• Forklift certification or ability to become forklift certified
• Demonstrate an understanding of how manufacturing orders, blueprints, and process specifications ensure the quality of the product and provide suggestions on improvements
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from colleagues
• Basic computer knowledge to include software for composite lay-ups and assembly
• Mathematical understanding consistent with the educational requirements
• Ability to read, write and communicate clearly and effectively in English
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to use various tools to identify and solve problems
• Strong customer service and company culture/ reputation orientation
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint; Project and Access as required)

Preferred:

• Advanced 2-year vocational, technical and/or military technical schooling certifications in manufacturing or related fields.
• Completion of an Advanced Composite Repair training class.

Personal Competencies of the Composite Technician I-V

• Demonstrated ability to meet tight…