Automotive Body Repairer​/Fiberglass Laminator & Fabricator

Overview

Description

Position Type
:
Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Work Location
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St. Inigoes, MD

Pay: $32/hr - $40/hr DOE + $4.57/hr Health & Wellness benefit

Systems Application & Technologies, Inc. (SA-TECH) is a progressive and well-established DoD contractor specializing in Range operations and maintenance (O&M); weapons testing; facilities management; aerial, ground and seaborne targets O&M; technical, logistics and other engineering support; systems integration; electronics and communications maintenance services; and a growing cybersecurity business. We operate multiple active test and/or training ranges for the Army, Air Force and Navy.

We have a 34-year heritage commitment to supporting complex DoD programs with quality, workmanship and customer satisfaction.

SA-TECH currently supports the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWCAD) Naval Air Systems Command, and the NAWCAD Webster Outlying Field Divisions by providing rapid organic engineering, prototyping, reverse-engineering, environmental testing, antenna repairs and life-cycle extensions, and production capabilities.

We are hiring an Automotive Body Repairer/Fiberglass Laminator & Fabricator at our St. Inigoes, MD facility to perform non-routine assignments of substantial variety and complexity on project articles, components, and support structures and equipment.

• Apply lacquers and waxes to mold surfaces to facilitate assembly and removal of laminated parts.
• Apply layers of resin to mold surfaces prior to placement of fiberglass/material mats, repeating layers until products have the desired thicknesses and resins have jelled.
• Bond reinforcing strips to structures using resin-saturated fiberglass/material.
• Check all dies, templates, and cutout patterns to be used in the manufacturing process to ensure that they conform to dimensional data, photographs, blueprints, samples, and/or customer specifications.
• Check completed products for conformance to specifications and for defects by measuring, checking visually, or by tapping to detect bubbles or dead spots.
• Manufacture, inspect, clean, and assemble molds before beginning work.
• Mask off mold areas which are not to be laminated, using appropriate materials or special sprays containing mold-release substances.
• Select precut fiberglass/material mats, cloth, and bracing materials as required by projects being assembled.
• Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes.
• Pat or press layers of saturated matting or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands, and smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees.
• Release air bubbles and smooth seams, using rollers.
• Cure materials at room temperature, under heat lamps, or in ovens according to technical requirements.
• Trim cured materials by sawing them with appropriate cutoff wheels, hand shears, or trimming knives.
• Repair or modify damaged or defective glass-fiber or composite parts, checking thicknesses, densities, and contours to ensure a close fit after repair.
• Other tasks, as required, to support customer requirements.

• Conditions will vary.
• Capable of working outdoors and occasionally from elevated work platforms with fall protection harness and in temperatures ranging from 0-120.
• Position will include: 45% standing, 20% bending, 15% reaching, 5% sitting, 5% walking, and 10% lifting.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds unassisted.
• Overtime is a requirement of this position.

• High school education or equivalent.
• Formal trade school, college, or military training school highly desired.
• Minimum of four (4) years hands-on experience in fiberglass/composite material fabrication, assembly, and repair.
• Skilled with precision hand tools and measuring instruments.
• Must have ability to interpret engineering drawings, plans, and project requirements.
• Must be capable of completing projects according to cost, schedule, and technical specifications.
• Must possess ability to work tactfully with professional engineers, technicians, and management staff on all levels of effort.
• Current Maryland Driver’s License required; must be able to be insured through company’s vehicle insurance policy while…