Assembler-Riverside

RTX•Riverside, CA

4d•$23 - $51•Onsite

About The Position

The Assembler fabricates, lays up, assembles, installs, and mates honeycomb, adhesive-bonded, and composite aircraft assemblies. The role uses blueprints, planning documents, specifications, and other authorized documents to determine work methods and sequence, fit and coordinate components, perform close-tolerance fabrication and finishing, and verify dimensional accuracy. Work includes bonding, sealing, riveting, welding, painting, chemical processing, tool and material handling, and the operation of a wide range of machinery and equipment. The assembler also maintains job records, uses computer-based manufacturing and tracking systems, maintains shop practices, and may provide on-the-job training to other assemblers. This is an onsite, second-shift role at the Riverside, California facility, scheduled Monday through Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The position requires a U.S. Person; no security clearance is required.

Requirements

Typically, a high school diploma or equivalent (such as a U.S. GED) or vocational/technical education in a related discipline.
Experience reading, interpreting, and obtaining information from blueprints, planning sheets, standard work sheets, and similar documents.
Experience with safety practices and procedures.
Must be a U.S. Person as defined in the job posting.

Nice To Haves

Thorough knowledge of aircraft assembly, adhesive bonding, composite assembly practices, specifications, and procedures, as well as chemical processing practices and procedures.
Ability to set up and operate different types of painting, sealing, and identifying equipment.

Responsibilities

Determine methods and sequence of work operations using blueprints, planning documents, engineering orders, specifications, and other authorized documents.
Fabricate, lay up, assemble, install, and mate honeycomb, adhesive-bonded, and composite assemblies; locate, fit, tape, and coordinate core and detail parts.
Trim, burnish, file, form, reform, fit, locate, drill, ream, countersink, counterbore, clamp, bolt, and rivet structural, bonded, and composite components to close tolerances; perform blind riveting and bucking.
Apply parting agents and perform bagging and vacuum blanketing; connect and disconnect vacuum lines to bond jigs.
Set up and operate resistance welding machines, prepare shear and etch test samples, and clean welding electrodes and tips.
Prepare parts and assemblies for cleaning, masking, racking, stringing, and loading; select immersion times, temperatures, and process sequences according to specifications.
Prepare parts for protective coatings and paint; mix and apply primers, paints, alodine, and sealants; bake or dry parts; apply decals and stencils; and operate drying ovens.
Grease caster bearings on rolling stock and tools at the end of autoclave runs; perform burnishing and blending as required.
Issue or mix plastics, plasters, and other tooling materials; clean, prime, and paint tooling, gauges, surface tables, and gauge boxes.
Determine the center of balance, gravity, and weight of boxes and tools using shop tools and balancing devices; seal or bond seams, joints, and fittings; mix sealants and adhesives; remove cured adhesives and flash control tapes.
Identify aircraft components using electoetch or vibroetch machines, electric pencils, stamps, stencils, stencil guns, and numbered tags.
Requisition, receive, store, issue, route, move, locate, and identify tools, parts, and assemblies; follow up on actual and potential shortages.
Clean and preserve tools using solvents, steam, and protective compounds; log items in or out and route or deliver them throughout the plant.
Move, store, receive, ship, preserve, pack, package, crate, and issue materials, parts, and tools; maintain records reflecting job status.
Operate non-licensed and specified licensed trucks, trackless trains, and non-licensed lift trucks to move parts, materials, tools, and equipment within the plant.
Operate overhead cranes and loading equipment in conjunction with assigned work.
Receive and inspect scrap and surplus materials, check accompanying documents, segregate materials, and operate lift trucks to collect and deliver scrap.
Set up and operate machinery, fixtures, tooling, and equipment for fabrication or rework of aircraft components, including cutting machines, saws, ovens, forming equipment, drills, grinders, presses, shears, and rollers.
Determine and fabricate required production aids and temporary tools, such as router blocks and simple form blocks; use specialized machine attachments, standard tooling, and other machine aids.
Perform finish-forming operations, verify dimensional accuracy, and code or number details, subassemblies, and assemblies in the correct locations.
Inventory raw stock and order it on a low-limit basis as needed; document daily records for Title V compliance.
Use and enter relevant data in computer-based systems such as SAP or equivalent ERP, Solumina or equivalent MES, and RMAT.
Maintain good shop practices; may provide on-the-job training and may participate voluntarily in Kaizen events.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid time off after 121 days.
401(k) plan with employer matching and a separate employer retirement contribution; includes a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Student loan repayment program.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverage.
Birth, adoption, and leave benefits.
Fertility and family-planning benefits.
Adoption assistance.
Autism benefit.
Employee assistance plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
Wellness rewards program.
Virtual doctor visits.
Child and elder care services.
Second-opinion medical expert program.
Flexible spending accounts.
Parental leave.
Paid holidays.
Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs, subject to applicable conditions.