Composite Associate 1 - Advanced
About The Position
The Composite Associate 1 fabricates Arrowhead Products composite and non-metal components and products. The role combines duties associated with hand building, laminating, insulation fabrication, fabric cutting, general service, and parts fabrication. The associate follows blueprints and production planning instructions to make parts to drawing and planning requirements, including creating void-free laminates and performing acceptable repairs. The position also involves material calculations and traceability records, equipment and tool setup, auxiliary production tasks, maintaining a safe and orderly work area, and contributing to improvements in productivity, quality, and throughput.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent; previous composites fabrication experience may be substituted for the education requirement.
- Ability to perform quality work safely and efficiently.
- Ability to interpret blueprints, work orders, and production planning documents.
- Ability to use standard manufacturing measuring instruments, including calipers, micrometers, tape measures, and scales.
- Ability to work to tight tolerances, such as plus or minus .001 inch.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to perform the essential functions, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
- Frequent lifting of up to 35 pounds; frequent pushing and pulling; occasional bending, stooping, and squatting; and frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, and listening.
- Ability to work around manufacturing equipment and machinery, walk on uneven ground, and tolerate exposure to noise, dust, gases, fumes, chemicals, temperature extremes, humidity, or wetness.
- Use required protective equipment, including special visual or auditory protection, safety glasses, and safety shoes.
Nice To Haves
- Previous composites fabrication experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Use blueprints and production planning instructions to mark, identify, trim, cut, drill, and assemble composite and non-metal parts.
- Perform vacuum bagging and sealing, cure and trim insulation materials, apply plastic-impregnated fiberglass fabric and metal to semi-finished blankets, cut materials to patterns, hand lay up materials, and wrap insulation blankets onto ducting.
- Develop layup patterns to produce parts according to drawing requirements.
- Operate curing ovens, power vises, fabric dinking machines, Gerber cutters, routers, hand and power tools, and other composite fabrication machinery.
- Work with honeycomb, coated fabrics, rubber, adhesives, cements, plastics, and other composite fabrication materials.
- Produce void-free laminates and repair parts to blueprint specifications or planning requirements.
- Set up tools as needed.
- Calculate material usage and accurately track inventory records.
- Perform auxiliary operations, including handling and moving parts, tooling, and materials; tool stripping; spray painting; steam cleaning; and secondary wrapping.
- Assist the department in developing techniques to improve productivity, quality, and product throughput, and share job knowledge within the department.
- Record material traceability information and log it on shop travelers.
- Maintain a clean, orderly, FOD-free work area and equipment, and follow safety standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
