Composite Technician a - 1st Shift

Job Title: Composite Technician A  

Job Code: 47310

Job Location: Huntsville, AL (AMF South Location)

Job Schedule: 1st Shift 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week 

Job Description:

A Composite Manufacturing Technician helps produce high-quality parts, components, and final assemblies using advanced composite fabrication, molding, and assembly processes. In this role, you will work hands-on with specialized equipment and detailed manufacturing instructions to support the build, bonding, curing, testing, and troubleshooting of complex composite structures. Composite Technicians work under direct supervision with instructions given for all activities. Typical tasks include all those associated with composite manufacturing.

Essential Functions: 

• Produce parts, components and final assemblies using composite fabrication, compression molding, metal fabrication, modification, checkout, re-work, quality testing, and assembly utilizing detailed work instructions, schematics, diagrams, layouts or manufacturing test development or diagnostic equipment.

• Prepare various components for lay-up, filament winding, cure and post cure using cured and uncured rubber materials and adhesives.

• Operation of various machinery and shop equipment which may include but not be limited to filament winders, ovens, autoclaves, manual lathes, presses, furnaces, mixers, grinders, paint booths, fume hoods and automated welding equipment.

• Fabrication and assembly of piece parts into completed sub-assembly using assembly tools.

• Perform vacuum bagging and related processes for fabrication and curing composite parts.

• Complete structural bonding operations using film adhesives, core materials, and adhesives.

• Building of complex layups individually and in small groups.

• Insulation of mandrels and composite cases.

• Filament winding composite structures.

• Facilitate and conduct OJT training of technicians as required.

• Troubleshoot processes and identify, modify and/or escalate out of control processes and production escapes.

• Coordinate with maintenance, supervision and/or engineers in the set-up and calibration of equipment.

• Participate in preventative maintenance activities.

• Clean machines, equipment, and work area according to Standard Operating Procedures.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 0 to 3 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Understanding of safety rules and regulations, Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement concepts.

• Ability to read and interpret product drawings, work instructions, shop orders, handling instructions, packing sheets and department procedures, understand and follow oral and written instructions; read, interpret and understand written or oral requirements, procedures and specifications to perform assigned tasks; as well as keep accurate and complete records, and prepare reports.

• Ability to effectively present information to supervision, maintenance, engineering or other employees of the organization.

• Work with management and supervision to prioritize work and meet critical deadlines, facilitate and conduct training on processes and procedures.

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with the work team and those contacted in the course of work.

• Ability to perform diversified but semi-repetitive operations following standardized methods and procedures under changing conditions.

• Ability to work with various plastic, rubber or synthetic insulating materials.

• Ability to weigh and mix ingredients for the manufacture of various products.

• Ability to perform troubleshooting of the Company’s product lines, provide rapid support while following proper housekeeping and safety procedures, and repair or make recommendations to solve equipment issues.       

• Ability to perform mathematical calculations accurately and quickly, apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers, and use and operate various computer systems and applicable software.

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