Bonder

Overview

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units (“Spirit Commercial”). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

Location, Tulsa, OK

Position Responsibilities:

• Move and/or obtain correct parts, materials, and tools, as necessary within the employee's assigned area as directed by management.
• Use of all precision measuring instruments required to accomplish work assignments.
• Capable of accessing and navigating electronic systems as required by the position, program, and/or company. Company will provide training as required in a timely manner.
• Works safely and maintains a safe work environment adhering to established company safety requirements. Train, coach and/or assist fellow employees as requested or required by the company.
• Maintain and utilize required personal certifications and qualifications as directed by the company to perform job assignments.
• Ensure equipment and tool certification occurs per procedure.
• Report job handicaps such as: errors in parts, procedures, tools, sequences, etc.
• Plan the methods and sequence of operations to fabricate and adhesive bond parts and assemblies composed of metallic and non-metallic composite materials.
• Set up automated machines which perform mechanized reciprocating material layup operations in connection with metallic/non-metallic composites fabrication and bonding. Select and load correct program tapes, make appropriate data input into control system, load bulk material to be processed and adjust machine settings and stops in accordance with layup requirements.
• Operate automated reciprocating layup machines to perform layup. Maintain correct spacing and directional relationship of tape strips and plies. Adjust heat and/or material application pressure to achieve required adhesion and compression of material during mechanized layup operations.
• Layout, cut, mold, form, fit, bond, cure and assemble prototype, first run parts and production assemblies of metallic and non-metallic composites where tooling is incomplete or unproven.
• Build up and fabricate assemblies which require hand fitting of a variety of parts to close tolerances where locating and coordinating must be accomplished without the aid of proper tooling.
• Drill, counter sink, route counter bore, fill and fit using hand and power equipment.
• Set cure cycles, temperatures, and pressures to cure bonded and/or resin impregnated assemblies. Hook up thermocouples, vacuum, heat transfer liquid and other connections between platens and the autoclave. Check for vacuum leaks prior to cure operations.
• Operate autoclaves, close power doors, set safety locks, and actuate controls to start curing cycle. Monitor and adjust instruments, gauges, and indicator lights to control and record curing processes. Activate auxiliary equipment.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Must be willing and able to work any shift.
• Previous Bonder experience
• Ability to complete and pass a Bonder skills demonstration  

Union:

This is a union-represented position.

Drug Free Workplace:

We are a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

We strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

We also provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. 

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Pay:  $20.00/hour, with potential to earn up to $32.69/hour in accordance with the terms of the relevant collective bargaining agreement.