Aerospace Tube Bending Trainee — Fabrication & Assembly

Flex Tek; Laconia (NH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

STS Aerospace in Laconia, NH is seeking a Bend Trainee to join the team. The role involves fabrication, bending, shaping, and assembly of metal products for aircraft applications.

Essential duties include working with engineering to develop layouts, templates, and fixtures; setting up fabricating machines; and ensuring parts meet specifications. Education includes a 1-year certificate or 3–6 months of related experience.

Qualifications

• One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with engineering to develop layouts and sequence of operations.
• Work with engineering to design and construct templates and fixtures.
• Locates and marks bending and cutting lines onto workpiece.
• Sets up and operates fabricating machines such as benders, grinders, saws, cutters, presses, and collet swager.
• Cuts, deburrs, and sizes bent tubes to verify conformity using fixtures or mylars as needed.
• Positions, aligns, and fits parts together.
• Verifies conformance of workpiece to specifications.

Skills

Basic math

Reading drawings

Education

Certificate/technical training

Tools

Bending machines

Grinders

Saws

Cutters

Presses

Collet swager

Job description

STS Aerospace in Laconia, NH is seeking a Bend Trainee to join the team. The role involves fabrication, bending, shaping, and assembly of metal products for aircraft applications.

Essential duties include working with engineering to develop layouts, templates, and fixtures; setting up fabricating machines; and ensuring parts meet specifications. Education includes a 1-year certificate or 3–6 months of related experience.