Material Bonder B - 1st shift

Cessna Aircraft Company; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Material Bonder for 1st shift. The role involves preparing aircraft parts for bonding, cleaning, and using various tools. Candidates should have relevant experience or complete specific training. U.S. citizenship is required due to ITAR compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of six months experience in similar work.
• Relevant experience at Bell in roles such as Aircraft Painter.

Responsibilities

• Prepare aircraft parts for material bonding process.
• Clean, scrape, sand, or grind rotor blades.
• Select and mix bonding agents according to procedures.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Assembly Skills

Education

Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220)

Tools

Hand Tools

Power Grinding Equipment

Job description

Job Description - Material Bonder B - 1st shift (332412)

Work Performed :

Performs routine or semi-routine operations required to prepare aircraft parts or articles for the material bonding process. Working from simple blueprints, drawings, or oral instructions, assembles, locates, and aligns parts or articles in the correct position and proper sequence.

Cleans, scrapes, sands, or grinds rotor blades or airfoil sections using hand tools or powered equipment, performing tasks such as:

• Cleaning and wiping parts with cloths, applying metal cleaning or treatment materials.
• Removing excess adhesive or squeezed-out materials.
• Locating, masking, taping, and preparing areas to be filled.
• Drying chemically treated or filled areas as per procedures.
• Removing tape and protective materials, then sanding or grinding to finish dimensions.
• Checking travelers, MDARS, Rework forms to ensure all operations are completed.

Selects and mixes bonding agents, applies them according to procedures, and performs minor rework, fitting, or trimming as needed.

Makes up pressure bags, seals edges for leaks, or uses prepared bags.

Utilizes production aids such as jigs, fixtures, and tools.

May assist Material Bonder “A”.

Tools and Equipment Used: Hand tools, jigs, fixtures, clamps, templates, measuring instruments, safety gloves, bonding agents, power grinding and sanding equipment, measuring devices, etc.

Experience and Other Requirements :

Minimum of six months experience performing similar work or relevant prior experience at Bell in roles such as:

• Bench Hand Aircraft “A” Painter
• Aircraft “A”
• Bench Hand Aircraft “B” Painter
• Aircraft “B”
• Cleaner, Paint Booth, Patternmaker

Or successful completion of the Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220) at Bell.

This position requires compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons as defined by ITAR, including U.S. citizens, permanent residents, political asylees, or refugees.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Textron is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V). We value diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. Preference is given to U.S. Armed Forces Veterans.

This position involves handling information subject to ITAR and/or EAR regulations. Non-U.S. persons must meet eligibility requirements for access to export-restricted information.