Material Bonder B - 1st shift

Bell Flight; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading aerospace company as a Material Bonder on the 1st shift. This role involves preparing aircraft parts for bonding, ensuring precision in assembly, and utilizing various tools and equipment. Candidates should have relevant experience and a commitment to safety and quality. This position requires compliance with ITAR regulations, and Bell Flight values diversity in its workforce.

Qualifications

• Minimum six months experience in similar work or equivalent.
• Successful completion of Advanced Composite Fabrication Course is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare aircraft parts for the bonding process using blueprints.
• Select and mix bonding agents, apply according to procedures.
• Assist Material Bonder 'A' as needed.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Problem Solving

Education

Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220)

Tools

Hand tools

Power grinding and sanding equipment

Job description

Join to apply for the Material Bonder B - 1st shift role at Bell Flight

Work Performed:

1. Performs routine or semi-routine operations required to prepare aircraft parts or articles for the material bonding process. Works from blueprints, drawings, or oral instructions to assemble, locate, and align parts in the correct position and sequence.
2. Cleans, scrapes, sands, or grinds rotor blades or airfoil sections using hand tools or powered equipment, including tasks like cleaning, applying treatments, removing excess materials, masking, taping, drying chemically treated areas, and finishing to specified dimensions. Checks forms to ensure all operations are completed.
3. Selects and mixes bonding agents, applies them according to procedures, and performs minor rework, fitting, or trimming as needed.
4. Makes up pressure bags, seals edges for leaks, and uses various production aids such as jigs, fixtures, and tools.
5. 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.

Experience and Other Requirements:

1. Minimum six months experience performing similar work or equivalent experience at Bell or in related roles such as aircraft painter, cleaner, patternmaker, upholsterer, or aircraft assembler.
2. Successful completion of the Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220) at Bell is also acceptable.

This position involves use of information subject to ITAR regulations. Applicants must be U.S. persons as defined by ITAR (U.S. citizens, permanent residents, political asylees, or refugees). Bell is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity.