Material Bonder B - 1st shift - ACC

Cessna Aircraft Company; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron’s Bell division seeks a Material Bonder B on 1st shift to prepare aircraft parts for bonding, align components from drawings, and apply bonding agents per standard procedures. The role includes finishing steps, basic rework, and verification of process travelers and related forms.

Six months’ related experience and the Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220) completion are required; Equal Opportunity Employer statements follow.

Qualifications

• Six (6) months’ experience performing work similar to the described tasks or six months’ experience in related Bell classifications is required.
• Completion of Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220) is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare aircraft parts for bonding according to standard procedures.
• Assemble, locate, and align parts using blueprints or drawings.
• Mix bonding agents and apply per procedures; make up pressure bags and seal edges as needed.
• Perform minor rework, fitting or trimming; use jigs and fixtures for precise finishes.
• Verify operations using travelers, MDARs, and other forms to ensure all steps are completed.

Skills

Hand tools

Jigs & fixtures

Clamps

Templates

Measuring instruments

Bonding agents

Portable power tools

Grinding & sanding

Measuring devices

Tools

Safety gloves

Job description

Job Description - Material Bonder B - 1st shift - ACC (345047)

Job Number:

345047

We’re more than aviation experts, we’re pioneers. We challenge what’s possible. From breaking the sound barrier to advanced tiltrotor systems. Today, Bell is shaping the future of aviation through specialized engineering. And we want you.

What you'll be doing as a Material Bonder B

• Performs routine or semi-route 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 correct position and proper sequence.
• Cleans, scrapes, sands, or grinds, production or experimental rotor blades or airfoil sections using hand tools or powered equipment, performing any combination of the following tasks:
  • Cleans and wipes parts with cleaning cloths, apply appropriate metal cleaning or treatment materials.
  • Remove excess adhesive or squeezed out materials.
  • Locates, masks and tapes off and prepares areas to be filled.
  • May be required to dry chemically treated or filled areas per established procedures.
  • Removes tape and other similar protective materials and sands or grinds according to pre-established finish dimensions.
  • Checks travelers, MDARS, Rework or other forms to ensure all required operations are performed.
• Selects and mixes proper bonding agent and applies it according to standard procedure.
• Does minor rework, fitting or trimming as required.
• Make up pressure bag and seals edges for leaks or may use prepared bag.
• Uses various production aids such as jigs, fixtures and necessary tools.
• May assist Material Bonder “A”.

Skills you bring to this role

• Hand tools, jigs, fixtures, clamps, templates, measuring instruments, safety gloves, bonding agents, portable power grinding and sanding equipment, measuring devices, etc.

Experience & Other Requirements:

• Six (6) months’ experience performing work similar to above description or an employee in order to qualify must possess the experience requirements as called out in the Job Description or must show a minimum of six (6) months’ experience at Bell or six (6) months experience prior to employment at Bell in any one or a combination of the following Job Classifications:
  • Bench Hand Aircraft “A” Painter, Aircraft “A”
  • Bench Hand Aircraft “B” Painter, Aircraft “B”
  • Cleaner, Paint Booth Patternmaker
  • Plaster Modeler Plaster Patternmaker
  • Upholsterer “A” Aircraft Assembler “A”
• Successful completion at the Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220) (only offered at Bell).

Textron is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V)

EEO Statement

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

ITAR and / or EAR Statement

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The ITAR/EAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee. Non-U.S. persons selected must meet eligibility requirements for access to export-restricted information.