Material Bonder B - 1st shift - ACC

Textron; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Bell Textron Inc. in Fort Worth is seeking a Material Bonder B to join the aviation manufacturing team. You will prepare parts for bonding, read simple blueprints, and apply bonding agents to meet quality standards.

You will also perform surface prep, masking, and minor rework as needed, using hand tools, jigs, and fixtures to ensure accurate bonding of components.

Qualifications

• Experience operating hand tools and power grinding/sanding equipment.
• Ability to read simple blueprints or instructions and align parts.
• Six months of related Bell or aviation manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare aircraft parts for material bonding.
• Assemble and align parts from blueprints or instructions.
• Clean, treat surfaces and apply bonding agents as per procedure.
• Mask, tape and prepare areas to be filled.
• Perform minor rework and trimming as required.
• Use jigs, fixtures and tools to support bonding.

Skills

Hand tools

Measuring devices

Bonding agents

Tools

Jigs and fixtures

Clamps

Templates

Measuring devices

Portable power tools

Job description

Description

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.

Description

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”.

Qualifications

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”
• Or

• Successful completion at the Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220) (only offered at Bell).

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

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.

EEO Statement

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

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.

Recruiting Company:

Bell Textron Inc.

Primary Location:

US-Texas-Fort Worth

Job Function:

Manufacturing

Schedule:

Full-time

Job Level:

Individual Contributor

Job Type:

Standard

Shift:

First Shift

Relocation:

Unavailable

Job Posting:

09/28/2026, 2:48:13 PM

Job Number:

345066