Material Bonder B - 1st shift - ACC

Textron Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Inc., operating through Bell Textron in Fort Worth, seeks a Material Bonder B for first shift to support aircraft bonding operations. You will prepare parts, align assemblies, and perform finishing tasks using hand and power tools in a regulated environment.

The role requires at least six months in a similar role or completion of the Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220). ITAR compliance is essential, with US Person status required.

Qualifications

• Six months of relevant bonding/assembly experience or equivalent Bell tenure.
• ITAR requires US person status for access to ITAR information.
• ITAR/EAR compliance and export controls apply.

Responsibilities

• Prepare aircraft parts for material bonding according to procedures.
• Assemble, locate, and align parts per drawings and instructions.
• Operate hand and power tools to clean, sand, and finish parts; verify with travelers.

Skills

Hand tools

Jigs & fixtures

Clamps & templates

Measuring devices

Bonding agents

Power tools

Safety gloves

Education

Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220)

Job description

Material Bonder B - 1st shift - ACC

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.

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.

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.

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