Aircraft Composite Technician

Do you want to be a part of a team of aviation innovators who are helping change the industry landscape?

Our client enables composite manufacturers to fabricate complex and trapped geometry composite parts with improved quality, reduced cost, and faster throughput. In other words, to make composites “Better, Cheaper, Faster!” the company’s patented shape memory polymer technology and methods to use the technology to make composite parts combine for game-changing solutions that are being embraced by blue chip customers throughout the Aerospace and Defense industry.

They are currently recruiting for an Aircraft Composite Technician job in Miamisburg, OH.

What Is In It For You

Salary: $28 - $32/hr depending on experience

Position Type: Permanent - Full-time

Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, Vacation Pay, Sick Pay, Holiday Pay, 401(k)

A Day In The Life of an Aircraft Composite Technician

The position you are applying for is responsible for manufacturing composite parts.

Essential Duties of The Aircraft Composite Technician

• Perform production of composite products.
• Responsible for manufacturing quality, including workmanship, functionality, product readiness, and complete and proper packing to meet delivery schedule and customer needs
• Understand completely and adhere to AS9100 policies and procedures
• Proactively identify problems in the manufacturing of products and the use of machinery and equipment and provide recommended solutions
• Organize and plan project tasks and workflow, document procedures, and enter time electronically for each project
• Responsible for properly tracking usage and disposition of materials used in production and for care and proper usage of company tools and equipment
• Adhere to the highest practicable safety and housekeeping standards and perform both daily and weekly housekeeping duties
• Assist co-workers with on-the-job training

Minimum Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Negative drug screen and favorable background check (Note: we are a smoke-free facility)
• Associates Degree and one to two (1-2) years experience in a related field
• Prior composite and/or polymers and/or resin experience, desired
• Knowledge and experience with heavy product transportation (e.g. cranes forklifts), required
• Ability to read mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic drawings, schematics, and diagrams, required
• Mechanical assembly and disassembly of large products, desired
• Experience with electronic time logging (i.e. into a Corporate Computer System) and Microsoft Word and Excel

Ideal Candidates Will Exhibit The Following Qualities/Abilities:

• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for individual actions
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to changing work requirements, work independently, and multitask between parallel activities
• Accuracy - Ability to pay attention to detail and follow a systematic method for performing a task
• Dexterity – Ability to perform physical hand tasks with skill, quickness and ease.
• Efficiency – Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within a given deadline
• Reliability – Ability to be held accountable for one’s performance and to be dependable and trustworthy
• Integrity – Ability to be truthful and credible through one’s actions
• Communication – Ability to communicate effectively with others in both written and oral form

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift or carry up to 50 pounds, and push or pull up to 100 lbs. The employee will be required to use material handling equipment to transport, rig, and move equipment, and tools. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, hot environments and parts, polymeric resins, and glass and carbon fillers/fibers. The employee may occasionally be exposed to airborne dust, wet and/or humid conditions, and cleaning chemicals.

Use of appropriate safety equipment including safety glasses and shoes will be required. The employee should have a basic awareness of hazardous materials and cautions and be able to read MSDS reports and follow appropriate cautions required. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

If you are interested in the Aircraft Composite Technician job in Miamisburg, OH, apply today!

This vacancy is being advertised by Total Aviation Staffing, LLC. The services advertised by Total Aviation Staffing, LLC are those of an Employment Agency