Job Description
Job Description
Job description
This role is responsible for building, testing & troubleshooting composite assemblies and sub-assemblies as part of the aerospace composites production process. Position requires working efficiently from standard procedures and specifications, and inspecting in-process products for quality, is a hands-on role, whose primary responsibility is to build composite structures that meet company design specifications.
Responsibilities:
- Producing a conforming product.
- Re-working any identified non-conforming product and submit for re-inspection
- Align, fit, and assemble component parts, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, and templates
- Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, manufacturing instructions, and work orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly
- Repair, rework, and calibrate assemblies and systems to meet specifications and tolerances
- Verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments
- Monitor and review processes, materials, and work environment to detect or assess problems
- Identifies and corrects common process problems
- Read and interpret work instructions.
- Mold surface preparation and maintenance.
- Composites material kitting.
- Perform lamination of pre-preg composite materials.
- Assemble/disassemble molds to yield conforming composite structures.
- Perform vacuum bagging operations of small to medium composite structures.
- Complete trimming/sanding operations, yielding close tolerances, using fixtures and various hand tools.
Qualifications
- Must be able to interpret drawings.
- Know how to use hand tools and machines.
- Proficiency with various inspection tools including: calipers, micrometers, thread gauges, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a regulated industry
- 1+ years of related experience
- Ability to work under timelines and pressure
- Ability to perform precision work by hand
- Good visual acuity required
- Perform a wide variety of tasks simultaneously
- Work effectively without direct supervision
- Work well in a fast-paced environment
- Work well in close-proximity with others
- High attention to detail: Multiple pieces makes up the overall layup of parts. Each must be placed accurately and oriented correctly. Must be able to quickly spot and address flaws in raw material.
- Hand dexterity/coordination: Job requires a lot of specific finger movements and hand layup techniques.
- Organization: Must be able to keep track of various parts during process
- Cleanliness: Parts can be sensitive to foreign materials, must be able to keep a clean workspace.
- Safety-Minded: Team needs people who are putting safety first and realize how important it is to take care around certain machinery/equipment.
- Writing Comprehension: Important to be able to read and comprehend the work instructions and job orders that will be handled.
- Computer Literacy a plus: Team member will have to use several computer interfaces to record and manage production as they layup production parts.
Education and Experience
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.
O (Occasionally) Position requires activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
F (Frequently) Position requires activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
C (Constantly) Position requires activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)
Lift/Carry
- 10 lbs or less O
- 11-20 lbs O
- 21-50 lbs O
- 51-100 lbs N
- Over 100 lbs N
Push/Pull
- 12 lbs or less O
- 13-25 lbs O
- 26-40 lbs O
- 41-100 lbs O
Other Physical Requirements
· Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to thirty-five (35) pounds on a repetitive basis.
· Must be able to stand, walk, bend, squat, climb, kneel, twist and work at heights on an intermittent basis for up to twelve (12) hours.
· Requires hand manipulation including simple grasping, pushing, and pulling of materials.
· Must be able to reach and work above and below the shoulder level.
· Must be able to work with and around forklifts and hazardous machinery.
· Must be able to wear all the required Personal Protective Equipment.
· Visual acuity skill to detect any flaws in the parts being inspected.
· Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Required Safety Glasses
Work Remotely is not available
Pay is depending on experience. Trainee positions available. $20-30
Company DescriptionApex Space and Defense prides itself on delivering the highest quality, large- and small-scale composite structures for our aerospace, defense, and commercial customers. APEX, Santa Ana, has over 50 years of experience from our roots in auto racing through years of supporting aerospace and defense. The key to our success is largely dependent on our dedicated family of hard-working team members with a can-do attitude. We’re currently searching for a Service Technician to join our ranks and continue our tradition of success.
Company Description
Apex Space and Defense prides itself on delivering the highest quality, large- and small-scale composite structures for our aerospace, defense, and commercial customers. APEX, Santa Ana, has over 50 years of experience from our roots in auto racing through years of supporting aerospace and defense. The key to our success is largely dependent on our dedicated family of hard-working team members with a can-do attitude. We’re currently searching for a Service Technician to join our ranks and continue our tradition of success.