Description:
Job Title: Plastics Fabricator
Job Requisition: IMS20230805-100536
Job Location: Greenville, Texas
Job Schedule: First Shift (must be available to work any shift as needed)
Job Description:
- Forms and fabricates composite/plastic parts and assemblies by means of low pressure laminating or other approved techniques using materials and mixed chemical compounds through the medium of pressure,vacuum, heat and molds.
- Perform composites/plastics repairs on existing aircraft components.
- Perform wet contact layup to fabricate/modify parts meeting technical requirements.
- Plastics fabricators at all levels are expected to perform work at increasing levels of skill and complexity as they gain experience.
- Support the Additive Technologies Lab by finishing 3D printed production deliverables.
- Reliability, communications skills, workmanship, and good judgment are essential traits.
- Must be willing to work any shift (M-TH Flex 10 or Fri-Sun Flex 12).
Essential Functions:
Responsible for, but not limited to:
- Performs metal bonding by adhesive process on structural items requiring high tensile strength in accordance with T.P.Sās.
- Sets up large hydraulic presses where pressures have been determined.
- Operates curing oven to specified heat cycle, pressure and time tolerance.
- May perform sanding, drilling, cutting, routing, etc of composites/plastics aircraft parts.
- May assist higher rated employees in the performance of their duties.
- Performs liquid foam in-place.
- Performs modification and technical order compliances.
- Bonds parts, sub-assemblies and assemblies, using proper adhesives and/or chemicals.
- Employees may input and retrieve production data into and from computer systems.
- Must be able to qualify for and maintain certifications necessary to accomplish assigned duties.
- Employees who are assigned a Product Quality Verification (PQV) Level II certification buys off (work performed meets specifications) their own work and verify the accuracy of work performed by non-certified/licensed employees, within their occupation. Level I employees will only buy off their own work.
- Measure finished components to ensure compliance to the engineering drawing and flag notes.
- Corrects problems by taking corrective action on equipment or materials.
- Trains others.
- Clean-up of work areas, tools, and equipment.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
TOOLS, MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT:
1. Works with and uses all tools, machines, materials, instruments and equipment necessary to perform duties within additive and composite manufaturing shops.