Job Description

Overview

Robertson Fuel Systems, a HEICO company, is a leader in designing and manufacturing crashworthy fuel systems for over 50 years, focusing on saving lives through advanced fuel containment technologies. The Composite Technician I-V role involves processing lay-up techniques and performing various tasks related to the composite repair of aerospace and fiberglass products.

Responsibilities

  • Reads and understands drawings, work orders, work instructions, and manufacturing orders.
  • Weighs out resins and adhesives in secondary containers to the correct ratios with material identification and lot number traceability.
  • Marks and cuts woven material, tape materials and core materials following templates, guides or specific dimensions.
  • Smooths successive layers to build required thickness free from wrinkles, air pockets or voids.
  • Demonstrates proper vacuum bagging and leak check methods.
  • Routes, drills, trims and sands to drawing dimensions and tolerances.
  • Demonstrates proper filling and fairing techniques using contour fillers with both hand and power sanders.
  • Records operational steps completed including lot numbers and expiration dates for material traceability.
  • Interacts with Quality and Supply Chain as required.
  • Adheres to Export Control and Technology Control Plan (TCP) as applicable to job function.
  • Adheres to Compliance Plan and Employee Policy Manual.
  • Accomplishes duties and responsibilities with minimal or intermittent supervision.
  • Bonds prep composite and metallic surfaces for subsequent bonding.
  • Positions machining/route fixtures to blueprint tolerances and machines using power tools.
  • Bonds components using jigs and fixtures.
  • Completes final assembly of finished components using adhesives, inserts and fasteners.
  • Performs preventive maintenance on tooling and equipment.
  • Conducts conductivity verification and recording.
  • Operates and monitors oven controllers.
  • Assists with training and on-the-job learning initiatives for lesser experienced Composite Technicians.
  • Completes the fabrication of composite models and tooling for production.
  • Performs preventative maintenance and logs recording of equipment.
  • Assists with the scheduling of workflow to meet product requirements.
  • Inventories parts required to fabricate containers.
  • Works with Engineering on manufacturing order and Blueprint improvements.
  • Completes in process inspection and verifications in manufacturing orders and Work Orders.
  • Ensures product meets blueprint and process specification tolerances.
  • Interacts with Engineering as required.
  • Reviews change/ deficiency requests for drawing, work orders, work instructions, and manufacturing orders.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Tempe, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Tempe, AZ currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $26–$52/hr across 12 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Tempe, AZ

We're tracking 36 other active welding openings in Tempe, AZ right now, from 26 different employers. 14 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 488 other active welding openings from 276 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tempe, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (14), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (14), and GTI Fabrication (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Waddell at $34/hr, and Phoenix at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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