Fabrication & Finishing Technician

Hourly Rate: $23.00- $25.00 Plus Annual Bonus

Shifts: M-F 7:00 am 3:30 pm, M- TH 6:30 am- 5:00 pm, Tu- F 6:30 am- 5:00 pmESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Lamination and Bonding Understands safety and procedural issues for the processReads and understands the production process instruction sheet, including identification of all relevant materials and equipmentReads and understands part drawings and identifies important details and dimensions Inspects parts for dimensional qualities Inspects parts for lamination or secondary process readiness Ensures material and supplies availability for upcoming production Schedules daily lamination tasks to ensure optimum throughput to meet customer demand Cleans and maintains mix and weighing equipment Performs secondary operations (i.e. insert installation) when necessary Bondingo Reads and understands process sheet and/or packing slipo Trims and dry fits blocks prior to bond processo Records all lot information onto process sheetso Weighs out adhesives and prepares bagging/bonding materialso Bonds and vacuum bags blocks or finished parts to meet drawing or process sheet specificationso Trim/package or crate items for shipment FiberglassingReads and understands part drawings for glass layout and thickness details Prepares work area for glassing process Cuts/prepares fiberglass for lay-up process Properly weighs and mixes resins for lay-upPerforms layout process including vacuum bagging when required Trims and finishes parts, including sanding and readies part for final coatings Inspects and prepares final parts for shipment Prepares equipment preventive maintenance scheduleParticipates in inventory assessment of raw materials and data collectionEvaluates supplies status and notifies or orders supplies PaintingUnderstands safety and procedural issues for the processReads and understands production process instruction sheet and identifies all relevant materials and equipment Prepares coatings and processing equipment per manufacturer specifications Prepares syntactic/composite part surfaces for coatings to ensure final product meets customer requirements, including but not limited to: Surface repair (patching and/or glassing) Sanding and gloss coat PrimingCoats parts per customer requirements Cures and finishes parts per customer requirements Maintains paint booth and finishing area to ensure safety and production standards are met Inspects and prepares final parts for shipments Prepares equipment preventive maintenance scheduleParticipates in inventory assessment of raw materials and data collectionEvaluates supplies status and notifies or orders supplies Participates in evaluation and development of new coatings and/or coating techniques Macrosphere processing Understands safety and procedural issues for macrosphere process Maintains a clean work area and general housekeeping of all equipment and scales Identifies all relevant equipmentReads and understands batch cards and identifies materials used in the process Inspects/evaluates incoming starting beads for processing Accurately loads tumbler(s) with starting materials and initiates process (heating/tumbling) Properly applies coats by accurately weighing and transferring material Accurately fills out batch cards with required information Performs water displacement or pycnometer density checks during process Unloads and screens finished product, attains batch weights and prepares QC samples Replenishes raw materials and supplies Prepares equipment preventive maintenance schedule Cleans and maintains tumbler Processes experimental batches with new materials or possible process improvements