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Assembly Technician
At Swift Engineering, an Assembly Technician will be working closely with engineer(s), program manager(s) and other mfg. team members to assemble composite and metallic products and vehicles for Swift.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (hourly) $24.00 to $31.00
Reports to: Manufacturing Manager
Requirements
Requires a High School Diploma or GED
Personal experience using various hand tools associated with aerospace assembly work.
Drilling Techniques – both free-hand and with drill fixture
Trimming Techniques – both free-hand and with routing fixture
Measuring – use of precision measuring devices such as calipers, gages, indicators, micrometers, etc.
Personal experience working with aerospace fasteners, which includes proper hole sizing and torque application and verification of installation.
Personal experience working with aerospace adhesives and resins, which include bond prepping, adhesive mixing, dry fitting, liquid-shimming, wet-bonding with fasteners and/or cleco’s, adhesive application
Knowledge and experience working with advanced composite materials such as prepreg epoxy resins with carbon, fiberglass, and aramid processed to aerospace specifications
Knowledge and experience working with adhesives, sealers, resins, bonding jigs, trim & drill fixtures, and oven curing.
Knowledge and experience doing body work on irregular surfaces, including using filler materials, scuff sanding, applying primer and touch up paint as required.
Teamwork: Work with other people in cooperation and as a good team member.
Skills Required:
Must have strong mechanical aptitude in mechanical assemblies. Industries such as marine, automotive, motorsport, aviation, aerospace and energy are relevant fields of experience.
Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner.
Take responsibility for workmanship and productivity.
Skills Preferred:
It is preferred that the candidate have experience in reading and interpreting work instructions, specifications sketches, job travelers, planning documents and engineering drawings. Under standard supervision applying trained procedures and collaborative solutions to meet work requirements. Priorities are determined by management.
Preferred expertise with running industrial ovens, use pneumatic tools for trimming, drilling and bonding of hardware, use of technical devices for measurements.
Working Conditions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Equipment Operated: Vacuum pumps, heat sources, special hand tools, ladders, stands, mechanical stands, hi-reach lifts.
Work Location: Open shop environment, occasionally in warehouse.
Protective Equipment Required: Goggles, safety glasses, face shields, ear protection, aprons, gloves, safety harnesses, respirators, breathing equipment.
Potential Hazards: Exposure to high intensity noise levels, extreme changes in temperature, airborne substances, materials identified on Material Safety Data Sheets, working on unprotected heights or around moving machinery.
Periodic weekend or evening work is expected.
Swift Engineering Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Employment with Swift Engineering Inc is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Benefits
9/80 Schedule
Health Insurance - 100% covered for Employees
Vision Insurance - 100% covered for Employees
Dental Insurance - 100% covered for Employees
Life Insurance - 100% covered by Swift, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
401k with company match
Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
Family Planning & Parenting Support: Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
San Clemente, CA, USA
$24-31/hour
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