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, or Tu-F 6:30 am - 5:00 pm.

SUMMARY:

This entry-level position reports directly to the Production Manager and requires proficiency in basic mathematics and measurement. Globe provides comprehensive training for additional competencies. Responsibilities involve hands-on work with deepwater submersible components, including sanding, fiberglass fabrication, cutting, bonding, surface preparation, and other detailed manual tasks. This role offers an excellent opportunity to join a specialized team and develop valuable technical skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lamination and Bonding

• Understands safety and procedural issues for the process

• Reads and understands the production process instruction sheet, including identification of all relevant materials and equipment

• Reads 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

• Bonding

• Reads and understands process sheet and/or packing slip

• Trims and dry fits blocks prior to bond process

• Records all lot information onto process sheets

• Weighs out adhesives and prepares bagging/bonding materials

• Bonds and vacuum bags blocks or finished parts to meet drawing or process sheet specifications

• Trim/package or crate items for shipment

• Fiberglassing

• Reads 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-up

• Performs 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 schedule

• Participates in inventory assessment of raw materials and data collection

• Evaluates supplies status and notifies or orders supplies

• Sanding

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to lift, push and pull greater than 50 pounds. With the occasional need to lift up to 100 pounds
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to walk through a large manufacturing environment.
• Must be able to use hand tools
• Constant use of hands to handle, control or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Repetitive hand and arm movements.
• Occasional bending and twisting.
• Frequently moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Constantly communicating with others to exchange information.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to wear PPE as necessary (safety glasses, hearing protection, steel toe shoes, etc.).

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Majority of work is performed in a manufacturing environment with noise levels within safety limits and acceptable lighting and temperature conditions.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE:

To conform to U.S. Government export control regulations and the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information restrictions, applicant must be a U.S citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorization from the U.S. Department of State or Department of Commerce.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the "essential functions" of a job.  A function may be essential for any of several reasons, including: the job exists to perform that function, the employee holding the job was hired for his/her expertise in performing the function, or only a limited number of employees are available to perform that function.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United Sates. Globe Composite Solutions is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.