Job Description:

• 1) Bonds aircraft and space vehicle parts and assemblies, such as sheet metal skins to honeycomb core, according to blueprints and specifications, using handtools, power tools, and equipment: Reads process charts, work orders, and specifications to determine sequence of bonding operations, amount of bonding agent to be applied, and areas to be bonded.

• 2) Examines parts to verify that prior processes have been completed and that identifying information corresponds with specifications.

• 3) Measures, trims, fits, forms, and shapes mating surfaces of parts to ensure required contact can be accomplished, using measuring instruments, handtools, and power tools.

• 4) Cleans dust, dirt, oil, and other foreign matter from contact surfaces, using cleaning solutions and rags.

• 5) Positions, aligns, fits, and assembles parts, materials, and incidental functional items on jigs, fixtures, platen or project plates, using handtools, power tools, and fasteners.

• 6) Applies primer and metal bonding film, foam, or other adhesives to bonding surfaces.

• 7) Dries and cures parts and assemblies, using vacuum fixtures or presses with heated platens.

• 8) Adjusts curing oven controls to regulate pressure, time, and heating temperature.

• 9) Loads and unloads assemblies from oven, manually or using equipment.

• 10) May mix adhesives.