Drill/Rivet Technician & Final Prep
Required skills
- Drill press
- Band saw
- Belt sander
- Rivet press
- Pneumatic tools
- Palm drills
- Rivet guns
- Palm sanders
- C squeeze
- Sheet metal hand tools
Nice to have
- Military sheet metal technician
Role summary
Honeycomb Company of America (HCOA) is seeking a skilled Drill/Rivet Technician & Final Prep professional to join their Production team. This role involves identifying, preparing, and assembling production parts for aircraft according to engineering specifications and customer instructions. Responsibilities include operating various drills, saws, and rivet equipment, precisely using pneumatic and hand tools, reading blueprints, and utilizing measuring instruments. The technician must ensure surfaces meet aerodynamic smoothness and quality requirements, perform close tolerance drilling, and identify correct fasteners. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential. A High School diploma or equivalent is required, with a preference for 10+ years of commercial/production aircraft sheet metal experience or 5+ years of military experience.
Position: Drill/Rivet Technician
Dept: Production Reports to: Production Manager
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The HCOA Sheet Metal Tech is responsible to identify, prep, and assemble all production parts assigned to his work center. The HCOA Sheet Metal Tech shall identify, prep, construct aircraft, assemblies, and parts, within estimated time and in accordance with applicable HCOA, and customer work instructions without deviation.
1. Operator reads a Mylar, or MI to determine the details needed to assemble production parts.
2. Prepare surfaces by all HCOA Engineering methods and techniques, and ensure that they meet aerodynamic smoothness, quality, and placement requirements.
3. Work with little or no supervision.
4. Work constructively, and cohesively.
5. Follow all applicable specifications to accomplish a specific task.
6. Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
7. Perform work within allocated hours.
8. Follow all safety procedures and specifications.
9. Execute all required paperwork in connection with assigned normal duties.
10. Interface effectively with members of management, other departments, and co-workers.
11. Report any difficulties, uncertainties, unserviceable equipment or potential safety hazards to their supervisor and observe all safety precautions in the performance of assigned tasks at all times.
SECONDARY DUTIES:
1. Perform other work as instructed by the Production Supervisor or Lead, if qualified.
2. Assist production in tasks not only in your job scope but to meet production needs.
Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Ability to operate a drill press, band saw, belt sander and rivet press equipment.
• Ability to precisely operate pneumatic tools but not limited to palm drills, rivet guns, palm sanders, “C” squeeze.
• Must be able to properly utilize all sheet metal hand tools to facilitate completion of production parts and yield a quality assembly and or part; i.e spring clecos, draw clecos, edge clecos, “C” clamps, all deburring tools but not limited to examples listed.
• Ability to read Blueprints/Mylar’s.
• Knowledge of use of measuring equipment; i.e. calipers, scales, pin gauges, grip gauges.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and write clearly for documentation.
• Must be able to follow established methods and procedures.
• Perform layout work, measuring, hole size Identification, hole location of all parts in preparation for assembly.
• Must be able to perform close tolerance drilling to prepare for fastener installation.
• Must be able to identify various types’ fasteners to ensure proper installation and use.
• Perform the assigned production tasks in accordance with engineering specs, MIs, HWIs.
• Perform high quality and airworthy work in accordance with the engineering instructions provided to them by the Production Manager and/or their Lead.
Physical Demands
• Medium to heavy physical effort; maximum weight – 50 pounds. Operator seeks assistance when lifting tools weighing 50 + pounds.
• Regularly required to walk, reach, push, pull and bend.
• Bending or leaning over table to drill and assemble parts.
• Pushing and pulling to load and unload tools or parts.
• Extended hours standing on feet in a stationary location.
• Prolonged exposure to loud, low, high frequency noises.
Education and Experience
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ten (10) or more years’ experience (preferred) performing as an aircraft sheet metal technician in the commercial/production environment or five (5) or more years as a military sheet metal technician.
• Must have a good command of the English language, both verbal and written.
Personal Protective Equipment
• Safety glasses required
• Ear plugs or ear-muffs for noisy operations (i.e. Drilling parts)
• Protective gloves (When handling sheet metal, parts, details with jagged edges)
** Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.
** Must be willing to work any shift to meet production demands.
Work Environment
- Extremely hot working environment.
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Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.
Honeycomb Company of America (HCOA) is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, other categories protected by federal, state, or local law, and regardless of whether the qualified applicants are individuals with disabilities. Additionally, HCOA will take action to employ, advance in employment and treat qualified Vietnam-era veterans and disabled veterans without discrimination in all employment practices.
Honeycomb Company of America is a
Drug-Free Workplace.
Offers of employment with Honeycomb Company of America are conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check and drug-test, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
