Creative Composites, Inc., an AS9100-registered designer and manufacturer of Advanced Composite structures, of Rapid River, Michigan has an opening for a Manufacturing Technician.
Candidates are desired to have experience in the following. Experience beneficial, but not required (will be trained):
Automotive bodywork repair and finishing/painting.
Working with various hand tools such as scissors, palm sanders, adhesives, drills, rivet guns, fasteners, wrenches, precision measuring devices.
Various liquid resin processes such as VARTM, RTM, Light RTM.
Compression Molding of Epoxies, Vinylesters and Phenolic Prepregs.
Mold fabrication.
Layup of dry fabrics and prepregs, as well as use of tackifiers.
Preforming of fabrics.
General selection & understanding of resin systems for part and tooling manufacture.
Adhesive bonding of structural composites.
Process monitoring (temperature, pressure & cure).
Reading dimensioned and noted drawings.
Responsibilities include:
Interfacing with other departments in the company to ensure smooth workflow.
Assist in building tooling and manufacturing aids with input from Engineering.
Laying up structures using reinforcements such as fiberglass, Kevlar & carbon fiber.
Molding parts using liquid molding processes or prepregs.
Ensure Preventive Maintenance tasks are performed.
Participate in Product Development Team functions to develop production plans.
Follow established Quality Control Procedures, including making sure documentation is correct.
