Textron Inc.

Textron Aviation has been inspiring the journey of flight for nine decades through the iconic and beloved Cessna and Beechcraft brands. We are passionate advocates of aviation, empowering people with the freedom of flight. As you join our legacy as a global leader in private aviation, you’ll have opportunities to try new fields, expand your skills and knowledge, stretch your abilities, and build your career. We provide a competitive and extensive total rewards package that includes pay and innovative benefits to support you and your family members – now and in the future, beginning day one. Your success is our success.

Description

Job Summary:

To perform diversified production welding operations using welding processes on a variety of metal parts and gauges of materials ensuring the weld is fully penetrated and smooth. May be required to assist higher and lower grade Welders.

Job Responsibilities:

• To perform fusion welding processes such as solder, tungsten inert gas, spot, seam, and orbital to weld a variety of metal alloy parts and assemblies, including carbon steel, stainless steel, Inconel, magnesium, and titanium. Works from shop routers, specifications, and standard operation methods.
• Sets up parts and operates various welding equipment to weld all types and gauges of materials with or without fixtures. Inputs sequence of events in work center console.
• Improvises holding and locating devices to clamp and align parts and assemblies. Prepares material for welding operations by cleaning, forming, and positioning a variety of parts, tubes, and assemblies. Determines welding sequence to minimize internal stress, warping contraction, or expansion. Exercises close mental and visual attention to avoid welding defects such as excessive penetration, oxidation, porosity, cracks, or improper bead contour.
• Performs operations necessary to smooth and finish welded parts and assemblies.
• Grinds and smooths welded parts to appearance specifications.
• Performs leak tests on welded parts and assemblies.
• A check, joins, straightens or hand forms detail and welded assemblies in accordance with appropriate check fixtures, specifications oral and written instructions.
• May be required to operate power machines such as band saws, drill presses, sandblasting, and other equipment as required.
• Selects proper heating coil and holding fixtures, adjust time cycle, voltage, current, and filament voltage on heater. Regulates flow of coolant and prepares quenching medias.
• Prepares and applies flux to mating parts, inserting silver solder rings as required.
• Immerses all parts in quenching media to obtain desired characteristics.
• Removes excess flux and silver solder from parts.
• Assemble parts for welding.
• Responsible for quality of own work.
• Performs other duties as required

Qualifications

Education:

Must have a high school diploma, an equivalent certificate, or a bronze level WorkKeys certification. Must be able to obtain three (3) tig weld certifications, of the employee’s choosing and with supervisions approval, within a period of nine (9) months of entering the classification. Must pass written welding exam and an annual eye exam.

Experience:

Minimum three years of tig welding experience required (experience may include holding Production Welder C classification) without a Technical School Certification or a minimum of one year experience required with a Technical School Certification. Diversified production and tack welding, brazing, spot, seam, soldering, and flame heat treating experience preferred.

Working Conditions:

Somewhat disagreeable working conditions due to exposure to sparks, fumes, and heat.

Certifications:

1. Aluminum

2. Stainless Steel

3. Titanium

4. Steel

5. Inconel

This role is eligible for a $4,000 (pre-tax) sign-on bonus. Terms & conditions apply. The Company reserves the right to amend or suspend this program at any time.