Sealant Specialist I

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Chanute, KS, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Aerospace
The Role
The Sealant Specialist I applies sealants post-assembly for major and sub-assemblies, maintains clean work areas, and ensures compliance with safety protocols while inspecting for non-conformances.
Summary Generated by Built In

Post Assembly Seal, fillet, fay, cap, and brushcoat for major assemblies, sub-assemblies, and integral fuel cells. Obtain daily work assignments from the lead or supervisor and review relevant work instructions to determine the work area. Gather necessary sealants, solvents, cleaners, and wipers from designated storage area. Clean tank surfaces using appropriate solvents and processes ensuring they are wiped dry. Load seal guns and apply sealant and/or brushcoat per BAC specifications, including fillet seals to system components and sealing of heads and collars of fasteners. Perform a personal shake of work areas prior to sell of job to repair any nonconformances, damage, or lack of sealant and prepare for inspection. Assist with HLT (helium leak test) operations and perform functional tests on fuel cavities to determine if leaks exist.

  • Prepares work to be accomplished by following work instructions, blueprint specifications, and parts lists, gathering tools, and materials.
  • Work from work instructions, blueprints, documents, standards, and other required specifications to complete assigned tasks.
  • Apply sealant Post-assembly to Major assembly & Sub-assembly areas using basic Seal knowledge and requirements for Pressure & Corrosion seal assembly areas.
  • Self-inspect work in accordance with Customer Specifications
  • Ensure all assemblies and detail parts are free of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and non-conformance issues.
  • Clean, prime, paint, seal, part-mark, and correct sealant and paint issues per specifications
  • Report all non-conformances to Team Leads and/or Production Supervisor.
  • Follow all safety procedures and report unsafe conditions to safety officials or manufacturing supervision.
  • Report on job status and productions restraints to Team leaders and/or Production Supervisor.
  • Maintain production schedule, Earned Standard Hour objectives, quality and production goals.
  • Maintain an “Ultra C-Lean” working environment by following proper work procedures, ensuring a clean work area, and confirming at the beginning and end of each shift that the work area has an accurate inventory of tools.
  • Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, co-workers, and management
  • Work extended hours, overtime, and weekends when necessary to support production and operations activities.
  • Follow all safety procedures and report unsafe conditions to safety officials or manufacturing supervision.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervision.
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Top Skills

Cleaning Materials
Sealants
Solvents
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The Company
HQ: Kansas City, MO
242 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Orizon manufactures large complex structural components, provides metal finish processing, and fabricates major sub-assemblies for leading airframe manufacturers in the commercial aerospace, defense, space, and general aviation industries. The company’s investments in digitized systems/software, proprietary engineering/ programming techniques, advanced machine tools, and automated assembly technologies provides affordable solutions for the largest Aerospace and Defense manufacturers in the world. Orizon is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with HUBZone Certified facilities in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. Orizon founders and our team have years of proven experience in the airframe manufacturing industry and understand what it takes to be successful. Our approach is focused on creating an interconnected team with a common mission. We operate on a model that emphasizes over-communication and the importance of daily metrics tied to aligned incentives. Orizon significantly enhances efficiencies and lowers costs and capital investment expenses for aircraft OEM’s by supplying monolithic, pre-assembled airframe sections. We employ highly advanced, high-speed 5-axis machining capabilities to produce large-scale, complex aluminum structures and assemblies. These include major airframe components, bulkheads, integrated structural panels, spars, skins, webs, floors, and other mechanical structures in dimensions as large as 248” x 98” x 28"​ with 30,000 RPM and 161 HP. All manufacturing operations are driven by sophisticated automation programs to ensure ultra-precision within exacting tolerances, as well as close monitoring for quality control in keeping with strict government requirements and regulations.

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