Industrial Coating Technician

Role details

**The Company

: WE SAVE LIVES! For over 50 years Robertson Fuel Systems, a HEICO company, continues to be the world leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of crashworthy fuel systems. The Company’s technology, experience, and capability in fuel containment are paramount to both its defense and civil customers. Engineered to help prevent post-incident fires, its fuel solutions save lives.

**Benefits Of The Flexible Composite Technician I**

• 4X10 Schedule with every Friday Off
• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Generous PTO
• Educational Assistance
• Company Paid Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, and Short-Term Disability
• EAP and Wellness Plan

**The Company

: For over 45 years Robertson Fuel Systems, a HEICO company, continues to be the world leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of crashworthy fuel systems. The Company’s technology, experience, and capability in fuel containment are paramount to both its defense and civil customers. Engineered to help prevent post-incident fires, its fuel solutions save lives.

Reporting Relationship

The Industrial Coating Technician reports to the Manager, Composite Structures and Fuel Containment Technologies.

The Position

The mission of every Robertson employee is to execute their responsibilities with the #1 goal of saving and protecting the lives of service members across the globe. Primary duties include applying specialized coatings to prescribed parameters and operating high-pressure abrasive blasting systems.

**Duties & Responsibilities**

Industrial Coating Technician

• Mixes and applies complex coatings to include polyurethanes, epoxies, primers, and elastomeric systems to Engineering specifications.
• Utilizes precision spray equipment, safely operating airless, conventional, HVLP, and automated spray systems to include associated pressure vessels.
• Monitors curing environment verifying that oven temperatures, flash times, and humidity levels meet Engineering specifications.
• Operates industrial walk-in blast equipment and hand-held pneumatic abrading equipment, as required.
• Selects and manages media profiles to include aluminum oxide and plastic media depending on substrate hardness, thickness, and specified anchor profiles.
• Performs precise masking using heavy-duty rubber, vinyl tapes, and custom plugs to protect critical surfaces, threads, and machined areas from media impingement.
• Maintains blast machinery to include regular replacement of nozzles, hoses, wearable liners, and dust collector filters.

• Reads and understands drawings, process specifications, manufacturing orders, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.
• Completes operational steps in IFS to include recording lot/batch numbers and expiration dates where applicable for material/product traceability.
• Adherence to Export Control and Technology Control Plan (TCP) as applicable to job
• Adherence to Compliance Plan and Employee Policy
• Marginal duties may include the following:

• Participates in standard manufacturing activities, as required.
• Assists with training and on-the-job learning initiatives for lesser-experienced technicians.
• Supports Engineering functions as and where applicable.
• Participates in the design and implementation of equipment.
• Coordinates with other departments for usage of equipment (ovens, etc.)
• Upkeeps the daily, weekly and monthly maintenance log of all equipment
• General and detailed cleaning of the production floor (sweeping, mopping, waxing, emptying garbage cans, etc.).

NOTE: This job description is not designed to cover nor contain a static listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities. Additional duties may be assigned.