Composite Technician - Afternoon Shift

Position Summary

Touchstone Advanced Composites, a subsidiary of Core Natural Resources, is a rapidly growing supplier of high-tech tools and composite parts to the aerospace, space, defense, and other industries. We are seeking motivated individuals for the position of Composite Technician who enjoy hands-on work, attention to detail, and working in a team environment to produce high-quality products. TAC offers competitive pay and benefits, with opportunities for career advancement.

This position will be responsible for performing a variety of routine hands-on operations under moderate guidance and in accordance with company policy and safety procedures. The afternoon shift includes a $1.25 pay differential.

Department - TAC - CONSOL Innovations

Target Responsibilities

• Accept, embrace, and promote the following Core Values of CONSOL Energy: Safety, Sustainability & Continuous Improvement
• Perform composite repair, fabrication, and composite layup using hand tools to produce products for the aerospace, automotive, and space industries.
• Lays out, assembles, pre-fits, and bonds a variety of composite or laminate fabrications, and assembles parts or skins.
• Works with composites using pre-preg materials as well as performing wet lay-ups.
• Works with resins, carbon fiber, fiberglass, and foam materials
• Sands and grinds composite materials while wearing protective gear.
• Uses table saws, bandsaws, jigsaws, and other common tools to cut a variety of materials, including polymer foam boards, composite, carbon foam boards, wood, and other materials.
• Uses trowels and other common tools to apply adhesive and bond materials together.
• Uses manufacturing planning, written instructions, schematics, blueprints, and other applicable technical data to repair, fabricate, and modify composite structures.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and healthy work area.

Required Skills and Experience

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to operate a variety of hand tools and machinery.
• Experience in carpentry, autobody, or general construction.
• Ability to sand and blend coatings with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to use standard measurement devices, including tape measures, micrometers, calipers, etc.
• Ability to read and interpret company documents, such as safety rules, operating/manufacturing instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Good manual dexterity is required to work with small parts.
• Capable of recognizing and solving typical problems that can occur in one's own work areas; evaluates and selects solutions from established options.
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take initiative and prioritize tasks, good time management, problem-prevention, and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work with cross-functional teams.
• Able to identify areas of low efficiency and work to provide improvements.
• Must be able to stand/walk for long periods of time
• Ability to read work instructions and blueprints
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Must be able to work as scheduled and arrive at the worksite promptly to receive work assignment.
• Must be available to work overtime and weekends as business requires