# Entry-Level Fabrication Specialist (Preparing and Painting)

**Company**: The Boeing Company
**Location**: Mesa, AZ
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $41,650 - $56,350
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

We are seeking an Entry-Level Fabrication Specialist to join the Air Dominance Operations team at the Advanced Composite Fabrication Center (ACFC) in Mesa, AZ. As a Fabrication Specialist, you will play a critical role in the fabrication of composite structural and assemblies.

**Responsibilities:**

- Develop lay-up and assembly set-ups and techniques for composite fabrication

- Set up and troubleshoot composite parts for assembly or layup

- Assemble, lay up, or support the fabrication of parts and components using various processes

- Identify nonconforming detail parts, assemblies, and processes, and work with engineering to improve manufacturing processes

- Fabricate composite detail parts using pre-preg composite materials and/or wet layup processes

- Assemble and install detail composite and metallic components

- Set up, weigh, mix, and apply composite adhesives

- Prep and apply required release agents to composite prototype and production tooling

**Requirements:**

- High School Diploma or equivalent required

- Related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in Composites

- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance

- Experience interpreting and working from blueprints, sketches, and written and verbal instructions in English

- Ability to work any shift (1st or 2nd)

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Active Secret Clearance

- Experience with set up and operation of GFM (ply cutter)

- Experience with set up and operation of automated fiber placement

- Experience with aerospace or automotive spray painting operations

**Benefits:**

- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities

- Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid time away from work

## Skills

### Required
- composite fabrication
- assembly
- troubleshooting
- blueprint reading
- security clearance

### Nice to have
- GFM ply cutter
- automated fiber placement
- aerospace spray painting

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