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Material Bonder B - 2nd shift - ACC

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Compensation
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Location
Fort Worth, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Citizenship required

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Job overview

The Material Bonder B prepares aircraft parts for material bonding, assembles and aligns components using drawings or instructions, and cleans, sands, or grinds rotor blades and airfoil sections. The role selects and applies bonding agents, performs minor rework, and uses production aids such as jigs and fixtures. It is a full-time second-shift manufacturing position at Bell Textron in Fort Worth.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Hand Tools, nice to haveJigs and Fixtures, nice to haveClamps, nice to haveTemplates, nice to haveMeasuring Instruments, nice to haveBonding Agents, nice to havePower Grinding and Sanding, nice to have

Qualifications

Six Months Similar Experience or Course, nice to haveAdvanced Composite Fabrication Course T220, nice to haveU.S. Person Under ITAR, required

Full job description

Material Bonder B - 2nd shift - ACC

Description

We’re more than aviation experts, we’re pioneers. We challenge what’s possible. From breaking the sound barrier to advanced tiltrotor systems. Today, Bell is shaping the future of aviation through specialized engineering. And we want you.

What you'll be doing as a Material Bonder B

  • Performs routine or semi-route operations required to prepare aircraft parts or articles for the material bonding process.

  • Working from simple blueprints, drawings or oral instructions, assembles, locates and aligns parts or articles in correct position and proper sequence.

  • Cleans, scrapes, sands, or grinds, production or experimental rotor blades or airfoil sections using hand tools or powered equipment, performing any combination of the following tasks:

o Cleans and wipes parts with cleaning cloths, apply appropriate metal cleaning or treatment materials.

o Remove excess adhesive or squeezed out materials.

o Locates, masks and tapes off and prepares areas to be filled.

o May be required to dry chemically treated or filled areas per established procedures.

o Removes tape and other similar protective materials and sands or grinds according to pre-established finish dimensions.

o Checks travelers, MDARS, Rework or other forms to ensure all required operations are performed.

  • Selects and mixes proper bonding agent and applies it according to standard procedure.

  • Does minor rework, fitting or trimming as required.

  • Make up pressure bag and seals edges for leaks or may use prepared bag.

  • Uses various production aids such as jigs, fixtures and necessary tools.

  • May assist Material Bonder “A”.

Qualifications

Skills you bring to this role

  • Hand tools, jigs, fixtures, clamps, templates, measuring instruments, safety gloves, bonding agents, portable power grinding and sanding equipment, measuring devices, etc.

Experience & Other Requirements:

  • Six (6) months’ experience performing work similar to above description or an employee in order to qualify must possess the experience requirements as called out in the Job Description or must show a minimum of six (6) months’ experience at Bell or six (6) months experience prior to employment at Bell in any one or a combination of the following Job Classifications:

Bench Hand Aircraft “A” Painter, Aircraft “A”

Bench Hand Aircraft “B” Painter, Aircraft “B”

Cleaner, Paint Booth Patternmaker

Plaster Modeler Plaster Patternmaker

Upholsterer “A” Aircraft Assembler “A”

Or

  • Successful completion at the Advanced Composite Fabrication Course (T220) (only offered at Bell).

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Textron is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V)

EEO Statement

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The ITAR/EAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee. Non-U.S. persons selected must meet eligibility requirements for access to export-restricted information.

Recruiting Company: Bell Textron Inc. Primary Location: US-Texas-Fort Worth Job Function: Manufacturing Schedule: Full-time Job Level: Individual Contributor Job Type: Standard Shift: Second Shift Relocation: Unavailable Job Posting: 11/03/2026 Job Number: 345915

How this job compares

Set against the 2,771 open Manufacturing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$102–191K/yr35 salary ranges
  • Texas median$21–23/hr36 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 183 open Manufacturing jobs in Texas and 2,771 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Manufacturing postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 7 years (1,513 postings).
Education
605 of the 2,771 open Manufacturing jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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