Job Description
Fuel cell assembly safeguards aircraft integrity, sealing tanks with ammonia tests to prevent leaks in flight. Sealers follow procedures for riveting and cleaning, ensuring specifications. Their precision contributes to multi-engine reliability in aviation production.
Textron Aviation manufactures Cessna and Beechcraft, leading private aviation globally. With 90 years expertise, the firm supports career growth via tax credits and world-class rewards in Kansas.
Workers prepare cells with drilling and countersinking, applying sealants using spatulas and guns. They perform leak tests under pressure, reworking parts for durometer compliance. Training incourses teaches techniques, using tools like rollers and scrapers. Challenges include exposure to fumes and solvents during third shifts without air quality controls.
Pay determined by experience and location, with 401(k) match plus 4% annual contribution. Full-time in Wichita, Kansas, third shift. Benefits launch day one: lump sums, cost-of-living adjustments, quarterly raises, education assistance, flight bonuses, Plane Wellness, plus $5,000 Kansas tax credit annually up to five years.
Responsibilities
- Perform sealing operations on aircraft fuel cells
- Assemble wing fuel cells including drilling and riveting
- Conduct leak testing with air and ammonia solution
- Rework parts by removing sealant and re-sealing
- Use sheet metal and sealing tools per procedures
Requirements
- High school diploma, equivalent certificate, or bronze level WorkKeys
- Ability to work in conditions with fumes, noise, sealants, and solvents
- Completion of Textron Aviation Integral Fuel Cell Sealing Training within 6 months