Composite Technician

At STELIA North America, we are offering the opportunity for a career that is out of this world We are looking for someone to join our Team as a **Composite Technician** **in** Mirabel, Quebec**. An affiliate of the Airbus Group of Companies, STELIA is an aerospace and defence company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of composite components and assemblies.

Headquartered in Lunenburg, NS, and with a site in Mirabel, QC, we operate more than 150,000 sq feet of facilities dedicated to operations, manufacturing and administration.

Reporting to the **Production and Facility Manager**, the Composite Technician will establish, support and monitor the quality requirements within the manufacturing process in accordance with customer requirements.

The Composite Technician manufactures simple to complex parts for production and development. It involves cutting materials (e.g., pre-impregnated cloth or honeycomb core), laying materials onto molds, vacuum-bagging, curing in oven or autoclave, and/or demolding parts.

The technician embraces a culture defined by safety, quality, teamwork, and accountability.

In this role, **you will** be accountable for:
Cutting and Kitting Raw Materials
- Prepare the kits of raw material (e.g., carbon fiber or fiberglass prepregs, adhesive films, honeycomb core) per specific work instructions and customer specifications.
- Kitting includes (but not limited to): sorting of material in freezers, program and operate material ply cutting machine, hand cutting of material, etc.
- Deliver kits to the different production areas.

Layup
- Hand layup of advanced composite materials on tooling per specific work instructions and customer specifications.
- Composite operations include (but not limited to): mold and material preparation, weighing, hand cutting of material, vacuum-bagging, basic repair, etc.

Oven / Autoclave Cure
- Load and unload curing equipment (oven, autoclave)
- Operate curing equipment computer.
- Run equipment and monitor cures using the appropriate recipes per specific work instructions and customer specifications.
- Maintain curing equipment tools, such as vacuum hoses and thermocouples.

Demolding
- Demold cured parts from tooling per specific work instructions and customer specifications.
- Move tools for storage or to next stages of production.
- Inspect tool condition and advise on refurbishment, repair.
- Perform preliminary inspection of demolded parts.
- Coordinate tooling preparation with the tooling maintenance team

Others:
- Manage time
- and -temperature-sensitive material.
- Repair simple to complex composites parts per specific work instructions and customer specifications.
- Perform self-quality checks.
- Identify nonconforming conditions in material and conditions.
- Record results (e.g., production and inspection) per work instructions where required.
- Meeting schedule and production requirements.
- Support development activities and onboarding of new programs.
- Propose improvement to manufacturing processes.
- Support other groups.
- Support training of less experienced staff as needed.
- Follow and promote safety rules, such as wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), safety glasses, safety shoes and hearing protection where required.

**You have** the following qualifications:
- College diploma or certificate (e.g. DEC or AEC in QC) in composites or mechanical (preferred) with a minimum of 1 year of experience OR Secondary/professional diploma or certificate (e.g., DEP, ASP, or AEP in QC) with minimum of 3 years of experience in composites or mechanical (preferred) OR equivalent.
- High attention to detail, self-motivated, and a quick learner.
- Ability to use of power tools, cutting tools and equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret work instructions and/or blueprints.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Manual dexterity/coordination.

At STELIA North America, we know our people are our greatest asset. We welcome anyone who is passionate, positive, team oriented, improvement focused, and willing to grow and develop their career. If you join us, you will find an environment that is challenging and rewarding, and a culture that is flexible, inclusive, and welcoming.

We offer competitive total rewards package including:

- Comprehensive Flexible Benefits including Health and Dental, Health Care Spending Account - Short-Term and Long-Term Disability - Life Insurance - Dependent Life Insurance - Company Matched Pension Plan - Group RRSP - Group TFSA - Paid Personal Days - 12 Company Holidays - Employee Family Assistance Program - Out of Country Travel Insurance - Shares Purchase Plan - Free on-site parking - Employee Social Events - Learning & Development Programs