Manufacturing Composites Technician
- Laval, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- At least 10 years of experience in aerospace composite manufacturing.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Join a growing team!
If you want to work for a dynamic company in full expansion, that you are super motivated, that the word ‘impossible’ does not exist in your vocabulary, has the position for you!
About Us
We are a leader in the engineering, manufacturing, and repair of composite and sheet metal structures for the commercial and defense aviation industry. We support major airlines and government operators and offer our teams exposure to a wide range of aircraft platforms. As part of our continued growth, we are creating new composites manufacturing capability within our organization.
Purpose
We are looking for an seasoned composites manufacturing technician with extensive hands-on experience to help build and structure this new activity. This is a new role suited for someone independent, motivated by the challenge of building processes, tooling, and best practices in a growing aerospace environment. The successful candidate will act as a technical reference for composites manufacturing and may be asked to support RFQs and proposals by providing technical input and feasibility assessments.
What You’ll Do
If you want to work for a dynamic company in full expansion, that you are super motivated, that the word ‘impossible’ does not exist in your vocabulary, has the position for you!
About Us
We are a leader in the engineering, manufacturing, and repair of composite and sheet metal structures for the commercial and defense aviation industry. We support major airlines and government operators and offer our teams exposure to a wide range of aircraft platforms. As part of our continued growth, we are creating new composites manufacturing capability within our organization.
Purpose
We are looking for an seasoned composites manufacturing technician with extensive hands-on experience to help build and structure this new activity. This is a new role suited for someone independent, motivated by the challenge of building processes, tooling, and best practices in a growing aerospace environment. The successful candidate will act as a technical reference for composites manufacturing and may be asked to support RFQs and proposals by providing technical input and feasibility assessments.
What You’ll Do
- Establishing and executing composite manufacturing processes for aircraft components and assemblies
- Assisting in selection of materials, layup methods, curing cycles, and manufacturing techniques
- Supporting design and manufacturing of tooling, molds, jigs, fixtures, and templates
- Leading industrialization from prototype to repeatable production
- Developing and maintaining manufacturing work instructions, process documentation, and internal standards
- Acting as a subject matter expert for composite manufacturing and supporting troubleshooting and continuous improvement
- Providing technical input for RFQs, cost estimates, and proposals
- Ensuring manufacturing activities comply with approved data, internal procedures, quality standards, and applicable regulations (Transport Canada, FAA, EASA)
- Collaborating with Quality to address non-conformities and process improvements
- Ensuring proper control of raw materials, finished parts, tooling, and manufacturing equipment
- Maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work environment
- The ideal candidate holds a DEC or DEP in composite materials, aeronautics, aircraft maintenance, or a related technical field,
- At least 10 years of experience in aerospace composite manufacturing.
- Experience in tooling and process development in a low-volume, high-complexity environment is strongly preferred.
- Bilingual (French and English*) is a major asset.
- The position requires a very good knowledge of English, both oral and written. The position involves reading and understanding technical documents in English on a daily basis, especially from international companies, as well as regular communication with customers, suppliers and other international stakeholders.
- You are autonomous, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with minimal supervision.
- You are able to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation, solve complex manufacturing problems, and collaborate effectively with engineering, quality, and operations teams.
- This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in shaping a new manufacturing capability and growing with the organization
- Competitive salary;
- Employee benefits/insurance;
- Training to accelerate your development & unlock your full potential;
- Opportunity for advancement;
- Clean working environment;
- A dynamic team in a growing business ready for success;
- Passionate, dedicated, hardworking, and happy colleagues;
- Respectful workplace;
- Bonus system;
- You have a future & you matter to us!
More about this job
Responsibilities
Establish and execute composite manufacturing processes for aircraft components while leading the transition from prototype to repeatable production. Act as a technical subject matter expert to support RFQs, process documentation, and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
Requires at least 10 years of experience in aerospace composite manufacturing and a technical diploma in a related field. Must be proficient in English and capable of working independently to develop tooling and manufacturing best practices.
Skills
- Composite Manufacturing
- Tooling Development
- Process Industrialization
- Technical Documentation
- Engineering Drawing Interpretation
- Quality Standards Compliance
- Troubleshooting
- Continuous Improvement
- Material Selection
- Curing Cycles
- Layup Methods
- Feasibility Assessments
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Employee benefits/insurance
- Training
- Opportunity for advancement
- Clean working environment
- Bonus system
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Trades
- Transportation
Keywords
- Composites
- Aerospace
- Aviation
- Sheet Metal
- Transport Canada
- FAA
- EASA
- Molds
- Jigs
- Fixtures
- RFQs
- Industrialization
- Low-volume Manufacturing
- High-complexity Environment
- Aircraft Maintenance