Dip/Oven Operator

Responsibilities

• Mixes resins to various specifications and applies correct density resin uniformly to honeycomb blocks by dipping them into resin-containing tanks as per specifications.
• Operates auto and prime cure ovens to cure honeycomb blocks by selecting the proper oven programs to ensure customer specifications are met.
• Introduces and releases product into and out of the Dip Room.
• Ensures that the products are dipped and cured with the right resin and cure cycle.
• Ensures proper sequencing of material going through the area.
• Mixes resin in tanks and cleans filters as per the customer specifications.
• Calculates percent of solids in a given mixture to assure correct mix.
• Utilizes travelers to manage the flow of product and records the information into the computer.
• Moves blocks from staging areas to ovens.
• Conducts breakdown, map out, cell count and L & W dimensions to specifications.
• Cures blocks in gas and auto ovens, banding if necessary, to achieve required cell count and L & W dimensions using correct cure cycle.
• Records this information in the block banding log.
• Assures blocks are at required density, cell count, and L & W dimensions, then releases blocks to the saws.
• Records information utilizing the QI analyst system.
• Takes measurements of cell counts on all pre-determined blocks and, utilizing the QI Analyst program in the computer, records all averages and ranges to improve the process.

Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Minimum of one year experience required, preferably in manufacturing.
• Previous Hexcel experience preferred.
• Must be proficient in use of tape measure and ruler.
• Basic working knowledge of computer data entry function required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum.