Finishing Operator CG3

About the role

The selected individual will be responsible for a variety of tasks related to the processing and finishing of composite materials. This includes inspecting, trimming, repairing, and packing material according to specified procedures. The position operates on a rotating schedule and requires adherence to detailed instructions and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Processes material at the slice level after slices have been cut.
• Routes material through operations including Light Inspection, Trim Saw, Node Repair, Wash & Dry, Blow Out, and Packing.
• Performs Light Inspection, Trim Saw, Node Repair, Wash & Dry, and Packing operations as described above.
• Ensures material conforms to specifications and follows proper routing.
• Delivers material to the proper location in the plant (Source Inspection or Shipping).
• Manages work priorities with planning, scheduling, Supervisors, Leads, and Engineers.
• Maintains and cleans tools as required.
• Repairs and reworks nonconforming materials using various techniques.
• Uses light inspection table to perform visual inspections and repairs discrepancies.
• Prepares and submits monthly test samples for testing.
• Operates and maintains a moving band and table saw.
• Calculates and maximizes yield from each slice.
• Uses templates for sawing special glass parts.
• Trims a variety of materials and inspects cores for quality and dimensions.
• Utilizes sales order and sales order information to determine proper packaging methods.
• Uses air-powered equipment to construct boxes and pack product.
• Inputs and receives information from a computer to log out test pieces, print sales orders and labels.
• Following in due date, processes materials through blowout booth or slice blowout machine.
• Works with scheduling to manage daily priorities.
• Coordinates movement of partial jobs to complete orders and moves them into source or shipping.
• Ensures all partial inventory reporting and movement of material reporting is accurate and complete.
• (Delegated Source for some customers).
• Uses a forklift, cart, or lowboy to move blocks from area to area.
• Delivers completed jobs to shipping or source.
• Inspects and cleans core in node repair.
• Color-codes and tags material per routing as required.
• Visually inspects the quality of the material and routing to ensure the core is in good condition and meets specifications.
• Identifies discrepant material and forwards to the Quality Review Board or node repair.
• Gathers data from production work centers and inputs MRP inventory transactions.
• May perform shop floor transactions to record movement of jobs in process.
• Closes and performs receipt transactions.
• Tracks all open orders to ensure completion to schedule and to identify and expedite manufacturing shortages.

Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Minimum of one year experience required, preferably in manufacturing.
• Minimum of 6 months manufacturing experience in the Hexcel Casa Grande facility may substitute in lieu of one year experience.
• Previous Hexcel experience preferred.
• Must be proficient in use of tape measure and ruler.
• Basic working knowledge of computer data entry function preferred.
• 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.