Machine Operator-Weekend Night Shift

You’ll be warmly welcomed at GE Aerospace where we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, curiosity, and unique ideas and perspectives, learning and achieving as part of an ongoing LEAN transformation.

At our Greenville facility, we produce High Pressure Turbine Blades that help power tomorrow’s commercial and military aircraft. The environment is clean, air-conditioned, and equipped with the latest CNC machine tools and innovative production methodologies including complex machining, special processes, and NDT.

About the role

The Greenville Machine Operator is a skilled role manufacturing complex engine components from exotic aerospace alloys. Successful candidates will work in a self-directed team environment to identify and implement process improvements that enhance quality and product flow.

Responsibilities

• Perform set-ups, tool changes, offsets, and run production on various CNC and non-CNC machines
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities—such as reducing setup times and improving quality and throughput—using Lean Manufacturing techniques
• Perform precision work to exacting tolerances
• Read and understand process operation sheets, tooling sheets, tech plans, and associated documents
• Work from blueprints and work instructions to produce parts
• Correctly gauge parts and record dimensions

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• A minimum of 1 year of full-time manufacturing experience with manual or Computer Numerical Controlled machining (milling, turning, lasering, grinding) or an associate’s degree or higher in a manufacturing or engineering discipline (e.g., Computer Integrated Machining or Engineering Technology), including graduation from any recognized machinist or toolmaker apprenticeship or certification program
• Must be willing to work Weekend Shift
• Must successfully complete pre-employment physical/drug screen and ongoing random drug screens
• Must be at least 18 years of age by time of joining
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) to meet U.S. export-control requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work from layouts and dimensions on drawings and read manual gauges
• Ability to load, align, and set up machines per drawing instructions and maintain quality production records
• Ability to read blueprints, shop math, and machining methods; proficient knowledge of cutting tools
• Strong computer skills
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (safety glasses, gloves, hats, and safety shoes)

Schedule

Weekend Night Shift: Friday–Saturday, 7:00 PM – 7:12 AM