Production Worker (Wax Team Work Cell - 2nd Shift)
About the role
Howmet Engines is a world-class producer of aero engine and industrial gas turbine components, including airfoils, rings, disks and forgings. The business excels in vacuum melted superalloys, machining, performance coatings and hot isostatic pressing for high‑performance parts that enable quieter, more fuel‑efficient aero engines and cleaner power generation. Howmet Dover Casting supplies complex, investment‑cast turbine airfoils and other components for aircraft engine and industrial gas turbine industries. Howmet Dover Alloy provides vacuum and air‑melted nickel‑ and cobalt‑based superalloys to aerospace, gas turbine, medical and other high‑technology markets.
Howmet Aerospace is seeking a Wax Team Workcell member for its casting facility in Dover, New Jersey. This position assists in the set up and creation of wax molds.
The Howmet engines business produces world‑class aerospace engine components, including investment castings, fasteners, rings and forgings. Its vacuum melted superalloys, machining, performance coatings and hot isostatic pressing enable the next generation of quieter, cleaner and more fuel‑efficient aerospace engines, supplying more than 90% of structural and rotating aerospace engine components.
Responsibilities
Environmental Health & Safety
- Assist in the implementation of EHS Values, policy statements and accompanying principles.
- Comply with all department, facility, corporate and regulatory EHS regulations.
- Wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Report all job‑related illnesses and injuries (per Employee Handbook).
- Report all safety, health and environmental concerns to your supervisor in a timely manner.
- Attend all EHS training.
Essential Job Functions
- Adapt and perform various manufacturing tasks to support schedules.
- Duties include: Wax Injection, Wax Inspection, Wax Setup (assembly), Core Prep, and use of Aussie Bds.
- Perform a variety of assignments as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervision.
- Perform cell support duties.
- Successfully pass wax cell training program and vision testing requirements.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications
- Access to export‑controlled items; employment offers conditioned on ability to lawfully obtain such access.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States; verification of employment eligibility required at hire.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- No relocation benefit offered.
- Candidates must reside within a 50‑mile radius of Dover, NJ.
- High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to perform highly detailed and highly repetitive work.
- Manual dexterity.
Physical Demands / Equipment Used
- Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
- Frequent standing and sitting.