Senior Manufacturing Operations Technician

About the role

As a Manufacturing Operations Technician for General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) Precision Structures & Optics (PSO), you'll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for preparing and conditioning surfaces to achieve precise geometric forms and tolerances as specified by prints and/or sketches. The technician applies specialized compounds to workpieces and utilizes rotary or reciprocating motions to rub laps across the surfaces, ensuring that specified tolerances are met through a combination of skill and experience. The Manufacturing Operations Technician plays a pivotal role in ensuring that all machined components meet stringent aerospace standards, contributing to the overall success and safety of our products for the manufacture of Beryllium products for use in the most demanding applications, across the aerospace, defense, and nuclear industries. Our products are used in high performance sensing systems for targeting and acquisition, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, and are hardened for the battlefield environment.

Responsibilities

• Measures work piece with instruments such as electronic gauges and optical light, compares work piece dimensions with specifications to ascertain amount of stock to be removed and evaluates types of compounds, diamonds, and laps or material needed to achieve required specifications and set-up requirements
• Prepares and conditions surface of lap to achieve proper geometric form and tolerance per print and/or sketch requirements
• Applies compound to work piece and rubs lap across work piece with rotary or reciprocating motion, feeling friction and applying required pressure based on previous experience to attain specified tolerances
• Measures work piece to verify conformance to specifications
• Verifies, by initials, conformance of work piece to process specifications requirements
• Manually handles parts where care is required to prevent surface defects such as nicks and scratches
• Maintains equipment and immediate work area in clean and orderly condition
• Design and draw sketches for tooling and laps to complete task required
• Promote continuous product improvement by conceptualizing and implementing new procedures, processes or fixtures

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience is required plus a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
• Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required

Skills and abilities

• Influential with others and demonstrates superior communication and collaborative skills consistent with expectations for position
• Solid knowledge of computer software applications used in a manufacturing environment
• Solid problem-solving skills
• General subject matter expertise in assigned area
• Mechanical aptitude
• Ability to read blueprints, sketches and drawings
• Adaptive to new training opportunities and demonstrates competence in site-specific skill sets

Benefits

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nation's security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health and wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more

Pay

Target salary range: USD $27.10/Hr. - USD $29.72/Hr. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary.

Schedule

This position is fully on-site at the Cullman, AL facility.