Surface Prep Technician

Position Summary

Prepare raw, preformed, and finished material for forging and finishing operations, utilizing but not limited to using manual and automated sand blasters, Pangborns, Belt Grinders, Hand Grinders, Buffing Wheels, CNC Equipment, Band Saws, Chop Saws, Trim Presses, Arbor Press, and Tumblers.

Principle Responsibilities

• Examines and feels surface of work piece for defects.
• Operates manual or automated sandblast/shot peen equipment to effectively achieve the required surface finish.
• Selects grade of abrasive belt, wheel, or disk according to the production floor traveler or Work Instruction and attaches to grinder.
• Starts abrasive equipment and moves it over surface of work piece to remove defects/non-conformities.
• Polishes marred areas with finer abrasive to produce smooth, unmarred surface.
• Ensures accurate process flow of products by following department procedures.
• Locates WIP through knowledge of the various production processes, and an ability to read production routing tags, etc.
• Maintains production levels at various workstations assuring an even flow of processing.
• Assists in the processing of all production operations when process dictates.
• Monitors and records all associated dimensions on the product to ensure conformance to all customer specifications.
• Identifies maintenance needs of equipment and reports to Team Leader.
• Performs preventative maintenance checks for applicable equipment.
• Completes quality documents such as SPC charts, routers, and tags.
• Counts parts to ensure all products are accounted for going in and out of all operations.
• Checks router tags for completeness and verifying process.
• Maintains housekeeping and safety standards in work area.
• Additional duties as requested by management.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or general education degree

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of inspection equipment such as calipers, micrometers, CMM, height gages, and comparators.
• Knowledge of blueprint reading and geometric tolerancing.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• While performing duties, employee could be required to stand, frequently walk, use hand to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Could be required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Could occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required could include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.