Fabricator 2nd shift

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Job Summary

Performs manual grinding and buffing on complex contoured surfaces. Inspects own work using a variety of standard inspection methods as well as dedicated gaging.

Also be able to work in a group environment, be dependable and detail oriented.

Job Responsibilities

• Able to create an outside radius with airtool (burr gun, cone, zip gun). Also able to improve micro finish in fillet radius with deburring and finish wheel.
• Able to improve micro finish in fillet radius area and / or airfoil by removing cutter marks with deburring and finishing wheel.
• Able to remove machine tool marks, belt scratches, and also repair blends as needed on platforms, shrouds, radii and airfoils with cotton buff wheel coated with lea compound.
• Removes machine tool marks, inspects thickness and repairs oversize conditions as required by operation sheets. Controls blends, stock removal and micro finish with use of proper wheel durometer and belt grits.
• Able to remove cutter marks, repairs oversize and or / undersize conditions and relocate radius to existing airfoil. Usually used on small parts or hard to belt areas.
• Knows basic mathematics.
• Can set up limited pieces of equipment or can change over machines to previously run jobs in TPS cells.
• Can select proper deburring / polishing tools.

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 2 years polishing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be able to read blueprints, schematics and diagrams.

Preferred Experience :

• GKN Experience
• Experience within an aerospace manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to read CMM Inspection reports
• Basic troubleshooting skills.
• Experience Standard operating procedures, work orders, and operation sheets.
• Ability to communicate well in English (both written and orally).
• Familiarity with the use of measuring devices.

Physical Requirements :

• Standing and walking (5 hrs. / day).
• Ability to carry and lift weight up to 30lbs.
• We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry;

and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment.

Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.

It’s a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

Last updated : 2024-03-31