Metal Spinning Technician (COPV)

The role

The Metal Spinning Technician will drill, ream, and countersink holes in parts and assemblies. They will also perform metal blending, run machinery, and assemble tools to meet dimensional requirements.

What you will do

• Drill, ream, and countersink full-size holes in parts/assemblies
• Deburr holes using deburring tools and files
• Assemble and disassemble tools in accordance with process specification
• Perform metal blending to achieve close tolerance surface finishes
• Move, mount, configure and setup work pieces
• Run machinery and equipment including CNC machining, spin forming, and heat treating

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 1+ years of structural assembly, machine operation, surface blending, or hand tool usage OR a certificate from an accredited trade school/program
• Must be willing to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as needed
• Ability and willingness to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted
• Ability and willingness to wear required personal protective equipment
• Lifting, standing, kneeling, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required
• Willing and able to tolerate loud noise levels, heat, odors and lubricant remnants

Nice to have

• Prior experience working with large moveable structures, machines or parts requiring the use of cranes, forklifts, jacks or stationary lifts
• Knowledge of large machining operations, precision assembly operations and/or close tolerance equipment
• Heat treating experience (artificial aging, solution heat treating and/or annealing)
• Lifting and rigging experience/forklift operation
• Able to generate charts, graphs, pivot tables, slicers and reports from a dataset and explain trends and anomalies
• Experience utilizing different root cause analysis methods such as 5 why's, fishbone, and Pareto analysis
• Able to perform basic arithmetic calculations accurately
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications
• Experience with drilling, reaming, honing and countersinking straight and close tolerance holes
• Experience using various types of hand tools and/or hand-held power tools, floor-mounted power tools and precision measuring tools on structures materials

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various other discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from

About the company

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