Job Description
Job Description
Friction Operator
Job Summary:
Fabricate, process, inspect and package carbon/carbon products, continuously improving processes to increase productivity and reduce defects.
Schedule:
4a - 4p: A Shift: S-T/Wed; B Shift: W/Th-Sat.
4p - 4a: C Shift: S-T/Wed; D Shift: W/Th- Sat.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Read, interpret brake molding fabrication specifications, work order and quality assurance instructions, company customer’s specifications, MSDS, and safety rules.
- Measure tolerance on job during production.
- Maintain and perform daily housekeeping.
- Calculate amounts, cut sheets, shapes, and chops prepreg.
- Operate and perform light maintenance of equipment including chopper changeover.
- Weigh and load chopped prepreg material into molding tools.
- Operate material handling equipment, forklifts and hoists.
- Load and operate hydraulic presses.
- Inspect parts using visual and Data Myte systems.
- Mask brake assembly components. Apply primer. Spray paint per work order instructions. Load and operate ovens.
- Operate rivet, drill engraver, and band saw machines including setup.
- Update and maintain measuring devices and Data Myte system this will include programming of inspection criteria for new configurations.
- Train coworkers to create a fully cross-trained production team.
- Actively participate in problem-solving teams, identifying process improvement opportunities
Skills:
- Write routine reports and correspondence.
- Customer and employee communication.
- Read and interpret documents such as brake molding and CVD fabric product specifications, work order and quality assurance instructions.
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide figures, decimal-fraction conversions, and calculate using simple formulas. Apply concepts of basic algebra.
- Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Required:
- High school graduate or GED.
- Consistent job tenure on resume.
- 3 years’ manufacturing experience.
- US Citizenship.
- Submission to lifetime background process.
Tools and Equipment:
- Computer.
- Temperature/pressure recorders digital weight scales.
- Hydraulic floor hoist, floor jack, and press.
- Die cutter.
- Prepreg chopper.
- Riveter machine.
- Band saw machine.
- Ovens.
- Hand tools.
- Molding plates and spacers.
- Material carts and baskets.
- Mold and tool dies.
- Standard measuring equipment such as micrometers, calipers, and dial indicators.
Physical Demands:
- Sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
- Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
- Occasional exposure to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and vibration.
- Loud noise level.
- Use of provided protective equipment.
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