Acousti-Cap Fabricator CG7

Hexcel Corporation•Casa Grande, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Hexcel is an industry leader in the manufacturing of advanced composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs, and additive manufactured parts, with a strong investment in research and development and a culture of continuous improvement. The company is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry. Hexcel develops, manufactures, and markets lightweight, high-performance structural materials used in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial applications. This position is for an Acousti-Cap Fabricator at the Casa Grande, AZ, USA location. The role involves setting up and operating equipment for the preparation of core blanks for acoustical insertion and cap stabilization, as well as the layout and processing of acoustical panels and aircraft engine blanket fabrication.

Requirements

High School diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent
Minimum of one year experience required preferably in manufacturing
Must be proficient in use of tape measure and ruler
Basic working knowledge of computer data entry function required
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Eligible candidate must be a: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum

Nice To Haves

Previous Hexcel experience preferred

Responsibilities

Sets up and operates all equipment associated with the preparation of core blanks for acoustical insertion and cap stabilization processing equipment, lay out and processing of acoustical panels
Performs a wide variety of tasks associated with the acoustical panel and aircraft engine blanket fabrication
Performs set up, measurement, adjustment, regulation and control of all processes required to prepare core for acoustical insertion, control of insertion depth and consistency, control of dipping processes, measurement of flow impedance
Uses computers frequently to input, analyze and retrieve data
Sets up and adjusts core edge prep machine, core slotting machine for quality of drainage slots, and septum insertion machine for depth and quality of insertion
Adjusts dipping process for depth of adhesive dip and determines time of dipping and drain
Measures air flow impedance/Rayl value of septumized core using the flow testing equipment
Adjusts oven temperature and loads oven with dipped core
Verifies that resins, solvents, and adhesives are within required operating parameters as applicable to each production machine
Determines from M.O., the material to be processed and results to be achieved
Adjusts machine temperature speed and air pressures
Measures and/or checks material visually and/or physically to determine quality of process
Performs close range visual inspection of mesh caps and insertion depths
Visually inspects final product, as defined by visual aids, for shadow rings, holes, tears or debris in mesh caps, and alignment of cells between panels
Inspects and presents to internal customers products that meet or exceed the product specifications
Monitors processes to ensure product is being built per WCI’s and Job Routers
Utilizes SPC where required
Operates other equipment as needed