Acousti-Cap Fabricator CG2
About The Position
Hexcel is a global leader in the manufacturing of advanced lightweight composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and engineered core and composite structures. The Acousti-Cap Fabricator will be responsible for setting up and operating equipment for the preparation of core blanks for acoustical insertion and cap stabilization, as well as the processing of acoustical panels. This role involves a variety of tasks related to the fabrication of acoustical panels and aircraft engine blankets, including setup, measurement, adjustment, and control of processes. The position requires frequent use of computers for data input, analysis, and retrieval. The fabricator will also be responsible for adjusting and controlling various machines, measuring airflow impedance, managing oven temperatures, verifying material parameters, and performing visual inspections of products to ensure they meet specifications. The role also includes monitoring processes against work instructions and job routers, utilizing SPC where required, and operating other equipment as needed.
Requirements
- High School diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
- Minimum of one year experience required preferably in manufacturing. Minimum of 6 months manufacturing experience in the Hexcel Casa Grande facility may substitute in lieu of one year experience.
- 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.
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. Tasks include 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. Tasks include frequent use of computers 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
