Advanced Chemical Associate - Cullman, AL

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Cullman, AL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Chemical Technician for General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) Precision Structures & Optics (PSO) located in Cullman, AL, you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for supporting chemical finishing operations by processing manufacturing hardware, tooling, and samples through chemical etching, surface treatment, media blasting, plating, anodizing, thermal cycling/heat treatment, masking, or cleaning and packing as required. At General Dynamics Mission Systems we manufacture Beryllium products for use in the most demanding applications, across the aerospace, defense, and nuclear industries. Our products are used in high performance sensing systems for targeting and acquisition, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, and are hardened for the battlefield environment.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required.
4 years of related experience with experience in chemical/waste handling preferred.
Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with aerospace and industry specifications, such as customer requirements, internal process specifications, and applicable standards, is preferred
Ability to follow detailed written work instructions, process specifications, safety procedures, and production documentation
Strong attention to detail, organization, and recordkeeping
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to safely work around chemicals, fumes, noise, elevated temperatures, and wet-process environments while using required PPE

Responsibilities

Perform chemical cleaning, etching, stripping, conversion coating, passivation, anodizing, plating, and other surface treatment operations in accordance with approved process instructions
Prepare, rack, fixture, mask, unmask, and process parts to ensure required surfaces are protected or treated correctly
Operate and monitor plating, anodizing, chemical-processing, rinse, drying, and related equipment
Conduct thermal cycling, heat-treatment support, baking, curing, drying, or other temperature-controlled processes as assigned and qualified
Perform clean-and-pack activities, including final cleaning, preservation, protective wrapping, labeling, and packaging of completed parts
Ensure components are protected from contamination, corrosion, handling damage, and foreign-object debris throughout processing and packaging
Follow drawings, routers, work instructions, process specifications, and acceptance criteria
Conduct visual and basic dimensional inspections of parts before, during, and after processing; identify conditions such as incomplete coating, staining, pitting, burns, discoloration, contamination, or masking defects
Notify supervision, quality, engineering, or maintenance personnel when equipment, chemistry, process parameters, or product quality is outside established requirements
Maintain traceability of parts, process lots, chemicals, materials, and certifications as required
Safely handle chemicals, acids, bases, solvents, plating solutions, hazardous materials, and controlled process waste
Use required PPE as applicable
Comply with all environmental, health, safety, hazardous waste, and emergency response procedures
Support spill prevention, containment, response, and reporting activities in accordance with site requirements
Train or assist in training new personnel on approved processes after obtaining appropriate qualifications