Aerospace Finishing Lead
About The Position
Ascentec Engineering is hiring a Finishing Lead for our Dallas, Oregon location. The Finishing Lead is responsible for leading, developing, and supporting Deburr/Finishing Technicians working on precision-machined aerospace components. This role ensures all finishing operations including deburring, blending, edge-breaking, sanding, tumbling, lapping, cleaning, and hardware preparation are performed to aerospace quality standards and customer specifications. The Lead provides day-to-day leadership, technical training, workflow coordination, and hands-on support to ensure safety, quality, on-time delivery, and process discipline across all shifts. This is a working-lead position requiring proficiency with powered hand tools, knowledge of aerospace finishing methods, and strong capability in team development. This position is onsite (not remote/not hybrid) and is not eligible for Visa sponsorship or transfer of Visa sponsorship.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience working with precision machine parts in aerospace, defense, medical device, or equivalent regulated industry.
- Minimum 2 years of leadership or supervisor-level experience in a production or manufacturing environment.
- Proficient in powered and manual finishing tools (DA sander, drills, Dremel, die grinder, torque tools, hand files, scrapers, etc.).
- Experience with deburring, sanding, lapping, tumbling, and detailed finishing operations on metals and/or aerospace alloys.
- Ability to read and interpret customer drawings, engineering specs, visual standards, and process sheets.
- Ability to lift to 50 lbs. and stand for extended periods.
- High integrity and strong work ethic.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and lead others.
- Reliability, professionalism, and strong communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Team-oriented, flexible, and committed to supporting production priorities.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
- Willingness to work flexible hours or overtime based on production needs.
Responsibilities
- Provide daily leadership to all Finishing/Deburr Technicians.
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution.
- Coordinate daily work assignments, priorities, and WIP flow for the Finishing Department.
- Ensure accurate staging, verification, and closure of job operations in the ERP/MES system.
- Support development and implementation of standardized work and updated tech cards.
- Support planning and cross functional communication between Machining, Quality, and Assembly.
- Monitor throughput, efficiency, takt time expectations, and productivity against shift goals.
- Perform and train others on aerospace-level finishing operations, including: Manual and powered deburr
- Surface refinement: sanding, blending, polishing, lapping
- Edge breaking, Burr removal on complex geometries, small features, and tight-tolerance components
- Part cleaning, washing, ultrasonic wash, and contamination-control standards
- Perform finishing using tools such as: DA sanders, pneumatic grinders, die grinders, Dremel, orbital sanders, hand files, scrapers, torque drivers, and various abrasive media.
- Inspect finished surfaces visually and with standard metrology tools per customer, engineering, and AS9100 requirements.
Benefits
- Paid time off / Holiday pay
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) with matching funds
- Profit sharing eligibility
- Educational aid program availability
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
