Finish Cell Support Technician

Orion Industries•Auburn, WA

About The Position

The Finish Cell Support Technician supports manufacturing finishing operations at one of three levels. Level 1 duties include checking part counts and identifying workmanship defects, maintaining safety and quality standards, using ERP systems to document work movement, meeting productivity and delivery requirements, following job priorities, communicating delays, and supporting the manufacturing team. The role also involves reading work orders and job travelers, laying out and identifying parts for painting, monitoring jobs through oven curing, and moving prepared jobs to the appropriate work queues. Level 2 includes all Level 1 duties, plus mentoring program participants, restocking supplies, understanding production flow and part grouping, setting up production layouts, preparing parts to specification, and verifying part specifications and quality using appropriate tools, including a calibrated Permascope. Level 3 includes all Level 1 and 2 duties, plus approving part-identification operations on work orders, participating in safety and quality investigations, ensuring paint-cell testing passes, preparing work instructions, maintaining supply inventory and shelf life, navigating customer specifications, maintaining and rebuilding spray equipment, and mixing and labeling touch-up paint kits. Duties may change at any time with or without notice. The position is available on either a Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. shift or a Friday–Sunday, 6:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. shift; a shift differential is offered. The listed pay range is $21.50–$34.50 per hour, depending on experience.

Requirements

Level 1: Previous paint-application experience is desired.
Level 1: Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Level 1: Customer service skills and ability to relate well to internal and external customers.
Level 1: High attention to detail.
Level 2: All Level 1 qualifications.
Level 2: Two or more years of aerospace finishing experience.
Level 2: Ability to independently mix and apply aerospace primers.
Level 2: Ability to independently operate painting equipment.
Level 2: Experience with aerospace finishing specifications, such as BAC specifications.
Level 3: All Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications.
Level 3: Five or more years of aerospace finishing experience.
Level 3: Ability to independently mix and apply all primers and topcoats.
Level 3: Detailed knowledge and understanding of aerospace finishing specifications.
Level 3: Detailed knowledge and understanding of PSCA requirements for the paint booth, as well as fire and safety requirements.
Level 3: Experience developing tooling and production processes.
Frequent computer use and use of hands and fingers to reach, manipulate, handle, and hold material.
Vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, depth perception, and spatial relationships.
Ability to hear detailed information through oral communication and speak to express or exchange ideas, communicate details, or convey instructions.
Frequent lifting of 5 or 10 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 35 pounds.
Frequent exposure to chemicals, solvents, paints, and similar materials.
Consistent exposure to a manufacturing shop floor requiring safety glasses; excess noise exposure may occasionally require hearing protection.

Nice To Haves

Previous paint-application experience is desired.

Responsibilities

Verify part counts against work orders and identify workmanship defects, physical damage, and part-identification issues.
Meet Orion safety and quality system requirements and maintain 6S and Lean manufacturing practices.
Use ERP systems to document work movement.
Meet productivity and delivery standards, follow job priorities, and communicate production delays and problems to appropriate supervision.
Support manufacturing team members and participate in team and company meetings.
Model appropriate work ethics, behavior, hygiene, and dress; maintain a clean and safe work environment.
Read and understand work orders and job travelers; lay out and identify parts for painting.
Maintain department flow, including monitoring jobs as they complete oven curing.
Separate, identify, and move jobs to appropriate work queues after preparation.
Instruct and mentor program participants and provide immediate feedback on critical performance.
Restock supplies to minimum and maximum quantities.
Understand production-part flow and group or separate parts appropriately.
Set up production layouts and prepare parts to specifications, including taping parts for paint layout.
Verify part specifications and quality, including thickness and appearance, using appropriate tools such as a Permascope calibrated with specific shims.
Maintain inspection authority to approve part-identification operations on work orders.
Participate in safety and quality investigations and recommend corrective actions.
Ensure all Finish Cell testing within the Paint Cell is completed with a passing score.
Prepare work instructions as needed to meet customer specifications and complete required documentation.
Maintain supply inventory and shelf life, conduct periodic inventory counts, and submit purchase requisitions.
Navigate and understand customer specifications and work instructions.
Maintain and rebuild spray equipment as necessary.
Mix, identify, and label touch-up paint kits.