Finishing Operator

Hexcel Corporation•Casa Grande, AZ

2d•$26 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

Hexcel is seeking a Finishing Operator at its Casa Grande, Arizona location. The role processes composite material at the slice level, routing it through inspection, trimming, node repair, cleaning, drying, and packing operations. The operator checks materials for quality and conformance, repairs defects, prepares and packs finished slices, and moves completed or partial jobs to source inspection or shipping. The role also involves production reporting, inventory transactions, and coordinating priorities with planning, scheduling, supervisors, leads, engineers, and other work groups. The position follows a T2-AM 2x2x5x5 schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday during Week 1, and Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday during Week 2, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Overtime is often required. The start rate is $25.75 per hour during the new-hire orientation period, normally 90 calendar days, increasing to $28.13 per hour thereafter.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
At least one year of experience, preferably in manufacturing; six months of manufacturing experience at the Hexcel Casa Grande facility may substitute for one year.
Proficiency using a tape measure and ruler.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and communicate effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, calculate rates, ratios, and percentages, and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, qualifying temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, refugee, or person granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

Basic working knowledge of computer data entry.
Manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Process material at the slice level through light inspection, trim saw, node repair, wash and dry, blow out, and packing operations.
Inspect material for blisters, plugging, defects, quality, dimensions, and conformance to specifications; remove or repair discrepancies as needed.
Trim material to required tolerances using trim saws, moving bands, and table saws; calculate piece yield and use templates for special glass parts.
Repair and rework nonconforming materials using tools and a rework oven, including splicing, adhesive curing, tacking nodes, cleaning fuzz or plugged cells, and removing resin blisters or other contaminants.
Prepare and submit monthly splice test samples to Quality Assurance for integrity testing.
Clean, color-code, tag, and inspect core and routing; identify discrepant material and refer it to the Quality Review Board or node repair.
Determine appropriate packaging from sales order information, obtain the correct box, label and pack product, and use air-powered equipment to construct boxes.
Process materials through blowout equipment, wash stations, and drying ovens as required by order due dates.
Move blocks, partial jobs, and completed jobs between plant areas using a forklift, cart, or lowboy; deliver jobs to source or shipping.
Coordinate priorities and job movement with planning and scheduling, and ensure partial inventory and material-movement reporting is accurate and complete.
Follow router instructions and record required information on paperwork; perform computer transactions to log test pieces, print sales orders and labels, and record inventory or job movement.
Gather production-work-center data, input MRP inventory transactions, close orders, perform receipt transactions, and track open orders to support schedule completion and expedite manufacturing shortages.