Finishing Operator

Hexcel•Casa Grande, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Hexcel is seeking a Finishing Operator at its Casa Grande, Arizona location. The operator processes material at the slice level through inspection, trimming, node repair, washing and drying, blowout, and packing operations. The role includes repairing and reworking nonconforming materials, inspecting material for quality and dimensions, maintaining tools and equipment, and ensuring completed material meets specifications before it is delivered to source inspection or shipping. The operator also supports production scheduling and priorities, tracks material and order movement, and records production and inventory transactions. The schedule is the T2-AM 2x2x5x5 shift: 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 starting rate is $25.75 per hour during the normally 90-calendar-day new-hire orientation period, increasing to $28.13 per hour afterward. Applicants must have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent, and at least one year of experience, preferably in manufacturing. Six months of manufacturing experience at Hexcel’s Casa Grande facility may substitute for the one-year requirement. Candidates must meet the stated U.S. citizenship or immigration-status eligibility criteria. Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, calculate rates, ratios, and percentages, and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Must meet the stated eligibility requirement: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, qualifying temporary resident under INA sections 210(a) or 245(A), 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, blowout, and packing operations.
Inspect material for blisters, plugged cells, defects, quality, dimensions, and conformance to specifications; identify and repair discrepancies before moving material to the source area.
Trim material to required tolerances using trim saws, moving band saws, and table saws; use templates for special glass parts and maximize yield from each slice.
Repair and rework nonconforming materials, including rebuilding cell nodes, bonding slices into sheets, tacking defects, splicing sections, cleaning fuzz and plugged cells, and removing excess resin blisters or contaminants.
Remove excess dust from slices using blowout and wash-and-dry operations; process glass products through the wash station and dry slices in an oven.
Pack slices using the correct box and packaging method, verify tolerances, apply labels as needed, and complete a final conformance check.
Deliver completed material and jobs to the appropriate plant location, including source inspection or shipping; move blocks using a forklift, cart, or lowboy.
Follow routing instructions and record required information on paperwork; color-code and tag material as required and verify routing accuracy before moving material.
Coordinate work priorities and daily schedules with planning, scheduling, supervisors, leads, and engineers; coordinate partial jobs and expedite work to complete orders.
Maintain and clean tools and equipment; operate and maintain saws and use a rework oven and air-powered equipment.
Prepare and submit monthly splice test samples to Quality Assurance for testing.
Use computers to enter and retrieve information, log out test pieces, print sales orders and labels, and record MRP inventory transactions and job movements.
Track open orders, identify and expedite manufacturing shortages, and perform job closeout and receipt transactions.
Ensure partial inventory and material-movement reporting is accurate and complete; identify discrepant material and forward it to the Quality Review Board or node repair.