Finishing Operator

Hexcel Corporation•Casa Grande, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Hexcel is seeking a Finishing Operator for its Casa Grande, AZ, USA location. This role is crucial in the manufacturing of advanced composite materials. The operator will process material at the slice level after cutting, ensuring it meets specifications through various stages including inspection, trimming, repair, cleaning, and packing. The position requires attention to detail, adherence to instructions, and collaboration with various teams to manage work priorities and support production demands. Hexcel is an industry leader in advanced composites, investing in research and development and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements

High School diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
Minimum of one year experience required preferably in manufacturing.
Minimum of 6 months manufacturing experience in the Hexcel Casa Grande facility may substitute in lieu of one year experience.
Must be proficient in use of tape measure and ruler.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Eligible candidate must be a: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

Basic working knowledge of computer data entry function preferred.

Responsibilities

Processes material at the slice level after slices have been cut.
Routes material through inspection, trim saw, node repair, wash & dry, blow out, and packing operations.
Verifies cell conformance to specifications regarding blisters and plugging during Light Inspection and removes defects.
Trims material to required tolerances using a trim saw.
Rebuilds cell nodes, bonds slices together, tacks defects, and reworks nonconforming material during Node Repair.
Removes excess dust from slices during Blow Out and Wash & Dry operations.
Orders correct box size, ensures slices are within tolerance, adds labels, and packs slices properly.
Performs a critical last check to ensure all material is conforming.
Delivers material to the proper location (Source Inspection or Shipping).
Follows written instructions and records proper information on paperwork.
Works with planning, scheduling, Supervisors, Leads, and Engineers to manage work priorities.
Uses a variety of tools and the rework oven to repair and rework nonconforming materials.
Splices prime cure and dipped sections.
Maintains and cleans tools as required.
Reworks material for density, dimension, and cell count.
Performs visual inspection of material using a light inspection table.
Identifies and repairs all discrepancies before material is moved.
Prepares and submits monthly test samples of splicing to QA for testing.
Operates and maintains a moving band and table saw.
Calculates the number of pieces from each slice to maximize yield.
Uses templates for sawing special glass parts.
Trims a variety of materials.
Visually inspects core for quality and dimensions prior to trimming.
Utilizes sales order information to determine proper packaging methods.
Uses air-powered equipment to construct boxes and pack product.
Inputs and receives information from a computer for logging test pieces, printing sales orders and labels.
Processes materials through the blowout booth or slice blowout machine.
Processes glass products through the wash station and dries slices in an oven.
Works with scheduling to manage daily priorities.
Coordinates movement of partial jobs to complete orders and moves them into source or shipping.
Ensures all partial inventory reporting and material movement reporting is accurate and complete.
Uses a forklift, cart, or lowboy to move blocks.
Delivers completed jobs to shipping or source.
Inspects and cleans core in node repair.
Color-codes and tags material per routing.
Visually inspects the quality of the material and routing.
Ensures routing is accurate prior to moving material.
Identifies discrepant material and forwards to the Quality Review Board or node repair.
Gathers data from production work centers and inputs MRP inventory transactions.
May perform shop floor transactions to record movement of jobs in process.
Closes and performs receipt transactions.
Tracks all open orders to ensure completion to schedule and to identify and expedite manufacturing shortages.