HOURLY PRODUCTION - Fluorescent Penetrant Inspector

Howmet Aerospace•Laporte, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re a company of innovators and makers. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the aerospace and transportation industries. Join our team and help us engineer the next generation of sustainable travel. Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company’s primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. For more information, visit www.howmet.com. Follow @howmet: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Our state-of-the-art investment casting facility in La Porte, Indiana is seeking Fluorescent Penetrant Inspector's to join our team. Nestled halfway between South Bend and Chicago, along the shores of Lake Michigan - our facility in La Porte, Indiana supplies jet engine components to some of the most trusted names in the Aerospace industry. Job Summary: Work as a team member to take a rough casting and condition it to the specifications that meet the customer’s requirements by performing metal cleaning, finishing, dimensional inspection and FPI inspection. Essential Functions: Read and implement PC (product criteria). Operate hand grinding tools (both belt and stone). Operate metal cleaning equipment, water flow and sonic equipment. Adjust parts by use of presses, heat or other dimensional tooling. Operate hand sandblast and auto blast units. Prolonged gripping standing or sitting and pushing, pulling and lifting. Moderate length of concentration. Job responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: To become cross trained in order to perform ALL or MOST of the duties listed below, with a main concentration in FPI Certified Level II duties. When necessary, the individual may be required to move castings to designated areas or perform other work-related duties as assigned: Metal Cleaner: Sandblast part by the PC. Fill and clean the blasting unit. Perform hazeblast operation. Inspect castings for possible scrap. Maintain the correct pressure and speed of the blast cabinets by the AI’s and PC’s. Metal Finisher: Finish castings to PC using stones, burrs, belts, templates and gauges. Sandblast to surface finish. Conduct visual operation and primary inspection of casting. Input data in computer for collection. Use boroscope for inspection and fiber light. Perform decap/deburr operation. Perform sonic operation. Map weld areas. Operate comco machine. Operate water flow. Dimensional Operator. Operate gauging equipment: Use of calipers, micrometer, height gauges, shim stock, scissors, pin, go no/go, step gauges, Arbor presses and sonic equipment. Input data for record keeping. Adjusting castings for PC compliance. Working with engineering on deviant castings and reworking to engineers' instructions. Operate glassbead/table clean unit. Datum “C” drilling-Stators Cell Only. Reroute nonconforming castings. FPI-Certified Position-Consisting of Level I and Level II: Surface preparation-removing contaminants by degreasing or sand blasting. Application of proper penetrant and removal of excess penetrant. Emulsifying for the specific amount of time. Removal of excess water and drying of casting. Application of developer. Monitor gages on equipment and run daily and monthly test to ensure system is operating within customer specifications. Complete routing card. Reading FPI defects to insure customer regulations.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalency required
WORKKEYS Tests are REQUIRED to be considered for this position
Testing will be conducted at the La Porte WorkOne office
Required Testing: Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, Workplace Documents and Workplace Observation
Candidates MUST pass with a Level 4 or higher on Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents and with a Level 2 or higher on Workplace Observation to be considered
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Verification of employment. eligibility will be required at the time of hire
This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items
Read parts to the .0001
Understand gauging and templates
Have finishing skills, (stones, burrs, belts, etc.)
Work independent as well as with a team
Able to read and follow written and verbal instruction
Occasional bending, reaching, pushing and pulling when retrieving and moving various items
Lifting approximately 30% of the time
Typically, assistance would be provided for weights exceeding 50 pounds
Good manual dexterity
Position may require more than eight hours daily and more than five days weekly to complete work assignments
Sitting in chairs (swivel, padded, and adjustable) for 70% of the workday
Squatting / crouching when retrieving stored items from lower shelves and file cabinets, making equipment / product inspections, etc.
Standing intermittently
Visual requirements for this position are close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
Duties are performed in a manufacturing setting where compliance with applicable safety rules is required
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to work near moving mechanical parts and exposed to fumes or airborne particles, rather confined space, and some degree of extreme heat during summer months
The noise level is moderate
Expected to assist in the implementation of EHS Values and policy statements and accompanying principals
Comply with all department, facility, corporate and regulatory EHS regulations
Wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE)
Report all job-related illness and injuries (Per Employee Handbook)
Report all safety, health and environmental concerns to your supervisor in a timely manner
Attend all EHS training

Nice To Haves

Able to demonstrate 2 years of continuous work experience OR 6 months of manufacturing experience

Responsibilities

Read and implement PC (product criteria)
Operate hand grinding tools (both belt and stone)
Operate metal cleaning equipment, water flow and sonic equipment
Adjust parts by use of presses, heat or other dimensional tooling
Operate hand sandblast and auto blast units
Prolonged gripping standing or sitting and pushing, pulling and lifting
Moderate length of concentration
To become cross trained in order to perform ALL or MOST of the duties listed below, with a main concentration in FPI Certified Level II duties
When necessary, the individual may be required to move castings to designated areas or perform other work-related duties as assigned
Sandblast part by the PC
Fill and clean the blasting unit
Perform hazeblast operation
Inspect castings for possible scrap
Maintain the correct pressure and speed of the blast cabinets by the AI’s and PC’s
Finish castings to PC using stones, burrs, belts, templates and gauges
Sandblast to surface finish
Conduct visual operation and primary inspection of casting
Input data in computer for collection
Use boroscope for inspection and fiber light
Perform decap/deburr operation
Perform sonic operation
Map weld areas
Operate comco machine
Operate water flow
Operate gauging equipment: Use of calipers, micrometer, height gauges, shim stock, scissors, pin, go no/go, step gauges, Arbor presses and sonic equipment
Input data for record keeping
Adjusting castings for PC compliance
Working with engineering on deviant castings and reworking to engineers' instructions
Operate glassbead/table clean unit
Datum “C” drilling-Stators Cell Only
Reroute nonconforming castings
Surface preparation-removing contaminants by degreasing or sand blasting
Application of proper penetrant and removal of excess penetrant
Emulsifying for the specific amount of time
Removal of excess water and drying of casting
Application of developer
Monitor gages on equipment and run daily and monthly test to ensure system is operating within customer specifications
Complete routing card
Reading FPI defects to insure customer regulations