Forming Fabricator

Sonaca North America•St. Charles, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sonaca North America is driven by a passion for innovation and a commitment to excellence, providing aerospace and defense solutions to make air and space travel safe and sustainable. With 10 locations across North America, the company leverages engineering expertise and operational excellence to deliver high-quality, reliable, safe, and efficient products and services since 1948. The team utilizes the latest technologies and processes to provide the best solutions to customers. The company is seeking a Forming Fabricator for the 1st Shift (Monday-Thursday, 6:00am-4:30pm). Fabricators work independently and collaboratively to efficiently fabricate detail parts. The operator is expected to be a productive, contributing, and responsible member of their work team, supporting Sonaca North America’s Quality Policy, Mission Statement, and other company policies and procedures, including commitments to total customer satisfaction, quality products and services, lean processes, continuous improvement, on-time delivery, safety, teaming, individual accountability, and respect for people.

Requirements

Detail oriented with the ability to use elementary measuring tools i.e. micrometer calipers and electronic calipers.
Must have the ability to read and understand tolerances on manufacturing drawings.
Demonstrated decision-making ability utilizing good judgment in determining the appropriate guideline, procedure, and application to utilize in solving problems.
Understanding of basic math.
Thorough understanding of process flows, lead times and lean principles in a mfg. environment.
Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
Noise levels ranging from quiet to extremely loud
Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when working on the manufacturing floor including, but not limited to, eye, ear, and foot protection
May occasionally lift and /or move up to 10-50 pounds

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or high school equivalency

Responsibilities

Follows all company and work center specific production, administration and safety policies and procedures.
Attends and actively participates in all required training.
Reviews manufacturing planning, part-specific engineering information, set-up information and/or related instructions to understand appropriate work process and quality requirements for completed product.
For machine dependent operations, selects, aligns and secures holding fixtures and/or cutting tools, attachments, accessories and material to machines (i.e. set-up machine) and starts and observes machine operation during first part production to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance conditions.
Adjusts machine controls or other control media as required.
Depending upon work center assignment, the operator will set-up and operate one or more of the following machines: hydraulic shear, chop saw and forklift.
Set-up and tear-down may require the use of a forklift and/or other material handling equipment.
Uses gauges, scales, calipers, mylars and/or blueprints, customer tools and other measuring equipment to check first part quality.
Obtains first part for buy-off from lead person, supervisor, quality control inspector and/or second team member.
Upon buy-off, completes production run for the manufacturing planning operation.
Performs 100% inspection of all parts, subsequent to first part buy-off, and completes requirements of applicable statistical process control plans.
Where available, uses target times to evaluate timely completion of work.
Notifies lead person or supervisor about substantive discrepancies between manufacturing planning target time and actual set-up and/or run times.
Responsible for minor machine maintenance and maintaining proper alignment and condition of machine.
Completes required documentation, including but not limited to: manufacturing planning operation buy-off, recording of accurate part counts, labor card entry, set-up information, special notes, data collection plans, tie-in information and recording the disposition of non-conforming material.
Tears down machine or hand tool set-up upon completion of production run, returning all tools, equipment and accessories to their proper locations.
Moves completes part order to next manufacturing operation or staging area.
Works with others, using continuous process improvement tools and techniques and just-in-time manufacturing techniques, to develop and install process improvements that positively impact manufacturing through-put, machine and human resources utilization, space utilization, organization and other factors.
Assists to incorporate process improvements into document instructions.
Actively participates in work center and cross-functional process improvement teams by attending team meetings, completing action items, encouraging complete and respectful discussion and understanding of goals, alternatives and solutions.
Conduct all business transactions and communications in a professional manner congruent to company policy.
Maintain company confidentiality in all dealings with delivery personnel, vendors, etc.

Benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan with a percentage company-match contribution
Competitive wages
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Employee assistance plan — for access to counseling, consulting and other community resources
Wellness program
Tuition assistance