3rd Shift_ Furnace Operator I_ Onsite

RTX•York, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Furnace Operator I processes and prepares components using manufacturing equipment, including annealing furnaces and degreasers. The role involves cleaning, racking, and heat treating parts, preparing parts for shipment, and following process prints, engineering and quality standards, drawings, and work instructions. The operator monitors dimensional tolerances and identifies non-conforming features while maintaining accurate production, labor, and inspection records. The position is onsite at Collins Aerospace’s York, Nebraska plant and works the third shift, Sunday through Thursday, from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The employee may handle coolants, cleaning fluids, petroleum-based oils, and chemical vapors during normal manufacturing. The role also includes obtaining and maintaining required inspection certifications.

Requirements

Typically requires a high school diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED in the U.S.) or vocational/technical education in a related discipline.
Basic math skills, including adding and subtracting decimals.
Basic computer skills and ability to learn and use multiple computer applications, including email, internet, and job-specific applications.
Must be a U.S. Person.

Nice To Haves

Experience with measurement equipment such as gauges and calipers.
Experience with basic hand tools.
Experience reading, interpreting, and following blueprints.

Responsibilities

Use a variety of racking methods to process parts.
Prepare parts for shipment to customers.
Set up and operate annealing furnaces and degreasers.
Clean, rack, and heat treat components.
Read, interpret, and comprehend process prints, engineering and quality standards, informational drawings, and work instructions.
Monitor part-specific dimensional tolerances during operations and identify non-conforming part features.
Maintain accurate documentation and system inputs, including shop travelers, labor charging, production tracking software, and inspection results.
Identify and report process inefficiencies, machine issues, and improvement opportunities.
Follow work priorities to accomplish production goals.
Obtain and maintain required inspection certifications.
Perform additional responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution.
Tuition reimbursement.
Student Loan Repayment Program.
Life insurance and disability coverage.
Optional pet insurance, home and auto coverage, additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal coverage, and identity theft protection.
Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
Fertility and family-planning benefits.
Adoption assistance.
Autism benefit.
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
Wellness rewards program.
Virtual doctor visits.
Child and elder care services.
Second-opinion medical expert program.
Potential short- and long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage; payments are not guaranteed.
Other benefits may include flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and holidays, subject to business unit and collective-bargaining coverage.