Horizontal Sawyer

Hexcel•Casa Grande, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Hexcel is seeking a Horizontal Sawyer for our Casa Grande, AZ, USA location. This position is responsible for processing core materials through horizontal saws to cut them to the required thickness specified by customer requirements. The role involves operating and maintaining the horizontal saws, performing general setups including the spinner block assembly, and verifying cell count and dimensions. The Sawyer will operate saws using variable speeds and setups to achieve the required tolerance and surface quality for each product, while also evaluating the visual quality of the material to ensure it meets specifications. Responsibilities include recording and tracking thickness, tolerance, and density using an online SPC computer program, tracking saw performance, reporting material usage and movement, and assisting in various operations such as trimming, sawing, blowout, wash-dry, and rework. The position also includes rotated duties as a "water spider" (blade and material changeovers, delivering coupons to QA, replenishing materials) and as a "skinsticker" (scheduling non-metallic core through saws based on capabilities and customer dates, processing blocks and stubs through trim, color-code, and skinstick).

Requirements

High School diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
Minimum of one year experience required, preferably in manufacturing.
Must be proficient in use of tape measure and ruler.
Basic working knowledge of computer data entry function required.
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 calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
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.

Responsibilities

Processes core through the horizontal saws to cut core into the thickness required by the customer specifications.
Operates and maintains each of the horizontal saws.
Responsible for general setups, especially the spinner block assembly and associated parts.
Verifies cell count and dimensions.
Operates saws using variable saw speeds and setups to accomplish the required T/tolerance and surface quality for each product.
Evaluates visual quality of material to ensure meets specifications as per the routing and the QI304-560.
Records and tracks T thickness, tolerance, and density using the SPC online computer program.
Tracks saw performance against number of jobs required.
Reports material usage and movement.
Assists in various operations such as trimming, sawing, blowout, wash-dry, and rework.
Performs duties of “water spider” when rotated into these duties, including blade and material changeovers, delivery of coupons to QA, replenishing expendable materials, and related duties.
Performs duties of “skinsticker” when rotated into these duties, including scheduling all non-metallic core through the appropriate saws based on the saw capabilities and customer start date and processing all blocks and stubs through block trim, color-code, and skinstick as indicated by the saw routing.