Machinist Apprenticeship

GE Aerospace•Asheville, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The role involves the manufacturing of rotating jet engine components, working with unique aerospace alloys on some of the latest CNC machines and tooling in a clean, air-conditioned facility. Work will involve creating hardware involving the use of measuring devices such as micrometers, calipers, indicators, and special purpose gauges among others. Daily activities include the manufacturing production of GE Aerospace’s jet engine parts, operating large machinery, and following internal processes to perform machining tasks. Work will be performed both individually and within a team setting with the goal of ensuring machined parts and components are produced in accordance with GE Aerospace’s safety and quality standards.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent
Commitment to workplace safety (of both self and others)
Commitment to quality and integrity of work performed
Ability to prove status as a U.S. Person (U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, granted asylee or refugee status)

Nice To Haves

Awareness / Novice in Technical Skill Proficiency
Awareness / Novice in Task & Equipment Complexity
Awareness / Novice in Problem-solving / Troubleshooting
Awareness / Novice in Quality & Precision Standards
Awareness / Novice in Leadership
Awareness / Novice in Autonomy

Responsibilities

Manufacturing production of GE Aerospace’s jet engine parts.
Operating large machinery.
Following internal processes to perform machining tasks.
Creating hardware involving the use of measuring devices such as micrometers, calipers, indicators, and special purpose gauges.
Working with unique aerospace alloys on CNC machines and tooling.
Ensuring machined parts and components are produced in accordance with GE Aerospace’s safety and quality standards.
Learning how to operate machines or tooling independently.
Understanding and learning basic geometric dimensioning, tolerancing, and/or programming criteria for machined parts production.
Understanding and learning how to set-up and extract both machined parts and machine tooling components.
Working on simpler tasks, equipment, or machines under close supervision.
Working on simpler, automated machines.
Developing jet engine parts that are commonly produced within the facility.
Working with simple tools and gauges to assist in the accurate production, setup, and inspection of produced parts.
Learning how to recognize common issues and relying on guidance to resolve problems.
Understanding and learning how to interpret process sheets for machined parts production.
Understanding the importance of quality and learning how to inspect basic parts using proper measuring devices.
Understanding and learning how to verify proper tooling to utilize based on the task at hand.
Understanding the importance of systematically following procedures to identify defects for produced parts, machinery, tools, or measuring equipment.
Focusing on on-the-job learning within an assigned machined parts production work cell.
Learning and developing via mentors, teammates, and on-the-job training through repetition of machined parts production.
Following step-by-step instructions and processes.