Manual Honing & Bushing Installation Operator
About The Position
Heroux-Devtek is a global leader in the aerospace industry, specializing in landing gear, actuation, and hydraulic systems. The Strongsville facility, a center of excellence for landing gear final assembly, employs over 90 people and operates in a 100,000 sq. ft. space. This role is part of the Central Division, which handles critical machining operations for major commercial aircraft programs like the Boeing 777 and Embraer E-2, as well as military programs such as the F-18, F-35, C-17, and C-130. The division focuses on leveraging the latest technology in manufacturing processes, including machining automation and advanced techniques, to maintain its position as a top-value producer of complex landing gear components.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED equivalent and trade school, vocational education, or apprenticeship
- 2-4 years experience in work related environment
- Ability to read blueprints and manufacturing sketches.
- Be able to read inspection tools and have knowledge of Quality Control, gages, micrometers, dial bores and ring gages.
- Understand procedures and production schedules.
- Good physical condition; able to lift heavy loads.
- Knowledge or arithmetic involving decimals, fractions, and its application to the reading of drawings and measuring instruments or the calculations and recording dimensions
- Candidates must meet security screening requirements as set out by ITAR directives.
Responsibilities
- Sets up and operates portable hone and mandrels machine to hone internal or external surfaces of metal objects such as, prototype cylinders, bearings, bushings or connecting rods to specifications, analyzing specifications, and selecting tooling according to knowledge of honing procedures.
- Utilizes a handheld hone and mandrels to size bushings.
- Completes installation process below to place bushings in assemblies.
- May use special optical inspection equipment.
- Reports production time for each job to supervisor.
- Obtains such information as dimensions, tolerances, and number of parts in run from job order and instructions of machine-shop supervisor, productions, or job setter and honing.
- Positions workpiece in fixture or on machine table, and secures it with clamps and wrenches, verifying positions with instruments such as surface gages and dial indicators.
- Selects honing speed, depth cut, and honing tool for each operation, according to knowledge of metal properties, abrasives, and shop mathematics.
- Turns nut on tool or sets automatic mechanism to expand tool to selected diameter.
- Positions and tightens stops with wrench to control length of stroke.
- Measures honed workpiece for conformance to specifications, using electromechanical limit gages, surface gages, micrometers, and telescoping gages.
- May replace worn honing stones.
- Hone/ream features in parts using pneumatic tools for installation of bushings on parts/assemblies.
- Use solvents to clean surfaces prior to sealing or assembly.
- Install bushings into housings using arbor press, C-squeeze and/or hydraulic puller.
- Apply liquid nitrogen to facilitate installation of bushings, as required, per BAC specifications.
- Cold work holes to prepare for close tolerance fastener installation, as required.
- Perform surface seal on bushings/bearings and other part installations.
- Sizes and micro finish and all related blueprint dimensions.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries linked to performance and paid time off
- 11 paid holidays
- A comprehensive group insurance plan including a HAS/FSA options, Dental & Vision
- Supportive wellness program, including healthcare discounts
- Automatic Life Insurance with supplemental options
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Opportunities for retirement savings with 401k plans including a company match
- Tuition reimbursement for relevant Certifications, Education, & Trainings
- Free access to a virtual doctor and the employee assistance program
- Social activities for all employees (BBQ, Golf, Christmas parties, etc.)
- Generous referral bonuses and advantageous recognition programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
