Manufacturing Operations Technician

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Cullman, AL

5d•$27 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

As a Manufacturing Operations Technician for General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) Precision Structures & Optics (PSO), you’ll be a member of a cross functional team responsible for preparing and conditioning surfaces to achieve precise geometric forms and tolerances as specified by prints and/or sketches. The technician applies specialized compounds to workpieces and utilizes rotary or reciprocating motions to rub laps across the surfaces, ensuring that specified tolerances are met through a combination of skill and experience. The Manufacturing Operations Technician plays a pivotal role in ensuring that all machined components meet stringent aerospace standards, contributing to the overall success and safety of our products for the manufacture of Beryllium products for use in the most demanding applications, across the aerospace, defense, and nuclear industries. Our products are used in high performance sensing systems for targeting and acquisition, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, and are hardened for the battlefield environment.

Requirements

Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience is required plus a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.
Solid knowledge of computer software applications used in a manufacturing environment
Solid problem-solving skills
General subject matter expertise in assigned area
Mechanical aptitude
Ability to read blueprints, sketches and drawings
Adaptive to new training opportunities and demonstrates competence in site-specific skill sets

Nice To Haves

Influential with others and demonstrates superior communication and collaborative skills consistent with expectations for position

Responsibilities

Measures work piece with instruments such as electronic gauges and optical light, compares work piece dimensions with specifications to ascertain amount of stock to be removed and evaluates types of compounds, diamonds, and laps or material needed to achieve required specifications and set-up requirements
Prepares and conditions surface of lap to achieve proper geometric form and tolerance per print and/or sketch requirements
Applies compound to work piece and rubs lap across work piece with rotary or reciprocating motion, feeling friction and applying required pressure based on previous experience to attain specified tolerances
Measures work piece to verify conformance to specifications
Verifies, by initials, conformance of work piece to process specifications requirements
Manually handles parts where care is required to prevent surface defects such as nicks and scratches
Maintains equipment and immediate work area in clean and orderly condition
Design and draw sketches for tooling and laps to complete task required
Promote continuous product improvement by conceptualizing and implementing new procedures, processes or fixtures