Progressive Header Operator II-1st shift 5:00am-1:30pm

TriMas Corporation•Industry, CA

55d•$24 - $42•Onsite

About The Position

JOB SUMMARY: Sets up and operates single and/or multi-die headers for manufacturing precision aircraft quality fasteners. Conducts a variety of tests on single and multi-die cold headers to ensure machines function according to specifications or to determine cause of unit failure. Develops machine-specific and/or part-specific tooling. Assists operators in machine set up. Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Competencies: Reads test schedule, work orders, test manuals, performance specifications, wiring diagrams, and schematics to determine testing procedures for selected machines. Tests functional performance of machines under specified conditions. Analyzes test results on defective machinery to determine cause of failure. Reads and interprets documents (blue prints, drawing, or manufacturing work orders), to ascertain what tools and materials are necessary for producing products to precision tolerance to aircraft specification. Sets up and operates, on a production basis, all assigned headers and their related products. This includes settings and adjustments required to produce parts to specifications. Selects, mounts and aligns tooling attachments and materials in proper order and relationship. Makes all adjustments necessary to produce parts of acceptable quality. Loads machines with raw material and monitors production run using measuring devices, such as, comparators, micrometers, calipers and various other inspect gauges. Reworks and directs reworking of tooling as needed. Keeps accurate statistical process control records, when required, on each job manufactured, making adjustments during production run as the SPC data directs. Meets and maintains all productivity levels and quality requirements to support departmental goals and schedules. Provides training to departmental personnel for all aspects of machine set up and operation. Performs minor preventative maintenance on assigned machines. Performs record keeping, data entry, housekeeping, and follows safety regulations. Ability to effectively trouble shoot and resolve heading machinery problems, including set up and operation. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to read and understand blueprints.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED). 3-4 years' experience in set up and operation of single and multi-die cold heading machines to produce aircraft quality fasteners; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Reads test schedule, work orders, test manuals, performance specifications, wiring diagrams, and schematics to determine testing procedures for selected machines.
Tests functional performance of machines under specified conditions.
Analyzes test results on defective machinery to determine cause of failure.
Reads and interprets documents (blue prints, drawing, or manufacturing work orders), to ascertain what tools and materials are necessary for producing products to precision tolerance to aircraft specification.
Sets up and operates, on a production basis, all assigned headers and their related products. This includes settings and adjustments required to produce parts to specifications. Selects, mounts and aligns tooling attachments and materials in proper order and relationship. Makes all adjustments necessary to produce parts of acceptable quality.
Loads machines with raw material and monitors production run using measuring devices, such as, comparators, micrometers, calipers and various other inspect gauges.
Reworks and directs reworking of tooling as needed.
Keeps accurate statistical process control records, when required, on each job manufactured, making adjustments during production run as the SPC data directs.
Meets and maintains all productivity levels and quality requirements to support departmental goals and schedules. Provides training to departmental personnel for all aspects of machine set up and operation.
Performs minor preventative maintenance on assigned machines.
Performs record keeping, data entry, housekeeping, and follows safety regulations.
Ability to effectively trouble shoot and resolve heading machinery problems, including set up and operation.
Other duties as assigned.