Spin Form Technician - Metal Forming

Applied Aerospace & Defense•Long Beach, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As a metal spinner you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to the spin forming of domes, cones and other metallic forms. You will work closely with the Engineering and Manufacturing teams to provide input to help improve the quality of the Spin forming product and processes.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or Degree.
Good communication skills
Ability to perform basic part inspection using basic measuring devices such as calipers, ID / OD micrometers, digital thickness gage, Pi-Tape to check key dimensions and profiles.
Ability to interpret blueprints / sketches and manufacturing instructions.
Must be able to stand for long hours (majority of the shift).
Must be comfortable working in a “HOT WORK” environment.
Must be willing to adapt to schedule changes, over-time needs, cover 2nd shift to support production schedules, as necessary.
A demonstrated ability to perform manual Power spinning and/or computer numerical control CNC lathes is required.
Experience with Aerospace materials and hot spinning.
Ability to use measuring devices and templates to check dimensions and profiles as required.
Ability to accurately follow planning, read blueprints and manufacturing instructions.

Nice To Haves

Manual Hand / Power spinning experience preferred but not required.
Heat treating experience; operating furnaces and heat treat setups
Over-head crane / rigging experience to safely handle large odd shaped, heavy hardware.
Previous Forklift experience
Basic tooling lathe / Bridgeport Mill experience
Minimum of three (3) years of relevant spin forming experience.
Experience operating Leifeld or MJC spinning machines.
Experience with SpinCAD or similar software

Responsibilities

Work directly with production team to deliver on-time product while meeting labor, cost, and quality targets.
Perform the setup, operation, and in-process part inspection.
Use manual torches for heating material within specification for spin forming using digital pyrometry or temp sticks for temperature monitoring of spin forming process.
Perform the assembly and verification of spin tool set-ups.
Check parts for planning and drawing verification.
Learn, as required, and perform Power spinning and CNC metal spin forming.
Learn, as required, and perform CNC programming for the CNC spin machine.
Identify and eliminate process wastes and continuously improve the spinning processes.
Maintain a clean and organized work area (5s)
Perform basic spin machine maintenance (TPM)