Thermal Spray Specialist I
About The Position
Responsible for the production of high quality spray-coated products. This role involves various operations to ensure proper preparation, cleanliness, and finishing of products. The specialist will perform thermal spray coating of various materials, operate and maintain robotic equipment, prepare components using blueprints and calibration equipment, and build/maintain fixtures. The position may also involve complex NC/CNC thermal spraying activities and gun repair/rebuilding. A key aspect of the role is sharing skills and knowledge, training other employees, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts by supporting and implementing new ideas. The specialist must understand and meet quality standards, minimize reject rates, and assist in all assigned areas. The role may require working any shift or days as needed.
Requirements
- Associates degree in related field preferred; minimum High School Diploma/GED
- 7 years’ experience in manufacturing environment.
- Advanced understanding of established procedures and ability to apply knowledge to unusual and/or complex production problems that may require fixture fabrication.
- Duties and tasks reflect substantial variety and complexity, requiring extensive knowledge in a wide range of product specific manufacturing systems.
- Able to understand and use all applicable measuring equipment.
- Able to work in any position in the department and operate majority of equipment.
- Detail oriented tasks utilizing good hand-eye coordination and intermediate language and math skills.
- Able to work with a diverse variety of people from different cultures and backgrounds
Responsibilities
- Perform operations to ensure proper preparation and cleanliness of products.
- Perform tasks such as metal grinding and/or finishing of all coated product as well as pre-grind processes.
- Perform tasks requiring successful thermal spray coat of all materials used in department such as Ceramic, Rokide, Nickels, & Carbides.
- Operate and maintain programmable robotic equipment.
- Prepare for thermal spraying of components and/or products using blueprints and calibration equipment.
- Build and maintain fixtures for component processing.
- Perform moderately complex NC/CNC thermal spraying activities.
- Repair/rebuild spray gun(s).
- Share skills and knowledge; train other employees on equipment and process flow.
- Maintain an acceptable level of performance by following established policies and procedures.
- Participate in continuous improvement efforts by supporting and implementing new ideas.
- Understand and meet or exceed quality standards; seek to minimize reject rate.
- Assist in any and all areas as assigned.
- Work any and all shifts/days as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
