Composite Operator Multiple Openings and Shifts

GKN Aerospace; Cromwell (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

GKN Aerospace is seeking a Composite Operator to perform a range of manufacturing tasks, fabricate and assemble composite parts, and work on self-directed teams with minimal supervision.

The role emphasizes safety, adherence to work instructions, and the ability to follow procedures while documenting parameters and inspecting outcomes. You will train peers, identify issues, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in a production environment.

Qualifications

• Must possess a High School Diploma or GED and provide evidence after offer.
• Excellent communication, both verbal and written.
• Ability to read and understand instructions and perform basic shop math.
• Ability to plan, organize work area and tasks to meet a plan.
• Demonstrates specific vision abilities and corrected vision 20/25 or better.

Responsibilities

• Organize work areas, plan tasks with team, perform assigned work and meet or exceed cost, quality and schedule needs. Assure product quality.
• Train other employees, as needed, to perform assigned tasks.
• Capable of providing assistance to process problems, documenting issues effectively and following up on open issues.
• Use hand, power and machine tools to facilitate preparation, cleaning, processes of molds, equipment, parts, assemblies, or machinery. Equipment used may include hand knife, automated power or hand cutters, injection mold presses, cranes or other lifting devices, oven operations or shop equipment such as grinders, drills, fork lift or tow motors, etc.
• Follow standard and non-standard operating procedures to cut, shape, bond, lay-up, form, inject, cure, trim, drill and make simple repairs to composite parts.
• Record all fabrication or machine operating parameters accurately and legibly on parts where required, routing sheets, resident operation sheets, department documentation or terminals to ensure recording completion of work-in-process, inventories, schedules, labor expenditures, and/or other documentation where required.
• Use simple inspection devices such as protractors, calipers, micrometers, tapes, tension or weight scales, gages, etc. to ensure quality of operation processes performed. Will be required to inspect and certify own work to establish standards.
• Maintain a clean work environment (including assigned storage and cleaning duties) in full compliance with all internal, safety, environmental, customer and government regulations

Skills

Effective communication

Read/write instructions

Basic math

Plan and organize

Safety awareness

Vision requirements

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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Composite Operator Multiple Openings and Shifts

The Composite Operator role is responsible for carrying out the required standard activities of their assigned tasks, in full compliance to the Work Instruction and/or Standard Operating Procedure, and without compromise to their own, and colleagues, safety.

Plan, lay-out and perform simple to complex manufacturing operations to fabricate, assemble or develop composite parts, assemblies, tools, fixtures, molds and other related accessories for the aerospace industry. Work on self-directed teams with minimal direct supervision, follow general instructions, sketches, sample parts, engineering instructions, specifications, operating procedures and recognized methods to perform a variety of standard, generally repetitive, manufacturing activities involved in the cleaning, preparation, fabrication and assembly operations to manufacture composite parts or assemblies for both production and developmental programs.

The team member will be fully supported by their Team Leader (TL), who will enable their training, coaching and quickly respond to them if they find any off-standard / quality issues.

They will be expected to actively identify safety concerns (Hazard identification), make problems immediately known to their TL (Pull the Andon), and raise improvement ideas to solve problems (Kaizen).

They will be part of a team that will collectively work on creating a Great Place To Work through a culture of continuous improvement, safe working and open dialogue.

Job Responsibilities

• Organize work areas, plan tasks with team, perform assigned work and meet or exceed cost, quality and schedule needs. Assure product quality.
• Train other employees, as needed, to perform assigned tasks.
• Capable of providing assistance to process problems, documenting issues effectively and following up on open issues.
• Use hand, power and machine tools to facilitate preparation, cleaning, processes of molds, equipment, parts, assemblies, or machinery. Equipment used may include hand knife, automated power or hand cutters, injection mold presses, cranes or other lifting devices, oven operations or shop equipment such as grinders, drills, fork lift or tow motors, etc.
• Follow standard and non-standard operating procedures to cut, shape, bond, lay-up, form, inject, cure, trim, drill and make simple repairs to composite parts.
• Record all fabrication or machine operating parameters accurately and legibly on parts where required, routing sheets, resident operation sheets, department documentation or terminals to ensure recording completion of work-in-process, inventories, schedules, labor expenditures, and/or other documentation where required.
• Use simple inspection devices such as protractors, calipers, micrometers, tapes, tension or weight scales, gages, etc. to ensure quality of operation processes performed. Will be required to inspect and certify own work to establish standards.
• Maintain a clean work environment (including assigned storage and cleaning duties) in full compliance with all internal, safety, environmental, customer and government regulations

Job Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required; proof of completion must be provided after offer acceptance.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing;
• Read, comprehend and write written instructions;
• Have knowledge of and be able to perform basic shop mathematics;
• Perform work to a defined plan and be capable of defining plans and organizing work area/tasks and people to meet that plan;
• Specific Vision abilities required; including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus with a specific requirement for corrected vision at 20/25 or better;
• Must be able to work in a production environment and travel throughout the facilities and corporation to obtain information needed to perform job functions;
• Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity;
• Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 45 lbs., using proper lifting techniques.

Physical requirements or other local role requirements

• Specific Vision abilities required; including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus with a specific requirement for corrected vision at 20/25 or better.
• Must be able to work in a production environment and travel throughout the facilities and corporation to obtain information needed to perform job functions.
• Prolonged standing and have the ability to move around a manufacturing environment;
• Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 45 lbs., using proper lifting techniques.