Deburr Operator

The Atlas Group; Park City, Northern (KS, KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Atlas Group in Park City, Kansas is seeking a skilled deburr technician to finish machined aerospace parts by removing burrs, sharp edges, flash, and other irregularities. You will ensure parts meet strict dimensional tolerances and surface finish requirements before they proceed to inspection, assembly, or coating, adhering to aerospace safety and quality standards.

Daily duties include using hand tools (files, deburring knives, abrasive pads), power tools (grinders, belt sanders), and

Qualifications

• Read customer drawings and understand specifications.
• Familiar with customer furnished specs and tolerances.
• Strong manual dexterity for small/complex parts.
• Experience with deburring and finishing tools.
• Experience using precision measuring instruments.

Responsibilities

• Use hand tools, power tools, and small machinery to remove burrs and defects.
• Wash/clean parts after deburring to meet cleanliness standards.
• Inspect parts for dimensional accuracy and surface finish.
• Maintain production logs and inspection records.
• Keep tools, equipment, and workspace clean and safe, following 5S/lean.

Skills

Reading drawings

Customer specs

Manual dexterity

Deburring tools

Measuring instruments

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Depth gauges

Profilometer

Microscopes

Job description

Overview

In this role you will be responsible for finishing machined aerospace parts by removing burrs, sharp edges, flash, and other irregularities. The technician ensures parts meet strict dimensional, surface finish, and quality standards before the parts proceed to inspection, assembly, or coating. The role often involves hand-finishing, use of precision tools, cleanliness, and adherence to aerospace safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Use of hand tools (files, deburring knives, abrasive pads), power tools (grinders, pneumatic tools, belt sanders), and small machinery (e.g., tumblers, barrel finishers) to remove burrs, sharp edges, tool marks, flash, and other defects.
• Wash, clean, decrease, or otherwise prepare parts after deburring to meet cleanliness and surface condition requirements.
• Inspect parts for dimensional accuracy and conformance to tolerance and surface finish, using measuring tools like calipers, micrometers, depth gauges, profilometers, and microscopes. & identify any non-conforming parts.
• Maintain documentation of work: production logs, inspection records, corrective action reports, traceability where required.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and workspace: ensure tools are sharp/appropriate, machines are cleaned, PPE used, follow safety, quality, 5S/lean, environmental standards.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Must be able to read customer provided drawings.
• Proficient in the use of customer furnished specifications.
• Strong manual dexterity and hand‑eye coordination; ability to handle small/complex parts and delicate finish work.
• Familiarity with deburring and finishing tools: hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools; knowledge of which tools and abrasives are appropriate for materials (Aluminum, Titanium, Stainless, etc.)
• Experience with precision measuring instruments (calipers, micrometers, etc.) where needed.

Preferred Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Must have 2 + years of prior deburr experience.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.