Deburring Technician

HORST Engineering; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 19,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

HORST Engineering in East Hartford, CT is seeking a Full Time Manual Labor worker for deburring and finishing of precision components. The role requires reading blueprints, operating deburring equipment, and performing inspections to meet specs.

Applicants should have at least one year in a machine shop or deburring environment and be able to lift up to 50 lbs. The position is on-site in East Hartford with competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to understand operation sheets/blueprints and related paperwork.
• Willingness to cross train in other areas to support cells.
• One year plus experience in a machine shop or deburring environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate deburring equipment to produce precise parts per blueprints/operation sheets.
• Check parts against blueprint specs and QA guidelines.
• Perform minor set-ups and gather tooling as needed.
• Deburr, polish, tumble, and radius edges per specifications.
• Inspect visually and through measurement to ensure dimensional accuracy.
• Replace worn tooling and document part counts before/after work.
• Maintain clean, organized work area and communicate any issues to supervisor.
• Support other machining and assembly tasks as required.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Quality minded

Cross training

Machine shop experience

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Micrometers

Vernier

Optical Comparer

Dial bores

Pin gauges

Job description

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Full Time Manual Labor East Hartford, CT, US

Salary Range: $20.00 To $24.00 Hourly

Operates deburring equipment to produce highly precision component parts that meet all quality standards.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Working from blueprints, operation sheets, travelers, or other specifications, completes finishing and deburring operations to produce quality parts.
• Checks the product to meet all blueprint or operations specifications.
• Performs minor set-ups on deburring equipment to perform necessary tasks. Obtains all necessary tooling, gages, and materials.
• Deburring, polishing, tumbling, and rounding edges of product to be consistent to the blueprint operations sheet specifications.
• Function may also include part marking, cleaning, or other various operations.
• Measuring tools include micrometers, Vernier, Optical Comparer, dial bores, pin gages.
• Performs visual inspections (part relationship to operation sheet/blueprint configuration) on all parts produced and performs actual dimensional verification using measuring instruments as per the guidelines established by the department or the Quality Assurance Department.
• Replaces all worn or damaged tooling as necessary.
• Verifies and records actual part count, both prior to and upon completion of all work.
• Tumbling includes media selection and process development to ensure Quality product.
• Responsible for blending corner radius and surfaces.
• Use of microscopes for deburring operations.
• Hand deburring of small parts, use of pencil grinders, bench grinders, drill presses and Carbide deburring tooling.
• Keeps the equipment and work area clean and organized.
• Notifies leadperson or supervisor of any parts shortages or machining problems/difficulties.
• Packs and washes/preserves parts as needed.
• Performs other machining and assembly operations as needed.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Interacts with associates from all departments.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Ability to understand operation sheets/blueprints, specifications, and all applicable company/customer paperwork.
• Quality minded with the willingness and ability to cross train in other areas to provide support for cells.
• One year plus experience in a machine shop or deburring environment

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to push/pull/carry up to 50 lbs.