Deburring Technician

HORST ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CO; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

HORST ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CO is seeking a Full Time Manual Labor role in East Hartford, CT to operate deburring equipment and produce precision parts. The position requires reading operation sheets and blueprints, quality-driven work, and basic tool setup.

The candidate should have at least 1 year in a machine shop or deburring environment. Responsibilities include deburring, polishing, tumbling, edge rounding, using measuring tools, visual inspections, and keeping work areas clean.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to understand operation sheets/blueprints, specifications, and paperwork.
• 1 year plus experience in machine shop or deburring environment.
• Quality minded with willingness to cross-train in other areas.

Responsibilities

• Finish and deburr components from blueprints or travelers to meet specs.
• Check parts to ensure they meet blueprint specifications.
• Perform small set-ups on deburring equipment and gather tooling.
• Deburr, polish, tumbling, and edge rounding per the operation sheet.
• Measure using micrometers, Vernier calipers, Optical Comparer, dial bores, and pin gauges.
• Inspect parts and document dimensional verifications.
• Replace worn tooling and maintain a clean work area.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Quality mindset

Hand deburring

Machining support

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Micrometers

Vernier caliper

Optical Comparator

Dial bore gauge

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.