Fabricator - Certified

GKN Aerospace; El Cajon (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

GKN Aerospace in El Cajon, CA, is seeking personnel for manufacturing assembly and maintenance duties. The role covers machine operation, tooling maintenance, inspection, and adherence to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, preparing parts, masking, sandblasting, deburring, and monitoring processes. Requires forklift certification, 3+ years in manufacturing, and strong attendance and English skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Must read blue prints, schematics and diagrams.
• Must be forklift-certified.
• US Citizen or Green Card Holder due to program security clearance requirements.
• Proficiency in English to understand safety procedures and manuals.
• Reliable attendance is essential for production operations.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate patterns; determine method to remove material to meet customer specs.
• Prepare parts for finishing, mask, etch, and layer patterns.
• Sandblast parts to meet customer requirements.
• Deburr and grind parts for next steps.
• Mask parts as required and prepare for assembly.
• Load parts into heating devices and monitor processes.
• Maintain records and order spare parts as needed.
• Keep a clean, compliant work environment.

Skills

Blueprints reading

Forklift certification

English proficiency

Team player

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Under close supervision responsibilities may include assembly, forming, finishing, material removal, inspection, rework and repair of assembly components and parts, per customer specification, maintenance of machine tools, hydraulic systems, CNC equipment, vacuum and electrical systems on equipment throughout the company. Includes, but not limited to, operation of machines, hand and power tools, gages and measuring instruments, fabrication of temporary tooling, tooling maintenance and first level maintenance.

Job Responsibilities

• Identifies and evaluates patterns. Prior to removal of material determines method to remove material to meet customer specification. Removal of material by tank by media.
• Prepares parts for the tank by painting and patching and removing all required maskant for etch. Uses exacto knife and scale to hand layer out patterns.
• Sandblasting parts to ensure the parts specs are meeting the customer requirements
• Deburrs and grind parts to ensure preparedness for next step.
• Masks parts as required by applying tape to holes, masking first cut parts and strip boards.
• Loading parts into heating devices and monitoring process.
• Maintains records associated with periodic maintenance and orders spare/replacement parts as required.
• Maintains a clean work environment (including assigned storage and cleaning duties in full compliance with company standards, customer and government regulations.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of a business culture, which supports the Company's overall business objectives and goals, to include issues that involve “cost, quality, process, schedule and people”.
• Ensures the company's commitment to maintain a safe workplace and to protect the environment through the establishment and support of Company policy and adherence to various government regulations.
• Fully complies with the "GKN Aerospace, Inc. Policy Statement on Contracting with the United States Government" in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government.

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing.
• Must be able to read blue prints, schematics and diagrams.
• Must have the ability to be certified to operate forklift.
• Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder due to program security clearance requirements and/or SSA requirements.
• This job role requires proficiency in English, both verbal and written, that is sufficient to understand and effectively follow written safety procedures, company policies, work instructions, operations manuals, and more in a manufacturing environment.
• Reliable and satisfactory attendance is an essential job function of this role and is critical in meeting operations and business needs”.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with hazardous materials and/or chemicals.
• The ability to work as a team player as well as independently is required.
• Knowledge and experience in trouble shooting or safety, quality and technical issues with co-workers, quality and engineering functions.
• Must be willing to work in repetitive production environment with concern for meeting cost, quality and schedule requirements.

Compensation Range: The compensation range for this position is between $20.00 - $25.00.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

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