Finisher / Polisher

Elgen Staffing; Portland (CT); On-site; USD 24,796 - 38,572; Full time

Job summary

Elgen Staffing's client, a precision aerospace manufacturer, seeks a Finisher/Polisher in Portland, CT. The role involves hand-belt grinding to precise finish, deburring, and polishing of airfoil-shaped parts.

Responsibilities include inspecting contours and dimensions, qualifying new setups, and applying standard polishing procedures. Must have 1+ year experience in hand finishing, with GD&T knowledge; aerospace experience is ideal.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in hand finishing, polishing, and deburring.
• Strong understanding of GD&T principles.
• Experience with airfoils or aerospace parts is ideal.
• Able to lift over 30 pounds and stand for long portions of the shift.
• Detail-oriented, accurate, and quality-focused.

Responsibilities

• Hand-belt grind airfoil shapes to the required finish, contour, and dimensions.
• Deburr parts and perform finishing operations on radii, surfaces, and edges.
• Inspect airfoil contour, location, twist, max edges, and platform dimensions.
• Qualify new airfoil setups and determine belting/polishing procedures for new parts.
• Operate and use manufacturing/productivity machinery as required.

Skills

GD&T understanding

Airfoil/aerospace parts experience

Job description

Our client, a precision aerospace manufacturing company, has an immediate need for an experienced Finisher/Polisher to join their winning team in Portland.

Key Responsibilities

• Hand-belt grinding various airfoil shapes to their desired finish, contour, and dimension.
• Deburring parts.
• Finishing operations include sizing and finishing platform radii and surfaces, radius chords, polishing operation, and breaking sharp edges as required.
• Inspection of airfoil contour, location, twist, t-max edges dimensions, and platform dimensions as required.
• Works on parts that have closer tolerances and more complex shapes. Qualifies new airfoil setups. Determines proper belting and polishing procedures for new part numbers.

Key Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in Hand finishing/polishing/deburring.
• Strong understanding of GD&T.
• Skilled with inspection of close tolerances and complex-shaped parts.
• Experience working with airfoils or aerospace parts is ideal.
• Skilled in exercising initiative and discretion to help achieve organizational objectives.
• Must be able to lift over 30 pounds up to 4 feet, maintain a stationary position for 50% of shift, stand, walk or traverse 50% of shift, work with repetitive hand and arm motion 60% of shift with suitable break periods, ascend or descend 20% of shift, and bend, reach, position, and place 50% of shift.
• Must be able to operate, activate, and use manufacturing/productivity machinery.
• Must be accurate, detail-oriented, and quality-conscious.
• Must be able to communicate, converse with, express self, exchange information, discern, and convey messages.