Hands-On Aerospace Plating Shop Lead

FAS AirFlight Aerospace LLC

Cleveland (OH)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Free uniforms

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

Job summary

FAS AirFlight Aerospace LLC is seeking an experienced Aerospace Plating Shop Lead / Supervisor to operate and lead the plating department on site in Cleveland. This role requires hands-on work, troubleshooting, and training technicians to ensure day-to-day performance.

The ideal candidate has strong aerospace plating experience, including aircraft landing gear and other highly stressed components, and can manage setup, process control, and safety while coordinating with other departments to meet

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years of hands on electroplating or metal finishing experience.
Aerospace plating experience strongly preferred.
Experience with hard chrome plating is highly desirable.
Experience with cadmium and sulfamate nickel plating strongly preferred.
Experience plating aircraft landing gear, hydraulic components, or other precision aerospace components is a significant plus.
Candidate must understand the complete plating process and be capable of independently setting up and processing parts.

Responsibilities

Perform and oversee aerospace electroplating and metal finishing operations including hard chrome, cadmium, nickel plating, stripping, cleaning, activation, masking, blasting, and associated surface preparation.
Set up and operate plating tanks, rectifiers, ovens, pumps, filtration systems, hoists, and related equipment.
Determine and control plating parameters including amperage, voltage, current density, plating time, temperature, and other process requirements.
Prepare components for plating through cleaning, stripping, blasting, masking, racking, stop off application, and other required preparation.
Set up and utilize conforming anodes, fixtures, racks, and tooling to achieve proper plating distribution and dimensional requirements.
Monitor plating solutions and operating conditions including bath chemistry, temperature, pH, concentration, contamination, and solution levels.
Perform and oversee hydrogen embrittlement relief baking and other required pre plating and post plating processes.
Read and interpret engineering drawings, technical manuals, repair instructions, process specifications, work orders, and customer requirements.
Use micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, plating thickness gauges, and other precision measuring equipment to verify dimensions and plating thickness.
Inspect completed work for proper coverage, adhesion, finish, thickness, and plating defects.
Troubleshoot plating issues including poor adhesion, burning, pitting, roughness, uneven buildup, dimensional issues, and other process problems.
Maintain accurate production records, plating logs, bath records, oven records, inspection documentation, and required traceability.
Plan and prioritize daily shop workload to support production schedules and customer delivery requirements.
Coordinate with Production, Quality, Engineering, Machining, NDT, and other departments throughout the repair process.
Lead and train plating personnel and ensure approved processes and work instructions are consistently followed.
Maintain plating equipment, tanks, rectifiers, ventilation systems, ovens, tooling, fixtures, and work areas in proper operating condition.