Part Fitter

Tecomet; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Tecomet in Michigan is seeking an abrasive finishing operator to remove excess metal and surface defects using belts, wheels, and polishing equipment.

You will read basic blueprints, use calipers and micrometers, and ensure parts meet finish specs. The role requires basic computer skills, good hand-eye coordination, and independent judgment. It also entails maintaining a clean, safe work area in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Basic computer literacy and numeracy.
• Ability to read blueprints and use inspection tools.

Responsibilities

• Select belts or wheels according to finish spec.
• Attach wheel to drive mechanism and polish parts.
• Inspect finish against overlays or inspection equipment.
• Maintain safety and housekeeping in the work area.
• Assist with additional duties as requested by management.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Hand-eye coordination

Communication

Independent work

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

This role is to removes excess metal and surface defects from parts by performing the following duties. The role requires to be accomplished within Tecomet's principles of continuous improvement, customer driven innovation and a win first culture, while meeting company financial and other performance metrics.

• Selects abrasive belts or wheels according to the production floor traveler or Work Instruction grain size, type of finish specified, product being polished, or amount of metal to be removed.
• Attaches wheel or belt to drive mechanism.
• Starts equipment polisher and manipulates work piece against abrasive wheel or abrasive belt to remove metal and surface defects.
• Examines part for acceptability of finish by fit to overlay or required inspection equipment.
• Maintains housekeeping and safety standards in work area.
• Basic knowledge of running a CNC equipment preferred.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized form.
• Use of blueprint reading and geometric tolerancing.
• Use of inspection equipment such as calipers, micrometers, CMM, height gages, and comparators.
• Additional duties as requested by management.

Qualification Requirements

Credentials/Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Basic understanding of a computer.
• Excellent hand/eye, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and exercise judgment

Other Requirements

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee could be required to stand. The employee could frequently be required to walk; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee could be required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee could occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by the job could include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Travel Requirements

N/A

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.

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