Overview

Morgan Advanced Materials is a world leader in advanced materials science and engineering of ceramics, carbon and composites. We operate in a series of well-defined markets where our applications expertise offers our customers a valuable differentiator, engineering high-specification materials, components and sub-assembly parts that solve their challenging technical problems.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.

The business employs advanced materials science and applications expertise to produce parts that enhance reliability or improve the performance of its customers’ products. Much of what the global business unit makes is used in demanding, harsh or critical environments. Our Technical Ceramics business works in selected segments of the electronics, energy, healthcare, industrial, petrochemicals, security and transport markets, typically in close collaborative customer relationships.

Group Key Figures: Revenue £1b, ~9,000 employees, manufacturing in 30 countries, and customers in 100 countries. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Perform various tasks as assigned by Department Supervisor.
• Maintain quality and quantity with strong sense of accountability and standards.
• Perform one or more repetitive bench operations.
• Completes all relevant documentation.
• Maintains material inspection records.
• Cleans and maintains equipment & work area.
• Microscope use is required.
• Performs training/cross-training as required.
• Must be able to work with chemicals that are required for job operations.
• Performs one or more of the following metalizing applications:
  • Making of paste, ink and varnish per MI Spec
  • Use of viscometer and scale
  • Dip and spray operation
  • Visual Inspection

Metalizing - Dip & Spray Room

• Perform precise metalizing coating
• Must have the ability to perform/ run Air Fire Furnace.
• Applies metallizing coating to a variety of beads per material instruction specification (MI spec) to less than 3 coats.
• Apply coating using
  • spray gun
  • centrifuge
  • spray booth
  • motorized spray basket controller
  • oven
• Mixing ink paste and varnish per material instruction specification (MI spec).
• Maintain clean equipment such as spray gun, tri-toll mill machine, blender and other equipment/ areas to prevent ink drying and affecting operation.
• Makes small adjustments to ink viscosity.
• Dries painted ceramic parts in oven to prepare for next operation.
• Inspects painted and unpainted parts visually and mechanically using microscopes, gauges, scales, micrometers and XRF machine
• Maintain lot control in paperwork and ERP system to ensure parts can be identified.
• Works with Engineers to develop methods for prototype parts.
• Must work in a clean room environment.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications and Education Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• This position requires use of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
• Individual must be a:
  • Citizen of the United States, or
  • Permanent resident alien of the United States, or
  • Protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) as defined by 22CFR120.15

Additional Requirements:

• Must be familiar with Microsoft Word-Processing and Spreadsheet (Excel) software.
• Must be able to carry out written, oral, or diagram form instructions.
• Basic math skills required.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Required to talk or hear.
• Required to pass eye tests.
• Required to stand, walk, and sit.
• Required to use finger, handle, feel & reach with hands & arms.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 lbs, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Vision abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus, close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Will be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, and toxic caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description does not state or imply that all duties to be performed are specifically identified above. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested or instructed by an authorized person of the Company. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.