What are the responsibilities and job description for the Metal Fabricator I position at Pursuit Aerospace?
Pursuit Aerospace is a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components that are developed through highly integrated processes. Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products. www.pursuitaero.com We are a nonunion environment and currently expanding our operations team.
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Purpose/Summary
Learn all the processes to plan, lay out, repair and install sheet metal products and parts. Individuals with autobody or Automotive Collision repair experience will do really well in this role.
Duties/Responsibilities
Under direct supervision:
- Follow written work instructions to assemble aircraft structures or components. With or without the aid of fixtures may require any of forming, drilling, filing, reaming, countersinking, burring and fastening using various hand tools as well as electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
- Work with engineering to improve manufacturing processes.
- Responsible for setup and running of Forming Press Brake operations via Amada Press.
- Assemble, install, rework, repair and modify aircraft structural, mechanical assemblies, subassemblies, components. Requires following written manufacturing planning, blueprints, process specifications, repair and rework sketches, and following written and/or oral instructions.
- Ensure all assemblies and detail parts are free of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and nonconformance issues. Check units for compliance using hand held precision measuring equipment, such as calipers, micrometers, height gages and scales.
- Learn and gain a better understanding of calibrated tooling and equipment such as but not limited to vernier calipers, height gages, pi-tapes, plug gages, micrometers, go/no go gages, thread gages, cylindrical plug and vertical dividing head.
- Become proficient in interpreting blueprints to determine how and where to fabricate, assemble and install sheet metal products.
- Become proficient in measuring, marking dimensions, and lay out material to be installed using tools such as scribes, rulers, calculators and squares.
- Become proficient in fastening joints and seams in sheet metal with solder, welds, caulk, bolts and metal driver clips, ensuring work is done carefully and bonds will last.
- Assist in checking parts using specified gages or check parts using furnished fixtures to see that dimensions are being maintained.
- Consistently maintain specific tolerances and accurately perform dimensions.
- Follow all applicable safety rules and precautions.
- Other job related duties as assigned.
Adheres to all Core Values (Health and Safety, Quality, Customer Service, Development of People, Integrity, Corporate Citizenship, Continuous Improvement, Respect).
Adheres to all Core Competencies (Communication, Teamwork, Achieving Results, Commitment to Continuous Improvement, Judgement).
Minimum qualifications
- Demonstrate a good mechanical aptitude.
- Able to read, write, and speak in standard English
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and blueprints
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
- Working knowledge of specific properties of metals used
- Ability to speak effectively before employees in the organization.
- Professional sheet metal fabricator certification
Preferred qualifications:
- Automotive Collision repair experience
- Professional sheet metal fabricator certificate
- Basic knowledge of specific properties of metals used
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and blueprints.
Acknowledgements The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of this position.
Pursuit Aerospace provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regards to race, color, religion, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, ancestry, national origin, medical condition, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
