Composite Technician - Certified

GKN Aerospace •

Cromwell, Connecticut, United States

Position Type: Permanent

Job Description:

Job Summary

The Composite Operator role is responsible for carrying out the required standard activities of their assigned tasks, in full compliance to the Work Instruction and/or Standard Operating Procedure, and without compromise to their own, and colleagues, safety.

Where required to achieve -certified- status, the team member will be taught how to undertake their tasks safely, and to a high quality level, through a rigorous Job Instruction process, and will be expected to attain the relevant certification, as measured by the competence matrix and specified in the sites BMS/QMS.

The team member will be fully supported by their Team Leader (TL), who will enable their training, coaching and quickly respond to them if they find any off-standard / quality issues.

They will be expected to actively identify safety concerns (Hazard identification), make problems immediately known to their TL (Pull the Andon), and raise improvement ideas to solve problems (Kaizen).

They will be part of a team that will collectively work on creating a Great Place To Work through a culture of continuous improvement, safe working and open dialogue.

Job Responsibilities

Contribute to their team in creating a A Great Place to Work by role-modelling safety-first, a Kaizen mind-set, and supporting their colleagues
Hold themselves, and fellow team members accountable to embody the GKNA culture principles
Undertake all of their tasks in compliance with the standard work and their training, and make any problems; safety, quality, or other, immediately known to their TL
Exemplify a safety-first mindset and follow all GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards
Understand their team People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost Key Performance Indicators and their contribution to them
Support the team and TL in problem solving, contributing ideas based upon own experience of their tasks
Be an active member of the team, promoting collective engagement with each other
Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements:
The company is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies
Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government
Export Control regulations

Job Requirements:
Job Qualifications

Education: HS Diploma or GED needed. MUST be able to validate HS Diploma or GED prior to acceptance of an offer

Essential

U.S. Citizen per site ssa requirements
Read, comprehend and write written instructions;
Have knowledge of and be able to perform basic shop mathematics;
Specific Vision abilities required; including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus with a specific requirement for corrected vision at 20/25 or better;
Must be able to work in a production environment and travel throughout the facilities and corporation to obtain information needed to perform job functions;
Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity;
Prolonged standing and have the ability to move around a manufacturing environment;
Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 lbs., using proper lifting techniques.

Job Ident #: 1123008201

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Composite Technician - Certified

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