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With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advanced lightweight composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and engineered core and composite structures. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices, and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the "strength within."

Hexcel is currently seeking a Finishing Operator for our Casa Grande, AZ, USA location. Start rate: $25.75 Per Hour during the New Hire Orientation Period - normally 90 calendar days, then increases to $28.13 Per Hour. This position is on our "T2-AM" 2x2x5x5 shift: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday (Week 1) 7:00AM to 7:00PM; and Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (Week 2) 7:00AM to 7:00PM. Overtime is often required.

The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:

• Processes material at the slice level after slices have been cut. Routes material through the following operations: Light Inspection, Trim Saw, Node Repair, Wash & Dry, Blow Out, and Packing. During Light Inspection operation, verifies cell conformance to specifications regarding blisters and plugging and removes these defects if needed. During Trim Saw operation, trims material to the required tolerances using a trim saw. During Node Repair operation, rebuilds cell nodes, bonding slices together to make new sheets, tacks defects, and reworks nonconforming material. During Blow Out and Wash & Dry operations, removes excess dust from slices. During Packing operation, orders the correct size box, ensures the slices are within tolerance, adds labels if needed, and properly packs the slices in the box. Performs a critical last check to make sure all material is conforming. Delivers material to the proper location in the plant (Source Inspection or Shipping). Follows written instructions contained in the router and records proper information on paperwork.
• Works with planning, scheduling, Supervisors, Leads, and Engineers to manage work priorities to support and schedule the various demands from each group.
• Uses a variety of tools and the rework oven to repair and rework nonconforming materials including splicing/adhesive cure, tacking open nodes, cleaning fuzz, cleaning plugged cells and excess resin blisters or other contaminates. Splices prime cure and dipped sections. Maintains and cleans tools as required. Reworks material for density, dimension, and cell count. Uses light inspection table to perform a visual inspection of the material. Identifies and repairs all discrepancies before the material is moved into the source area. Prepares and submits monthly test samples of splicing on various materials to QA for testing to ensure the integrity of the splice line.
• Operates and maintains a moving band and table saw. Calculates number of pieces that will come from each slice and maximizes the yield from each slice. Uses templates for sawing special glass parts, which require various sizes of parts from each side. Trims a variety of materials. Visually inspects core for quality and dimensions on all slices prior to trimming.
• Utilizes sales order and sales order information to determine proper packaging methods. Uses air powered equipment to construct boxes and pack product. Inputs and receives information from a computer to log out test pieces, print sales orders and labels.
• Following in due date; order processes a variety of materials through the blowout booth or slice blowout machine. Processes a variety of glass products through the wash station and then dries the slices in an oven.
• Works with scheduling to manage daily priorities. Coordinates movement of partial jobs to complete orders and moves them into source or shipping. Ensures all partial inventory reporting and movement of material reporting is accurate and complete. (Delegated Source for some customers). Uses a forklift, cart, or lowboy to move blocks from area to area. Delivers completed jobs to shipping or source.
• Inspects and cleans core in node repair. Color-codes and tags material per routing as required. Visually inspects the quality of the material and routing to ensure the core is in good condition and meets specifications. Ensures that the routing is accurate prior to moving the material. Identifies discrepant material and forwards to the Quality Review Board or node repair.
• Gathers data from production work centers and inputs MRP inventory transactions. May perform shop floor transactions to record movement of jobs in process. Closes and performs receipt transactions. Tracks all open orders to ensure completion to schedule and to identify and expedite manufacturing shortages.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Minimum of one year experience required preferably in manufacturing. Minimum of 6 months manufacturing experience in the Hexcel Casa Grande facility may substitute in lieu of one year experience.
• Must be proficient in use of tape measure and ruler.
• Basic working knowledge of computer data entry function preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• 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.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Eligible candidate must be a: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected class.