Operator, Bench

 Immune Specific Accountabilities 

• Recognizes and understands flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
• Responsible for immediately reporting flight/product safety concerns.
• Participates in proactive risk analysis of flight/product safety critical parts and processes.

 Specific Accountabilities 

• Sets up and operates a variety of hand tools such as hammers, files, dremels, vibro-peen tools, drills, presses, low temperature ovens, pullers and hand grinders to perform various operations such as blending, chasing threads, deburring, angle checking, coldworking metals, masking, and braze application.
• Reads and interprets specification manuals, blueprints, templates, and layouts for product specifications such as tooling instructions, tolerances and dimensions.  Translates instructions into actions.
• Fits and assembles machined metal parts and sub-assemblies using hand and power tools.
• Manually aligns components for assembly and bolts, screws, dowels or rivets complex series of parts together.
• Verifies dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments.
• Inspects quality and accuracy of run work.
• Sets up and operates test equipment (e.g., pressure test).
• Participates in continuous improvement of cell processes.
• Cross trains in other complementary skills and seeks endorsement for those skills as needed to support production requirements.
• Moves between production assignments that utilize multiple skills endorsements as needed to support production requirements.
• Participates in the cross training of other technicians as needed to support production requirements.
• Responsible for observing all applicable safety requirements and reporting immediately any unsafe practices/conditions.
• Carries out other duties as assigned.

Technical Requirements 

• Ability to read, understand and interpret blueprints.
• Working knowledge of precision measuring instruments.
• Working knowledge of related company instructions, company processes, rework process instructions, original equipment manufacturer manuals, and MSDS labels.
• Working knowledge of production management computer systems and other related internal control systems.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds (unassisted) for approximately 25 of the average work day.
• Regularly required to sit for prolonged periods.
• Specialized training in machine shop practices.

 Background Information

 The typical minimum level of education to perform this job competently is equivalent to high school completion or equivalent to high school completion with specialized training.  The person can read text of medium difficulty requiring an understanding of basic concepts.  He/she may be expected to write text intended to communicate non-technical information and, display command of spelling, grammar, punctuation and basic composition.  People working at this level can be required to have certain specialized skills, and be able to comprehend somewhat complicated procedures.

 Directly/indirectly related work experience representing continuous learning and required for someone to perform this job competently is three to six months.

 Ongoing work assignments typically have clearly defined goals.  The incumbents education, training, and previous experience ensure work