Job Description Summary

Job Description

Metal Spray Operator

About GE Aerospace: 

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives.  Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world! 

Working at our Cincinnati Aviation Component Service Center:

Our ACSC facility develops and conducts a wide array of engine component repairs – including rotating parts, complex assemblies and nozzles on 29 different engine models.

Role Overview:

The thermal spray operator must be proficient in all aspects of the coating process including masking, surface preparation, spraying, unmasking and inspecting. The ability to set up and operate various forms of thermal spray coating equipment which may include plasma spray and/or high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) processes. Also operate supporting process equipment ranging from fully automatic robotic equipment to handheld equipment. Monitor equipment performance to ensure proper operation. Isolate and replace consumable components as needed and perform periodic minor maintenance to maintain equipment. Use various hand tools for setting up and troubleshooting equipment. Use various gauges and test equipment, such as micrometers, verniers, and profilometers for measuring part conditions. Work collaboratively with process engineers on coating development tests, troubleshooting equipment, and implementing process improvements. Interpret and apply approved written work instructions that may include engineering schematics, sketches and/or cross-sections. Work collaboratively with other team members under a minimum amount of supervision. Perform daily quality control testing by spraying test specimens. Complete all necessary paperwork which may include operational signoffs, data collection, and metallography lab testing forms.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma, or GED
• 2 years of experience with the use of basic precision measuring instruments including micrometers, dial calipers, and dial indicators.
• 2 years of experience with operating various hand and power tools and basic machine tools and equipment.
• 2 years of experience with the use of shop math, including fractions, decimals, percentages, and basic geometry.
• 2 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment and operating manufacturing machinery or processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years minimum experience operating thermal spray equipment
• 2 years minimum experience operating robotic equipment
• 2 years minimum experience masking parts for manufacturing processes
• 2 years minimum experience using blasting equipment to prepare surfaces for manufacturing processes
• 1-year minimum experience reading and interpreting engine manuals
• 1-year minimum experience inspecting aircraft hardware

Additional Information:

• Wages $33.85 per hour plus 10% differential for 2nd or 3rd Shift
• Work in a noisy, hot and abrasive environment, wearing appropriate safety gear such as eye protection, respirator, safety shoes, gloves, and shop coat for extended periods of time.
• Be required to pass a written and practical examination to become a qualified thermal spray operator and maintain status with annual re-qualification.

Closing: 

We strive to keep a fun and enjoyable shop atmosphere while maintaining the highest level of quality work output. We work together to make the impossible happen and we are looking for people like YOU to join us! We’re looking for team-oriented individuals with the ability to share ideas and make recommendations with peers and leadership. 

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.