Assembly Operator

Assembly Operator

Company: Allfast Fastening Systems

Primary Location: 15200 Don Julian Rd City of Industry, CA, USA

Employment Type: Hourly | Full-Time

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

About Allfast Fastening Systems

Allfast Fastening Systems, a TriMas Corporation company (NASDAQ: TRS) - a diversified global manufacturer of engineered and applied products, is the world's leading manufacturer of solid & blind rivets, blind bolts & installation tooling for the aerospace industry. Allfast is proud to be certified to ISO9001:2008 and AS9100:2009 Revision C. Our continued commitment to SPC and Lean Manufacturing has earned us the Boeing President's Award for Supplier of the Year, Boeing Q100 Club for the 100 best suppliers in the world, Lockheed's Star Supplier Award, Embraer Supplier of the Year Award, Strategic Airbus Partner and the Bombardier Certified Supplier Award, among many others. The implementation of min/max inventory programs has reduced inventories at all major OEMs. Allfast is the only company in the world that manufactures solid and blind rivets and automated installation tools in one facility. Allfast strives for 100% customer satisfaction, 100% quality products on time - all the time - at competitive pricing.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY:

Set up and operate various assembly machines for the assembly of precision aircraft quality blind fasteners.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Competencies:

Reads and interprets documents (blue prints, drawing, or manufacturing work orders), to ascertain what tools and materials are necessary for producing products to precision tolerance to aircraft specification.

Sets up and operates, on a production basis, all assigned assembly machines and their related products. This includes settings and adjustments required to assemble parts to specifications. Selects, mounts and aligns tooling attachments and materials in proper order and relationship. Makes all adjustments necessary to assemble parts of acceptable quality.

Monitors production run using measuring devices, such as, comparators, micrometers, calipers and various other inspect gauges.

Conducts performance tests on assembled product to ensure product is within customer and/or company specification requirements.

Reworks and directs reworking of tooling as needed.

Keeps accurate statistical process control records, when required, on each job assembled, making adjustments during production run as the SPC data directs.

Meets and maintains all productivity levels and quality requirements to support departmental goals and schedules.

Performs minor preventative maintenance on assigned machines.

Performs record keeping, data entry, housekeeping, and follows safety regulations.

OTHER COMPETENCIES:

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as blue prints, drawings, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Blueprint Reading:

Ability to read and understand blueprints.

Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED). A minimum of four (4) years experience in operating various assembly machines; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms, and kneel or crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.