Crushing, Grinding, and Mixing Machine Operator jobs in New Britain, CT

Jarvis Airfoil, Inc. is a state of the art manufacturing company of engine parts with over 100 years of history, combining world-class people, equipment, and systems. We are dedicated to delivering the best value components to the Aerospace/Defense industry. We are a company of innovators, problem solvers, and craftspeople who take the utmost pride in our work every day; we are accountable to ourselves, each other, and most importantly to our customers. Located in central CT, Jarvis runs two shifts of production and second shift earns a 15% differential.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for sharpening various types of milling cutters, drills, taps or turning tools as required, manufacturing special form relieved cutters, maintaining the inventory of cutter grinding supplies. Perform routine maintenance on equipment including CNC and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed. Maintains quality standards and records quality results.

Duties:

• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs and other techniques to maximize the effective manufacture of distribution of goods.
• Knowledge of machines and tools including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. Be able to determine the kind of tools and equipment they will need in order to do the job properly.
• The skill to conduct tests and inspections of products or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Watches gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Must be detail oriented and meticulous and have excellent communication skills. Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Have a full understanding of the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision making.
• The Tool Grinder needs the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Needs the ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time. Needs the ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce viable answers.

Skills/Qualifications:

Analyzing Information, Manufacturing Methods, and Procedures.

Knowledge of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)beneficial

Strong verbal and interpersonal skills, analytical and shop math skills, as well as working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Ability to use measuring equipment – calipers, micrometers, height gauges, indicators, depth gauges, & size blocks.

Required experience:

4-5 years’ manufacturing experience

Aerospace experience helpful

3-5 years’ Cutter Operator and Die Cutting experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 45 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person