Job Description

Applied Composites (AC) is seeking a Production Lead, CMM 2nd Shift and Controls who oversees the production area in a variety of complex mechanical and/or electromechanical assembly operations in accordance with company policy and safety procedures. Ensures an effective and accurate production line that minimizes costs and aligns with the unit objectives.

The Production Lead, CMM will need to apply knowledge of measurement and program coordinate measurement systems (CMS), utilizing mathematics, and electronics to inspect, CMM measurement and test equipment in the electrical, dimensional, optical, physical, mechanical, environmental, and/or software disciplines to ensure measurement accuracy. Identify and utilize appropriate measurement procedures. Perform corrective actions to address identified measurement problems. Adapt equipment, standards, and procedures to accomplish unique measurements. Maintain calibration standards, Scale Bars, and Artifacts. Perform departmental housekeeping to assure neatness and a professional environment. 

The effective candidate must have the ability to meet tight deadlines, have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be detail-oriented, and can work independently. He/she must establish and maintain a professional working relationship with external and internal teams at all levels across the company. Candidates need to be able to balance multiple projects requiring varying skill sets in a highly dynamic and diverse working environment. They must be able to work independently, but also be a top contributor in small and large groups.

 About AC: Come and join the Applied Composites team. We are a leading provider of complex composite components, assemblies, engineering, and tooling to the aerospace, defense, and space system markets. Our employees are treated with respect and given the support, knowledge, and resources they need to thrive. If you are looking for a company that values and develops its employees while offering engaging work, Applied Composites may be the place for you.

Job Accountabilities:

•    Plans, schedules and monitors the production cycle, following company instructions

•    Determines staff requirements for production schedules, coordinates, monitors and trains all production staff

•    Coordinates the efficient movement of production to meet area requirements 

•    Applies process specifications governing the production of product within an assigned cell, records production time and quantity data at the cell 

•    Performs complex precision assembly in accordance with written, visual and verbal instruction

•    Conducts inspections of own and/or other associates work to ensure correctness in accordance with company and/or customer drawing

•    Regular, consistent and punctual attendance is required. May need to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and additional hours as necessary

•    Act appropriately in situations requiring ethical decisions to ensure system integrity and regulatory compliance

•    Maintain professional bearing, attitude, and manner always

•    Stay current with the advancements in Coordinate Measurement System (CMS) and metrology, quality assurance, and engineering, for higher efficiency and lower cost

•    Maintain documentation and records, electronic /or hard-copy format, as objective evidence for quality system audits. (Must understand the audit process in general.) 

•    Have knowledge of Customer Digital Product Definition (DPD) process and procedural requirements

•    Have knowledge of the AS9100 Quality Management System

•    Train subordinates in techniques, calibration concepts, and procedures

•    Other responsibilities as assigned

General Metrology

•    Ensure that all environmental conditions are maintained to provide reliable measurements for inspection and calibrations for parabolic dimensional CMM requirements 

•    Maintain, clean, and properly store measuring tools to ensure their working conditions

•    Perform laboratory housekeeping

•    Inventory control of gages on the shop floor

Preventive and Corrective Actions

•    Display basic capability for initiating, implementing, and confirming corrective actions to resolve metrology issues

•    Interface with clients to explain out-of-tolerance conditions and findings

•    Initiation of the failure investigation process for all out of tolerance measurement equipment

Calibration Systems

•    Must be able to operate various types of precision instruments, Laser tracker, Portable CMM, and Stationary CMM and Programming

•    Calibrate and make minor repairs and adjustments to basic and advanced metrology equipment including recall, documentation, inventory, and system improvements

•    Ensure traceability to national standards is maintained and recorded. Metrology review in accordance with ISO 17025, ANSI/ASQ Q10012

•    Coordination of IM&TE recall, sending, receiving, and record-keeping to and from Calibration Vendors. T-Probes, Touch tip, and different PH10 or 20 probe heads

•    Calibrate inspection, measurement, and test equipment (IM&TE) in one of the following disciplines – electrical, dimensional, optical, physical/mechanical, chemical – in order to ensure compliance with published specifications

•    Maintain primary and or intrinsic calibration standards

•    Maintain secondary and/or working calibration standards

•    Collect, compile, measure, summarize, and record data gathered during calibration

•    Identify IM&TE out-of-tolerance conditions and perform corrective action via adjustments, component replacement, correction factors, etc.

•    Prepare calibration PAS (Product Acceptance Software) reports and certificates for software updates

•    Review calibration certificates for completeness and traceability

•    Be able to read and interpret moderate to complex part drawings and recognize GD&T callouts

•    Identify and correct measurement errors, as applicable

•    Perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed

•    Must be able to determine when to apply rounding rules to measurement and calibration results. Included in this is the rounding-off that takes place during measurement unit conversions (inch to metric, etc.)

Coordinate Measurement Systems (CMS)

•    Set-up and operation of CMM and other automated equipment

•    Apply measurement science principles to specific problems to produce answers that make logical sense

•    Determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job

•    Perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed

•    Conduct tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance

•    Choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem

•    Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense

•    Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)

•    Communicate with Quality Engineers, Process Engineers, Product Engineers, Quality Technicians, and others as necessary regarding the transfer of data and methods of measurement

•    Be able to read and interpret simple to complex part drawings and recognize GD&T callouts

•    Perform layout inspections to support, but are not limited to, PPAP verifications, First Article inspections, and special requests

•    Provide measurement data in a format that is clear, concise, and understood by the customer

•    Analyze measurement data for identifying abnormalities, trends, and/or predicting future values

•    Identify and correct measurement errors, as applicable

•    Recommend IM&TE for use in measurement applications

•    Perform all types of product inspections and train others to perform these inspections per established quality plans and procedures to assure product quality

•    Conduct first-piece inspections on tools as necessary to facilitate tool acceptance and control

•    Maintain records of inspections and product acceptance performance

•    Perform FAIRs, and balloon drawings, review vendor CMM reports and analyze and calculate features for example, from basic dimensions for True Position (TP) or surface profile

•    Collect data for Statistical Process Control for process review and Cp, CPk calculations

•    Must be able to provide and facilitate gage and fixture design

•    Recognize and provide input on various issues related to developing, validating, and using both manual and automated calibration and measuring processes, including software-driven processes

•    Inspect and evaluate new calibration standards for proper CMS set-up and operation, before the use of Scale Bars articulation Probing of PCMM

•    Recommend standards and techniques for use in calibration applications

Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Uncertainty

•    Perform uncertainty evaluation and analysis for measurement standards and associated measurement processes

Measurement Systems

•    Provide input to the design effort and to the design review process to assure that information (drawings, etc.) that is delivered to the shop floor has adequate specifications and information content to assure that production personnel will be able to manufacture products that will meet the customer’s requirements. The design input provided by this position should also include the establishment of manufacturability of the product to the engineering specifications

Continuous Improvement Projects

•    Proctor and analyze data from measurement systems analysis and dimensional studies for continuous improvement projects

•    Follows the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) methodology to support and complete assigned projects

Controls

•    Perform linear and volumetric calibrations on CNC machines as necessary. 

•    Assist the MRO Department with the creation and modification of teach pendant programs on the Fanuc robot as necessary.

•    Assist the MRO Department with the troubleshooting faults on the Fanuc robot as needed. 

•    Assist the Maintenance Department in troubleshooting and programming of control systems as necessary. 

Job Specifications:

Education: Requires a BSCS or BSQA degree or a High School Diploma/GED, plus four (4) years of relevant experience and appropriate certifications may be substituted for meeting educational requirements only.

Years’ Experience: Requires five (5) – seven (7) years of experience performing inspection within a Quality certification organization or other regulated environments.

Skills:

•    Experience in planning, scheduling and monitoring production cycles

•    Capable of performing complex mechanical and/or electromechanical assembly operations

•    Good organizational skills to lead activities of production cycle

•    Effective verbal and written communication skills

•    Ability to analyze and determine methods and procedures

•    Skilled problem-solver: Exercises judgements, based on previous experience, practices and precedents, to identify and solve problems that arise with little or no precedent

•    Must have intermediate computer skills and be familiar with Microsoft Word, Windows, and Excel at a minimum

•    Must be able to work safely and operate within established safety guidelines

•    Willing to participate in cross-functional teams and is action-oriented for goals perceived as a challenge

•    Is dedicated to meeting/exceeding the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers

•    Can operate with the constraints of a defined budget and provide input into the forecasting of the budget

•    Maintain computer systems and software used in the metrology laboratory Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

•    Verisurf experience a plus

•    Knowledge of tool calibration and tracking of tools

•    CMM experience, operating, and programming

•    Able to work accurately in a fast-paced, hectic, ever-changing environment with strong attention to detail

•    Demonstrated ability to monitor own work to ensure quality, accuracy, and thoroughness

•    Strong organizational, analytical, and time-management skills

•    Able to self-motivate and work both independently and as part of a team

•    Operate Optical Comparator desirable

•    Statistical Process Control desirable

•    Advanced knowledge of inspection/metrology

•    Contribute towards continuous improvement with regards to Quality, efficiency, and customer-focused results

•    Manual dexterity to handle tools and equipment of different sizes

•    Proficient in the use of hand measuring tools such as calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, etc.

•    Willingness and ability to embrace new inspection tools and methodology

•    Ability to multi-task, and perform efficiently, and independently

Benefits:

 At Applied Composites, we recognize how important your career and benefits are to you and your family. We offer a full suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability coverage, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, basic and supplemental life insurance, employee assistance plan, retirement savings and matching, tuition reimbursement and other developmental opportunities. We are committed to supporting the way you live and work.

AC is an Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled - Affirmative Action Employer.

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