Brush Cell Specialist Training Program - Manufacturing

What you’ll do:

This position is designed to train you to operate the Brush Seal cell. The individual selected for training will work an 8-hour day, 40 hour week, although this can be extended when agreed upon by both the Union and Management, after which the employee will work the hours scheduled for the Brush Seal.

This is a 6 month training program. The 6 month training duration is estimated, it may be completed faster depending on the trainee's background and ability to meet all the requirements. This program assumes that the trainee is able to read and interpret blueprints and use basic measuring instruments and has a minimum of 1 year of manual Turning experience.

In this role, you will:

• Set up and operate the following Manual CNC Machines: Grind, EDM, Turrets, Mining Machines, Engine Lathes, Hank, Blanchard, Surface Grinders. Drill Presses, Cleaning equipment, and heat treat ovens.
• Rotate on machines and equipment based on workflow and training requirements as agreed with union.
• Perform a wide variety of operations such as: Grind. Turn, Bore. Mill, Ream, Tap. Clean. Mark. Assemble, Test and Package first run production Brush Seal rings, segments, and assemblies.
• Complete set ups. They are exacting and at times difficult. Work requires the use of chucks, fixtures, parallels and blocks to obtain proper alignment, maintain relationships.
• Locate fixtures and work in relationship to established reference surfaces and perform in place final machining Of fixtures as required.
• Work from blueprints, methods sheets, set up sheets, and verbal instructions to produce parts with tolerances as close as .0001”.
• Perform necessary bench work such as filing, fitting, burring, etc.
• Set up and operate the tufting cell equipment of the following: Hanking Machine. Plasma Welder. and Rapid Air Chopper.
• Perform assembly operation, tack weld flow detector, mark, clean, wax, and package seals as required.
• Work from prints. method sheets, sketches and or instructions to produce parts in accordance with acceptable quality and quantity levels.
• Use general measuring equipment such as micrometers, verniers. depth gauges, indicators. comparators, CMM, bristle stiffness tester and similar instruments.
• Run one or more machines of various types for continuous production flow.
• Be part of a team with a continuous improvement goal; to improve quality, lower cost and improve service.
• Maintain work area. tools and equipment in clean orderly condition.
• Observe prescribed safety precautions, company rules and regulations.
• Detect faulty operation or defective material and report to Supervisor.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in Manual Turning
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position.  Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered.  Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C.  1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158. 

The program starts at a Labor Grade 5 ($32.74) and the following skills are required to advance:

Skills required to advance to a Labor Grade 4($34.73), to be completed within 2 months:

• Run a CMM.
• Setup and use T-Comparator, Y-Comparator, Optical Comparator, Surface Analyzer and any other measuring equipment required to be used in the cell.
• Set up and operate Manual and CNC Turning Machines.
• Set up and Run the Cleaning equipment, and heat treat ovens.
• Perform a wide variety of operations such as: Grind, Turn, Bore, Mill, Ream, Tap, Clean, etc.
• Use of chucks, fixtures, parallels and blocks to obtain proper alignment, maintain relationships.
• Locate fixtures and work pieces in relationship to established Reference surfaces and perform in place final machining of fixtures as required.
• Work from blueprints, methods sheets, set up sheets, prototype drawings, special summaries, and verbal instructions to produce parts with tolerances as close as -.0001".
• Perform necessary bench work such as filing, fitting, burring, etc.

Skills required to advance to a Labor Grade 3($36.34), to be completed within 4 months:

• Set up and operate Milling, and ID/OD EDM Machines.

Skills required to complete the training program to advance to the regular Labor Grade 2($38.81) Cell Specialist position, to be completed within 6 months:

• Mark, Assemble, Test and Package on first run production Brush Seal rings, segments, and assemblies.
• Operators to rotate on machines and equipment based on work flow and training requirements as agreed with union.
• Set up and operate Rapid Air Choppers.
• Perform assembly operation, tack weld flow deflector, mark, clean, wax, and package seals as required.
• Perform all duties under the Cell Specialist job description.