Lay Up Operator

Lay Up Operator

Hexcel is currently seeking a Lay Up Operator for our Casa Grande, AZ, USA location. Start rate: $25.00 Per Hour during the New Hire Orientation Period normally 90 calendar days, then increases to $27.31 Per Hour. This position is on Swing shift (3:00PM to 11:00PM, Monday Friday + O/T as required) and pays a $1.75 per hour shift premium.

The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:

• Manually lays-up sheets of Nomex paper, glass, and various other products on top of each other to build blocks.
• Repairs and reworks a wide variety of nonconforming materials that specifically contain uncured adhesive in order to meet the customer specifications and dimensions.
• Sets-up the lay-up table and checks equipment to assure that everything works properly.
• Lays up material by overlapping adhesive lines, heating each sheet, and maintaining an accurate sheet count until the specification for the block is met.
• Completes and maintains routings and production run sheets.
• Uses a variety of tools and the rework oven to repair and rework nonconforming materials.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Minimum of six months experience required, preferably in manufacturing.
• Must be proficient in use of tape measure and ruler.
• Basic working knowledge of computer data entry function preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Eligible candidate must be a: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected class.