Final Processing Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Schedule: 1st Shift
Department: Operations

Job Summary

We are seeking a  Final Processing Specialist to join our Operations team. This hands-on manufacturing position is responsible for the final finishing, inspection preparation, and packaging of plated and anodized parts before they are shipped to customers.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, dependable, quality-focused, and comfortable performing precision work in a manufacturing environment. This position plays an important role in ensuring finished parts meet customer specifications, engineering requirements, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed finishing of plated and anodized parts according to customer specifications, prints, and job card requirements.
• Clean and cosmetically detail parts by removing residue, staining, smut, and minor imperfections.
• Inspect finished parts for cosmetic quality and surface condition before final QC inspection.
• Work closely with Quality Control to ensure parts are ready for final inspection.
• Accurately package completed orders according to job card and customer-specific packaging requirements.
• Verify part quantities, identification, and required documentation.
• Remove masking materials without damaging coatings, threads, or critical surfaces.
• Perform blasting operations when required.
• Safely move parts and orders throughout the shop to maintain production flow.
• Assist other departments as needed based on workload and production priorities.
• Maintain accurate job card and final processing documentation.
• Follow all safety, quality, and handling procedures.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify cosmetic and surface defects.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to read and follow customer specifications, work instructions, prints, and job cards.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and safely handle parts and materials.
• Dependable and safety-conscious.
• 20/20 vision or correctable to 20/20.
• Previous manufacturing, plating, anodizing, finishing, inspection, or packaging experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of  Nadcap requirements is a plus.