Bonding Technician
Position Summary
The role requires to be accomplished within Tecomet's principles of continuous improvement, customer driven innovation and a win first culture, while meeting company financial and other performance metrics.
Principle Responsibilities
- Perform a variety of metal bonding assembly operations including cleaning, degreasing, braze processing, furnace heat-treating, inspecting, hand-finishing, packing, etc., in order to produce a variety of components to quality bonding requirements, working in accordance with company/customer specifications.
- Perform a variety of metal bonding assembly operations to make component parts and assemblies.
- Clean parts using ultrasonic degreasing equipment, cleaners and acid bath where specified.
- Utilize brazing gun to apply brazing material to metal parts or assembling brazing rings/parts to mating parts.
- Operate vacuum furnace to braze/heat-treat parts/assemblies which involves entering data into furnace computer control unit according to sequence listing for the difference parts/products.
- Utilize hydrogen furnaces to heat/braze various parts.
- Remove parts from furnaces, allow to cool and inspect for proper brazing.
- Conduct leak tests on parts as specified using helium/other test equipment. Perform hand finishing of parts such as cleaning, deburring, filing, wiping, etc., and pack items into plastic bags/containers.
- Perform related assembling/brazing operations as instructed or directed.'
- Refer problems to supervisor.
- Maintain necessary records.
- Move materials as necessary in performance of duties.
- Detect and report improper operation, faulty equipment, defective materials and unusual conditions to Supervisor.
- Maintain work area and equipment in clean, safe, and orderly condition.
- Follow established company rules, regulations and safety precautions, and maintain quality standards.
- Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by supervisor.
Qualification Requirements
Credentials/Experience:
- Requires the use of arithmetic including decimals and fractions; simple use of blueprints, travelers, codes, identifications, where interpretation is required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Work from work orders, drawings, sketches, prints, furnace sequence instructions and verbal/written instructions from Supervisor.
- Work with metal bonding furnaces such as hydrogen and vacuum furnaces with control units, gauges, readouts and charts, brazing gun applicator, hand tools such as files, pliers, tweezers, deburring tools, degreasing tank, ultrasonic cleaner/degreaser, brazing compound, solvents, cleaners, packing material and related tools and equipment.
Other Requirements
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee could be required to stand. The employee could frequently be required to walk; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee could be required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee could occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job could include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Travel Requirements
N/A
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.
