Job Title: Optical Technician 3 (2097)
Location: Woodland Hill, CA
Pay Range: 48/hr. W2
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Operations team at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as an Optical Technician 3 based out of Woodland Hills, CA.
Responsibilities:
- Sets up and operates a variety of precision polishing machines to perform quantity production glass polishing to close tolerances where polishing methods and sequences are predetermined and established tooling provided.
- Performs operations such as super polishing glass surfaces to meet requirements on angles, surface finish, flatness and more.
- Selects, mounts, and aligns various specialized attachments and standard tooling; interprets engineering specifications; uses a variety of precision measuring instruments.
- Makes standard shop calculations
- May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience working in a glass precision polishing/ optics shop environment.
- Ability to follow instructions precisely in a Manufacturing Environment.
- Experience with hand tools and measurement equipment, such as, autocollimator, interferometer, and digital indicators.
- Effective oral and written communication.
- Basic math proficiency.
- Strong attention to details and commitment to quality control.
- Highschool Diploma / Equivalent and work experience that will allow successful performance.
- Basic computer knowledge (Microsoft Office and ERP Systems).
- Candidate to have minimum of 5 years' experience with excellent vision skills (especially under a microscope)
- Attention to safety (working with large machines) and ability to spend large portion of the day standing and moving as that is typically required in this area.
Preferred Qualifications
- Maintaining / Setting-up polishing tables to surface finishing and flatness requirements.
- Ability to participate in team investigations of a process development nature are expected.
- Familiarity with SPC, LEAN desirable