Pyro Equipment Operator, Armtec Defense Technologies
Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec is comprised of three business units producing subcomponents for ordnance in Coachella, CA; decoy countermeasure flares in Camden, AR; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington, NC. At Armtec, we welcome skilled and enthusiastic people who share our determination and high standards to join us in our mission-critical work supporting the US and allied war-fighters who serve us all by defending democracy and protecting freedom. This position is staffed in Camden, on the Highland Industrial Park, where Armtec and several other major prime contractors produce defense energetics.
Company Profile
Company Name: Armtec Defense Technologies, a subsidiary of Transdigm Corporation
Esterline welcomes people who share our determination and high standards to join us in doing work that moves the world forward. We design, manufacture, and market highly engineered products and systems principally for the aerospace and defense markets. Esterline Defense Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Esterline, is the world's foremost developer and supplier of expendable countermeasures, used to protect aircraft from missile threats.
Industry: Aerospace/Defense Products & Services
Number of Employees: 250
Job Overview
Title: Pyro Equipment Operator
Job Family: Production
Reports to: Building Supervisor/Manager
Works with: Production Supervisor, mid-level Managers and Technicians
Location: East Camden, AR, USA
Type: Full Time
Job Summary
Must be capable of performing responsibilities related to extruder operations, pressing operations and tooling operations.
Primary Responsibilities
Extruder Operation: • Maintaining daily machine start-up records • Setting up and calibration of powder weighing machines • May require operating in full fire suit with self breathing apparatus • Controlling extruder speed through designated cycle times and pressure valve adjustments • Monitoring instrumentation control panel • Maintaining extruder barrel and die temperatures • Vacuum settings • Measuring completed pellet features per blueprint requirements • Maintaining a safe and clean working environment • Keeping necessary daily production records
Pressing Operation: • Maintaining daily machine start-up records • Setting up and calibration of powder weighing machines • May require operating in full fire suit with self breathing apparatus • Operating press in automatic mode or in manual cycle • Controlling press designated cycle time • Monitoring instrumentation control panel • Measuring completed flare or bagged composition features per blueprint requirements • Maintaining accurate critical technical data through statistical process control • Maintaining a safe and clean working environment • Keeping necessary daily production records
Tooling Operation: • Operation of computerized numerical controlled milling machines (CNC), as well as conventional milling and drilling machines • Machining of pellets • Maintaining daily machine start-up records • Requiring machine lubrication • Maintaining coolant reservoir levels • Monitoring filtration system • Referencing X-Y-Z axis as required during daily operation • Measuring completed machined pellet features per blueprint requirements
Responsible for safe and clean working environment.
Must be able to wear required PPE equipment.
Maintains the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above.
Understands and lives by Esterline's ethics and business conduct policies.
Qualifications
Education/Previous Experience Requirements
U.S. citizenship or Permanent Resident Alien Status required
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet