Machinist - Non-Certified

at GKN Aerospace Precision Machining in Wellington, Kansas, United States

Job Description

Job Summary

The Machinist role is responsible for carrying out the required standard activities of their assigned tasks, in full compliance to the Work Instruction and/or Standard Operating Procedure, and without compromise to their own, and colleagues, safety.
Where required to achieve certified status, the team member will be taught how to undertake their tasks safely, and to a high quality level, through a rigorous Job Instruction process, and will be expected to attain the relevant certification, as measured by the competence matrix and specified in the sites BMS/QMS.
The team member will be fully supported by their Team Leader (TL), who will enable their training, coaching and quickly respond to them if they find any off-standard / quality issues.
They will be expected to actively identify safety concerns (Hazard identification), make problems immediately known to their TL (Pull the Andon), and raise improvement ideas to solve problems (Kaizen).
They will be part of a team that will collectively work on creating a Great Place To Work through a culture of continuous improvement, safe working and open dialogue.

Job Responsibilities

Contribute to their team in creating a Great Place to Work by role-modelling safety-first, a Kaizen mind-set, and supporting their colleagues
Hold themselves, and fellow team members accountable to embody the GKNA culture principles
Undertake all of their tasks in compliance with the standard work and their training, and make any problems; safety, quality, or other, immediately known to their TL
Exemplify a safety-first mindset and follow all GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards
Understand their teams People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost Key Performance Indicators and their contribution to them
Become certified at the Lean Foundation level and implement at least 1 Kaizen per month
Support the team and TL in problem solving, contributing ideas based upon own experience of their tasks
Be an active member of the team, promoting collective engagement with each other
Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements:
The companys Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies
Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government
Export Control regulations

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications
High School diploma or GED -OR- in lieu of a degree 3 years of manufacturing experience will be considered.
1+ years of experience working with precision measuring equipment, gages and hand tools to assure quality standards are maintained is preferred.
1+ years of experience working with machining of various metallic and composite materials.
Ability to read blueprints and/or other drawings and meet inspection requirements in accordance with customer specifications.
U.S. Persons per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance and site SSA requirements.

Preferred Qualifications
GKN Experience
Experience working with hazardous materials and/or chemicals
Uses intermediate shop mathematics including algebra and geometry to determine and check angles, radii, hole locations, accessibility, missing dimensions, interrelated dimensions, etc.
Must be willing to work in a repetitive production environment with concern for meeting cost, quality and schedule requirements. The ability to work as a team player as well as independently is required.

GKN is an equal opportunity employer.