Deburring Technician at HORST ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CO – East Hartford, Connecticut

Operates deburring equipment to produce highly precision component parts that meet all quality standards.

This role is 100% in office at our plant in East Hartford, CT.

At HORST we offer a variety of benefits including but not limited to:

• Competitive PTO Package
• Paid Company Holidays
• 401K Match Program
• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Program

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Working from blueprints, operation sheets, travelers, or other specifications, completes finishing and deburring operations to produce quality parts.
• Checks the product to meet all blueprint or operations specifications.
• Performs minor set-ups on deburring equipment to perform necessary tasks. Obtains all necessary tooling, gages, and materials.
• Deburring, polishing, tumbling, and rounding edges of product to be consistent to the blueprint operations sheet specifications.
• Function may also include part marking, cleaning, or other various operations.
• Measuring tools include micrometers, Vernier, Optical Comparer, dial bores, pin gages.
• Performs visual inspections (part relationship to operation sheet/blueprint configuration) on all parts produced and performs actual dimensional verification using measuring instruments as per the guidelines established by the department or the Quality Assurance Department.
• Replaces all worn or damaged tooling as necessary.

• Verifies and records actual part count, both prior to and upon completion of all work.
• Tumbling includes media selection and process development to ensure Quality product.
• Responsible for blending corner radius and surfaces.
• Use of microscopes for deburring operations.
• Hand deburring of small parts, use of pencil grinders, bench grinders, drill presses and Carbide deburring tooling.
• Keeps the equipment and work area clean and organized.
• Notifies lead person or supervisor of any parts shortages or machining problems/difficulties.
• Packs and washes/preserves parts as needed.
• Performs other machining and assembly operations as needed.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Interacts with associates from all departments.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Ability to understand operation sheets/blueprints, specifications, and all applicable company/customer paperwork.
• Quality minded with the willingness and ability to cross train in other areas to provide support for cells.
• One year plus experience in a machine shop or deburring environment

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to push/pull/carry up to 50 lbs.