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 CorporationEsterline 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: Duties including, but are not specifically limited to: 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 blue print requirements, maintaining a safe and clean working environment and keeping necessary daily production records.
* Pressing Operation: Duties including, but are not specifically limited to: 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 blue print requirements, maintaining accurate critical technical data through statistical process control, maintaining a safe and clean working environment, and keeping necessary daily production records.
* Tooling Operation: Duties including, but are not specifically limited to: operation of computerized numerical controlled milling machines (CNC), as well as conventional milling and drilling machines, including 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 and measuring completed machined pellet features per blue print 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
* Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions; must be able to work without close supervision; must have basic reading and math skills.
* Must be able to wear required equipment such as a full-up fire suit with self breathing apparatus. Physical requirements are heavy lifting and movement of drums (50 lbs.).
Education/Previous Experience Requirements
* High School or GED equivalent.
* 2 – 3 years experience in a Manufacturing environment; some experience with operation of machinery.

U.S. citizenship or Permanent Resident Alien Status required
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet