40. Assist and communicate with maintenance personnel regarding equipment malfunction(s).
41. Demonstrate ability to recognize and/or solve mechanical problem(s).
42. Use autonomous maintenance principles.
Production Equipment Operation
14. Use appropriate hand and power tools.
15. Use technical drawings, formulas, and process control sheets efficiently.
16. Operate production equipment: startup, run, and shutdown.
17. Follow the production schedule.
18. Monitor and inspect products.
19. Monitor and adjust equipment as needed.
20. Disassemble equipment and components, if appropriate.
21. Sanitize equipment per employer standards, if applicable.
22. Document work; document production process; document adjustments made during production.
23. Maintain accurate recording of OJL.
Production Equipment Set-up
6. Perform mechanical set-up per employer’s Standard Operating Procedure, and equipment manufacturer’s specifications.
7. Read and interpret production orders.
8. Plan and identify set-up requirements.
9. Use appropriate hand and power tools.
10. Select tools and materials.
11. Assemble equipment.
12. Test and verify set-up.
13. Read and understand job specifications.
Quality Production and Quality Assurance
24. Visually inspect materials, products, parts, and finished goods.
25. Perform product quality checks.
26. Demonstrate awareness of/identify defects and causes of rework.
27. Interpret tolerances using technical drawings and job specifications.
28. Adhere to customer-specific quality guidelines.
29. Follow employer-specific quality guidelines.
30. Use trade-related math to measure and inspect work.
31. Select and use various hand and mechanical metrology tools, such as micrometers, calipers, dial and electronic indicators, gauge blocks, optical comparators, Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM), to assure quality product.
32. Identify and report non-compliant stock, material, parts, and finished goods.
33. Document all quality tests; understand implications and consequences of documentation.
34. Use applicable systems to report results and document work.
Inventory and Material Processes
43. Demonstrate the ability to pull necessary materials for specific work packages.
44. Identify material management processes.
45. Compare inventory flow to roles and responsibilities.
46. Apply “lean” manufacturing principles to workplace processes.
47. Demonstrate awareness of logistics related to raw material and customer deliveries by relating the work packages to the required material.
General Business Knowledge
48. Describe the importance of plant and departmental goals, e.g., Key Performance Indicators.
49. Apply basic business terms to manufacturing-related workplace processes and activities.
50. Describe the flow of work: “upstream” or downstream.”
Continuous Improvement (Airbus Operating System)
51. Participate in continuous improvement activity for professional growth.
52. Minimize and remove waste - environmental, material, processes, and manufacturing.
53. Apply root cause analysis to improve the manufacturing process.
54. Adapt to process changes when introduced.
55. Participate in cross-training opportunities.
56. Suggest process improvements - both business and manufacturing.
General Assembly
57. Installing Cabin Monuments including Lavatories, Galley, Stowage bins and windscreens
58. Installing Dado in the cabin
59. Installing sidewalls in cabin
60. Installing placards in the cabin
61. Installation of Life Vests in cabin
62. Installation of seats in cabin
63. Installation of beverage makers in cabin
64. Installation of ceilings and upper raceways in cabin
65. Installation of floor covering and floor mats in cabin
66. Installation of emergency equipmen
67. Installation of seat track covers
68. Installation of door liners and door surrounds in cabin
69. Installing cargo panels - flat, curved, ceiling and sidewalls
70. Installation of door harness, seat to seat harness
71. Installation of seat to seat harness
72. Installing Electrical Connections for cannon plug - pre-install inspection, cannon plug key clocking, tighten connectors properly (red line) and plug and socket key locations
73. Participate in quality inspections of cabin and cargo areas
74. Disassemble, modify, rework, reassemble and test experimental or prototype assemblies and subassemblies according to specifications and under simulated conditions.
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