Fast Track - Structural - Administrative Fundamentals
Fast Track - Structural - Airbus Operating System (AOS)
Fast Track - Structural - Technical Core
Sealant - Technical Core
On-the-job training
Safety and Workplace Orientation
Follow Airbus specific safety procedures around power supply, machines, equipment, tools, and manufacturing processes.
Recognize and minimize potential hazards.
Adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) General Industry safety standards
Maintain clean work areas
Follow PPE procedures
Production Equipment Set-up
Perform mechanical set-up per employer's Standard Operating Procedure, and equipment manufacture's specifications.
Read and interpret production orders
Plan and identify set-up requirements
Use appropriate hand and power tools
Select tools and materials
Assemble equipment
Test and verify set-up
Read and understand job specifications
Production Equipment Operation
Use appropriate hand and power tools
Use technical drawings, formulas, and process control sheets efficiently
Operate production equipment: startup, run, and shutdown
Follow the production schedule
Monitor and inspect products
Monitor and adjust equipment as needed
Disassemble equipment and components, if appropriate
Sanitize equipment per employer standards, if applicable
Document work; document production process; document adjustments made during production
Maintain accurate recording of OJL
Quality Production and Quality Assurance
Visually inspect materials, products, parts, and finished goods
Perform product quality checks
Demonstrate awareness of/identify defects and causes of rework
Interpret tolerances using technical drawings and job specifications
Adhere to customer-specific quality guidelines
Follow employer-specific quality guidelines
Use trade-related math to measure and inspect work
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
Identify and report non-compliant stock, material, parts, and finished goods
Document all quality tests; understand implications and consequences of documentation
Use applicable systems to report results and document work
Routine Equipment Maintenance
Inspect equipment and employ basic awareness of maintenance concepts
Identify a malfunctioning machine
Follow general lubrication guidelines
Apply preventative maintenance practices effectively; utilize manufacturer-specific guidelines where appropriate
Follow basic troubleshooting guides
Assist and communicate with maintenance personnel regarding equipment malfunction(s).
Demonstrate ability to recognize and/or solve mechanical problem(s)
Use autonomous maintenance principles
Inventory and Material Processes
Demonstrate the ability to pull necessary materials for specific work packages
Identify material management processes
Compare inventory flow to roles and responsibilities
Apply "lean" manufacturing principles to workplace processes
Demonstrate awareness of logistics related to raw material and customer deliveries by relating the work packages to the required material
General Business Knowledge
Describe the importance of plant and departmental goals, e.g., Key Performance Indicators
Apply basic business terms to manufacturing-related workplace processes and activities
Describe the flow of work: "upstream" or "downstream"
Continuous Improvement (Airbus Operating System)
Participate in continuous improvement activity for professional growth
Minimize and remove waste - environmental, material, processes, and manufacturing
Apply root cause analysis to improve the manufacturing process
Adapt to process changes when introduced
Participate in cross-training opportunities
Suggest process improvements - both business and manufacturing
General Assembly
Repetitive to non-repetitive assembly and subassemblies of drilling, reaming, and countersinking of rivet and screw holes
Repetitive to non-repetitive assembly and subassemblies of use of sander and grinders
Repetitive to non-repetitive assembly and subassemblies of installation and torquing of bolts and all other fasteners
Repetitive to non-repetitive assembly and subassemblies of sealing of wing joint
Repetitive to non-repetitive assembly and subassemblies of learning how to work in confined spaces
Repetitive to non-repetitive assembly and subassemblies of handing automatic drilling machines (ADU)
Work with diagrams and drawing
Participate in quality inspections
Disassemble, modify, rework, reassemble and test experimental or prototype assemblies and subassemblies according to specifications and under simulated conditions
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