Sheet Metal Operator B - 3rd Shift

Sheet Metal Operator B – Andover, MA (3rd Shift, 10:00PM–6:30AM)

Posted: 2026‑05‑11 |

Location:

US‑MA‑AN3 354 Lowell St, Andover, MA | Starting Wage: $31.74 /hr | Shift: 3rd Shift (10PM–6:30AM)

• Perform general maintenance and housekeeping of the workplace, tools, and equipment.
• Maintain records, move materials, and follow all safety rules during duties.
• Use precision measuring equipment to perform non‑FAIR inspections on parts and assemblies.
• Set up, lay out, fabricate, construct, and assemble complex experimental, developmental, and production sheet metal parts with intricate bends, holes, and angular tolerances.
• Calculate complex angles, lengths, bends, and odd‑shaped parts using geometry, trigonometry, and shop mathematics, including weld shrinkage.
• Set up and operate CNC and manually controlled equipment, improvise tooling, fixtures, and templates as required.
• Perform intricate bench work such as filing, grinding, buffing, and rework of sheet metal units received from vendors.
• Collaborate with work teams, fabrication and manufacturing engineers, NC programmers, and quality control personnel to solve field‑specific problems.
• Advance or retrieve product, material, and tooling for self and colleagues.

• CNC equipment
• Sheet metal machinery: shears, brakes, punch presses, dies, arbor presses, drilling and tapping tools, notchers, saws, sanders, grinders, buffing equipment
• Rivet‑setting equipment, spotwelders, soldering equipment, vises, reamers, counterbores, countersinks, fly cutters, rivet sets, punches
• Annealing and stress‑relieving equipment
• Precision inspection measuring equipment, including CMMs
• All hardware installation tools and typical shop hand tools

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year but up to 2 years of trades training in sheet metal work.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in sheet metal fabrication.
• U.S. citizenship required (as access to program information is restricted to U.S. citizens).
• Must pass a technical interview.

• Competitive hourly wage, starting at $31.74/hr.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability.
• 401(k) match.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Additional benefits may be provided through union collective bargaining agreements.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.