Deburring Technician

Job Title:
Deburring Technician / Metal Finisher
Job Description

This role involves working in a precision aerospace machine shop to remove burrs, sharp edges, machining marks, and surface imperfections from CNC‑machined components while maintaining tight tolerances and high‑quality aerospace finishes. You will perform hands‑on manual deburring, grinding, sanding, polishing, blending, and finishing of precision metal parts, ensuring that all components meet strict dimensional, cosmetic, and surface finish requirements.

• Deburr CNC‑machined aerospace components by removing burrs, sharp edges, excess material, machining marks, and surface imperfections.
• Grind, sand, polish, blend, buff, and finish precision metal components to achieve specified surface finishes and cosmetic standards.
• Perform edge breaking, chamfering, radiusing, and other surface finishing operations while maintaining tight tolerances.
• Work carefully around critical dimensions, holes, threads, features, and machined surfaces to avoid damage or dimensional changes.
• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, work instructions, and basic GD&T to understand part requirements and finishing specifications.
• Perform detailed visual inspection of finished components to verify quality, surface finish, and cosmetic appearance.
• Use precision measuring equipment such as calipers and micrometers to verify parts remain within specification after finishing.
• Maintain required surface finish and cosmetic requirements for aerospace components.
• Work with aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, and other machined metals as applicable.
• Support CNC machining and quality departments by delivering accurately finished components ready for inspection or assembly.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe workstation, including proper handling and storage of tools and materials.

• Hands‑on experience with manual deburring of CNC‑machined metal parts in a manufacturing or machine shop environment.
• Proficiency in grinding, sanding, polishing, buffing, blending, and other metal finishing techniques.
• Ability to perform edge breaking, chamfering, radiusing, and surface finishing on precision components.
• Experience working with machined parts made from aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, and similar metals.
• Skill using hand tools and power tools such as die grinders, pneumatic grinders, rotary tools, Dremel tools, carbide burrs, hand files, needle files, Scotch‑Brite, flap wheels, abrasive wheels, belt sanders, and orbital sanders.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and work instructions, including basic understanding of GD&T.
• Proficiency with precision measuring equipment such as calipers and micrometers to verify dimensional accuracy.
• Strong visual inspection skills to identify surface imperfections, cosmetic defects, and nonconformances.
• Capability to work to tight tolerances and maintain consistent surface finishes on aerospace components.
• Comfort working in a manufacturing environment and CNC machine shop focused on aerospace and precision machining.

• Background in aerospace manufacturing, precision machining, or similar high‑precision industries.
• Experience as a deburring technician, metal finisher, finishing technician, or aerospace finisher.
• Familiarity with quality inspection practices for machined parts and finished components.
• Understanding of surface finish requirements and cosmetic standards for aerospace or high‑precision parts.
• Ability to collaborate with CNC machining and quality teams to resolve finishing or dimensional issues.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high‑quality, cosmetically clean parts.

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