Forge Press Team Member - 2nd Shift; Onsite

Company Overview

Pratt & Whitney, a world leader in aircraft engine design and manufacture, is looking for a Forging Team Member in Columbus, GA.

• Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal.
• Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
• Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
• Position and move work pieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
• Start machines to produce sample work pieces, observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and verify that machine setups conform to specifications.
• Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
• Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.
• Select, align, and bolt positioning fixtures, stops and specified dies to rams and anvils, forging rolls, or presses and hammers.
• Confer with other workers about machine setups and operational specifications.
• Trim and compress finished forgings to specified tolerances.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Ability to read instructions and operate machinery.
• Attention to detail.
• 1+ years of related experience in manufacturing, operating a forge press or similar machinery.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and parental leave.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee Scholar Program (No waiting period).
• Paid time off including: 3 weeks of vacation, 5 personal sick days, 3 unpaid days for unique situations at supervisor discretion, and 12 paid government holidays.

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, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.