Tool Shop Attendant

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Tool Shop Attendant to join our Procurement team based in Mobile, AL.

The Tool Shop Attendant is responsible for maintaining the tool crib which stores the tools and small jigs used by production. The attendant monitors the use of the equipment and ensures that the tools are kept in good repair. The attendant is responsible for two key tool crib functions: inventory and inspection of tools for wear and tear.

The Procurement team's mission is to acquire indirect goods and services for Airbus commercial aircraft and helicopters, playing a major role in generating value and contributing to the overall competitiveness of the company. Our team members ensure on-time delivery and on-quality of equipment and systems, drawing on their expertise in Industrial, Operations & Quality Management, and strong relationship building skills to problem-solve and proactively mitigate supply chain issues.

Nearby on 'Airbus Way' you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus' strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP").

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certificates, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programs and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

• Receive, store, and issue tools used for production (including chemicals), and maintain records of equipment movement Visually inspection of tools and equipment for defects and wear and coordinate maintenance Mark and identify tools and equipment.

• Support calibration activity under QA guidance.

• Coordinate with local suppliers to validate material order receipt, availability, alternate and due date.

• Create SAP master data and purchase request.

• Coordinate with Strategic procurement for material consumption, batch order Quantity and order cycle.

• Perform Good receipt and inventory adjust.

• Participate to Audit preparation and Audit process.

• Shop Floor Control Functions:

• Perform Aircraft Clip tools clean up using various methods such as Media Blast. Perform daily consumable carts kitting activity and station delivery.

• Participate in daily Production meeting.

• Experience in logistics or tool management in a manufacturing environment inventory management experience.

• General knowledge of hand, power tools, cutting tool related to aviation industry.

• Knowledge of shop safety (clean as you go/FOD) and OSHA regulations.

• Use of Data collection program (such as SAP and Excel).

• High School Diploma or GED.

• Vision: Able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.

• Hearing: Able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.

• Speaking: Able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.

• Equipment Operation: Able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.

• Carrying: Able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.

• Lifting: Able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.

• Pushing/Pulling: Able to push and pull small office furniture and some…