Textron · 1 month ago
Gear Inspector A - 1st shift
US-Texas-Fort Worth
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expTextron is a manufacturing company seeking a Gear Inspector A for their first shift. The role involves performing inspections on gear teeth and components, ensuring they meet specified tolerances, and working closely with engineering and manufacturing personnel.
AerospaceFinanceIndustrial
Responsibilities
Performs any phase of inspection necessary to check dimensional characteristics of gear teeth and their components
Sets up, lays out and inspects a variety of machined gears and splines by performing both functional and analytical type checks to determine allowable deviations in dimensions making decisions as to whether or not they are within acceptable limits using a wide variety of precision measuring devices such as inspection machines, equipment, instruments, gages, etc
Makes inspections on first run gears and other gear type parts and determines whether or not they are acceptable for production runs
Makes necessary machine setups to accomplish all types of gear inspection involving numerous inspection tolerance dimensions, coordinated dimensions, irregular surfaces requiring coordination in several planes where accumulation of tolerances are critical factors
Performs layout operations on graph paper where readings are recorded to determine if proper involute, runout, tooth spacing, etc. are within specified tolerances
Makes hairline decisions where dimensions are not shown on blueprints or are not a matter of shop practice
Inspects all types of gears and other gear type parts such as, but not limited to, curvic tooth splines, spherical splines, involute splines, spur gears and spiral bevel gears
Sets and calibrates inspection equipment as required to meet test specifications and settings
Performs a variety of inspection checks as involute, hardness, runout, tooth spacing, surface and finish, lead, concentricity, stock removal, wobble, etc. on both internal and external gear teeth
Accepts work inspected or otherwise rejects work, which fails to meet acceptable standards
Works with Engineering and Manufacturing personnel in the development of new gear patterns
Inspects, approves and accepts tooling master, grand master and working master gears
Maintains a permanent record file on all master type gears as well as production gears
Records serial numbers, part numbers, stock removal and other information necessary for future reference
Aids, guides and instructs lower grade inspectors in all phases of gear inspection work and performs the more complicated duties involving hairline decisions
Performs receiving inspections as required
Qualification
Required
Five years gear inspection experience
Performs any phase of inspection necessary to check dimensional characteristics of gear teeth and their components
Sets up, lays out and inspects a variety of machined gears and splines by performing both functional and analytical type checks
Makes inspections on first run gears and other gear type parts and determines whether or not they are acceptable for production runs
Makes necessary machine setups to accomplish all types of gear inspection involving numerous inspection tolerance dimensions
Performs layout operations on graph paper where readings are recorded to determine if proper involute, runout, tooth spacing, etc. are within specified tolerances
Inspects all types of gears and other gear type parts such as curvic tooth splines, spherical splines, involute splines, spur gears and spiral bevel gears
Sets and calibrates inspection equipment as required to meet test specifications and settings
Performs a variety of inspection checks as involute, hardness, runout, tooth spacing, surface and finish, lead, concentricity, stock removal, wobble, etc. on both internal and external gear teeth
Accepts work inspected or otherwise rejects work, which fails to meet acceptable standards
Works with Engineering and Manufacturing personnel in the development of new gear patterns
Inspects, approves and accepts tooling master, grand master and working master gears
Maintains a permanent record file on all master type gears as well as production gears
Records serial numbers, part numbers, stock removal and other information necessary for future reference
Aids, guides and instructs lower grade inspectors in all phases of gear inspection work
Performs receiving inspections as required
Company
Textron
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to
10001+ employees
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