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Job Title: Straightener

Job Description

Under close supervision, perform basic hot straightening and cold bench straightening techniques to adjust less complex castings to dimensional tolerance. As a team member in a finishing work cell, execute all functions required to meet daily throughput objectives while ensuring product quality requirements are met.

Responsibilities

+ Read and follow shop travelers and straightening technique cards detailing customer specifications to straighten basic castings to dimensional requirements using less complex fixtures.

+ Apply the use of basic fixtures, straightening dies, and dimensional inspection tools such as go/no-go gauges, calipers, micrometers, dyer gauges, height stands, and dial check indicators to perform dimensional checks.

+ Use mallets, vises, kick-presses, and other hand and bench tools to flatten, straighten, adjust angles, and perform other operations as required to bring parts within acceptable limits.

+ Check work with dial indicators and dimensions, with a high demand for flatness, parallelism, and angularity of features. Exercise care in operation and handling to avoid surface damage, cracking, or excessive distortion.

+ Use an acetylene torch as necessary or as directed to make metal malleable for specified parts.

+ Apply hot straightening techniques, as required, heating castings in a furnace, assembling straightening tools on or around casing, and operating hydraulic presses to press casting into tools.

+ Detect and report defective parts or unusual conditions to lead or supervisor.

+ Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition while following safety regulations.

+ Perform other finishing functions to meet daily throughput goals, such as grit blasting, roto filing, dig out, and weld blending as assigned by lead or supervisor.

+ Follow all prescribed safety procedures and wear PPE as prescribed in the Hazard Assessment Form for the job.

Essential Skills

+ Deburring, sanding, grinding, metal fabrication, drilling, tapping, heat treat, precision measuring tools, metal forming, and mechanical aptitude.

+ Ability to work from simple drawings with dimensional specifications and tolerances.

+ Plan and perform all required operations to straighten basic, less complex castings to close tolerances.

+ Use scale, micrometers, and gauges.

+ Exercise judgment to determine and perform straightening operations on various sizes and shapes of cast parts, checking work to close tolerance, avoiding overstressing or cracking.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Physical effort consisting of frequently lifting or moving heavy weights up to 50 pounds.

+ Continuous mental or visual attention necessary in straightening, checking, setting up, and performing other related duties involving constant alertness.

Why Work Here?

We invest in employee growth and are dedicated to training green candidates with a good attitude. We seek long-term candidates who wish to grow within the company. Overtime and a flexible schedule are required, offering a path to permanent positions and opportunities for advancement.

Work Environment

Work independently at a small workstation within a large warehouse surrounded by machine operating, shipping, and powder coating departments in a fast-paced production environment. The dress code includes typical manufacturing attire: steel-toed shoes are required, jeans are allowed, and appropriate t-shirts or long-sleeved shirts are permitted. Any other PPE required per department will be provided.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Woodinville, Washington.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $29.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Woodinville,WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 17, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.