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Pyro Equipment Operator, Armtec Defense Technologies
Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec is comprised of three business units producing subcomponents for ordnance in Coachella, CA; decoy countermeasure flares in Camden AR; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington NC. At Armtec, we welcome skilled and enthusiastic people who share our determination and high standards to join us in our mission‑critical work supporting the US and allied war‑fighters who serve us all by defending democracy and protecting freedom. This position is staffed in Camden, on the Highland Industrial Park, where Armtec and several other major prime contractors produce defense energetics.
Company Profile
Company Name: Armtec Defense Technologies, a subsidiary of Transdigm Corporation. Esterline welcomes people who share our determination and high standards to join us in doing work that moves the world forward. We design, manufacture, and market highly engineered products and systems principally for the aerospace and defense markets. Esterline Defense Technologies, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Esterline, is the world's foremost developer and supplier of expendable countermeasures, used to protect aircraft from missile threats.
Industry: Aerospace/Defense Products & Services
Number of Employees: 250
Job Overview Title: Pyro Equipment Operator
Job Family: Production
Reports to: Building Supervisor/Manager
Works with: Production Supervisor, mid‑level Managers and Technicians
Location: East Camden, AR, USA
Type: Full Time
Job Summary Must be capable of performing responsibilities related to extruder operations, pressing operations and tooling operations.
Primary Responsibilities
Extruder Operation: Duties include maintaining daily machine start‑up records, setting up and calibrating powder weighing machines, and possibly operating in a full fire suit with self‑breathing apparatus. Control extruder speed through cycle times and pressure valve adjustments, monitor instrumentation control panel, maintain extruder barrel and die temperatures, vacuum settings, measure completed pellet features per blueprint requirements, keep a safe and clean working environment, and record daily production details.
Pressing Operation: Duties include maintaining daily machine start‑up records, setting up and calibrating powder weighing machines, operating the press in automatic or manual mode, controlling cycle time, monitoring instrumentation control panel, measuring completed flare or bagged composition features per blueprint requirements, maintaining accurate technical data through statistical process control, and keeping a safe and clean environment and daily records.
Tooling Operation: Duties include operating CNC milling machines and conventional milling/drilling machines, machining pellets, maintaining daily machine start‑up records, lubricating machines, maintaining coolant reservoir levels, monitoring filtration system, referencing X‑Y‑Z axes during operation, and measuring machined pellet features per blueprint requirements.
Responsible for maintaining a safe and clean working environment.
Must be able to wear required PPE equipment.
Maintains the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above.
Understands and lives by Esterline’s ethics and business conduct policies.
Qualifications
Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions; work without close supervision; and possess basic reading and math skills.
Must be able to wear required equipment such as a full‑up fire suit with self‑breathing apparatus. Physical requirements include heavy lifting and movement of drums (50 lbs).
Education/Previous Experience Requirements
High School or GED equivalent.
2–3 years experience in a manufacturing environment; some experience with operation of machinery.
U.S. citizenship or Permanent Resident Alien Status required.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet.
Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Manufacturing and Production
Industries Manufacturing
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Pyro Equipment Operator
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Armtec Defense Technologies
1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants
Pyro Equipment Operator, Armtec Defense Technologies
Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec is comprised of three business units producing subcomponents for ordnance in Coachella, CA; decoy countermeasure flares in Camden AR; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington NC. At Armtec, we welcome skilled and enthusiastic people who share our determination and high standards to join us in our mission‑critical work supporting the US and allied war‑fighters who serve us all by defending democracy and protecting freedom. This position is staffed in Camden, on the Highland Industrial Park, where Armtec and several other major prime contractors produce defense energetics.
Company Profile
Company Name: Armtec Defense Technologies, a subsidiary of Transdigm Corporation. Esterline welcomes people who share our determination and high standards to join us in doing work that moves the world forward. We design, manufacture, and market highly engineered products and systems principally for the aerospace and defense markets. Esterline Defense Technologies, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Esterline, is the world's foremost developer and supplier of expendable countermeasures, used to protect aircraft from missile threats.
Industry: Aerospace/Defense Products & Services
Number of Employees: 250
Job Overview Title: Pyro Equipment Operator
Job Family: Production
Reports to: Building Supervisor/Manager
Works with: Production Supervisor, mid‑level Managers and Technicians
Location: East Camden, AR, USA
Type: Full Time
Job Summary Must be capable of performing responsibilities related to extruder operations, pressing operations and tooling operations.
Primary Responsibilities
Extruder Operation: Duties include maintaining daily machine start‑up records, setting up and calibrating powder weighing machines, and possibly operating in a full fire suit with self‑breathing apparatus. Control extruder speed through cycle times and pressure valve adjustments, monitor instrumentation control panel, maintain extruder barrel and die temperatures, vacuum settings, measure completed pellet features per blueprint requirements, keep a safe and clean working environment, and record daily production details.
Pressing Operation: Duties include maintaining daily machine start‑up records, setting up and calibrating powder weighing machines, operating the press in automatic or manual mode, controlling cycle time, monitoring instrumentation control panel, measuring completed flare or bagged composition features per blueprint requirements, maintaining accurate technical data through statistical process control, and keeping a safe and clean environment and daily records.
Tooling Operation: Duties include operating CNC milling machines and conventional milling/drilling machines, machining pellets, maintaining daily machine start‑up records, lubricating machines, maintaining coolant reservoir levels, monitoring filtration system, referencing X‑Y‑Z axes during operation, and measuring machined pellet features per blueprint requirements.
Responsible for maintaining a safe and clean working environment.
Must be able to wear required PPE equipment.
Maintains the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above.
Understands and lives by Esterline’s ethics and business conduct policies.
Qualifications
Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions; work without close supervision; and possess basic reading and math skills.
Must be able to wear required equipment such as a full‑up fire suit with self‑breathing apparatus. Physical requirements include heavy lifting and movement of drums (50 lbs).
Education/Previous Experience Requirements
High School or GED equivalent.
2–3 years experience in a manufacturing environment; some experience with operation of machinery.
U.S. citizenship or Permanent Resident Alien Status required.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Protected Vet.
Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Manufacturing and Production
Industries Manufacturing
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