FAST TRACK Mechanical - Administrative Fundamentals
Sealant - Technical Core
FAST TRACK Mechanical - Safety
FAST TRACK Mechanical - Airbus Operating System (AOS)
FAST TRACK Mechanical - Technical Core
On-the-job training
Safety and Workplace Orientation
Follow Airbus specific safety procedures around power supply, machines, equipment, tools, and manufacturing processes.
Recognize and minimize potential hazards.
Adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) General Industry safety standards.
Maintain clean work areas
Follow PPE procedures
Quality Production and Quality Assurance
Visually inspect materials, products, parts, and finished goods.
Perform product quality checks.
Demonstrate awareness of/identify defects and causes of rework.
Interpret tolerances using technical drawings and job specifications.
Adhere to customer-specific quality guidelines.
Follow employer-specific quality guidelines.
Use trade-related math to measure and inspect work.
Select and use various hand and mechanical metrology tools, such as calipers, dial and electronic indicators, gauge blocks, optical comparators, Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM), to assure quality product.
Identify and report non-compliant stock, material, parts, and finished goods.
Document all quality tests; understand implications and consequences of documentation.
Use applicable systems to report results and document work.
Routine Equipment Maintenance
Inspect equipment and employ basic awareness of maintenance concepts.
Identify a malfunctioning machine.
Follow general lubrication guidelines.
Apply preventative maintenance practices effectively; utilize manufacturer-specific guidelines where appropriate.
Follow basic troubleshooting guides.
Assist and communicate with maintenance personnel regarding equipment malfunction(s).
Demonstrate ability to recognize and/or solve mechanical problem(s).
Use autonomous maintenance principles.
General Busniess Knowledge
Describe the importance of plant and departmental goals, e.g., Key Performance Indicators.
Apply basic business terms to manufacturing-related workplace processes and activities.
Describe the flow of work: “upstream” or “downstream.”
Production Equipment Set-up
Perform mechanical set-up per employer’s Standard Operating Procedure, and equipment manufacturer’s specifications.
Read and interpret production orders.
Plan and identify set-up requirements.
Use appropriate hand and power tools.
Select tools and materials.
Assemble equipment.
Test and verify set-up.
Read and understand job specifications.
Production Equipment Operation
Use appropriate hand and power tools.
Use technical drawings, formulas, and process control sheets efficiently.
Operate production equipment: startup, run, and shutdown.
Follow the production schedule.
Monitor and inspect products.
Monitor and adjust equipment as needed.
Disassemble equipment and components, if appropriate.
Sanitize equipment per employer standards, if applicable.
Document work; document production process; document adjustments made during production.
Maintain accurate recording of OJL.
Inventory and Material Process
Demonstrate the ability to pull necessary materials for specific work packages.
Identify material management processes.
Compare inventory flow to roles and responsibilities.
Apply “lean” manufacturing principles to workplace processes.
Demonstrate awareness of logistics related to raw material and customer deliveries by relating the work packages to the required material.
Continuous Improvement (Airbus Operating System)
Participate in continuous improvement activity for professional growth.
Minimize and remove waste - environmental, material, processes, and manufacturing.
Apply root cause analysis to improve the manufacturing process.
Adapt to process changes when introduced.
Participate in cross-training opportunities.
Suggest process improvements - both business and manufacturing.
General Assembly
Repetitive to non-repetitive assembly and subassemblies of installation and torquing of bolts and all other fasteners
Repetitive to non-repetitive assembly and subassemblies of learning how to work in confined spaces
Work with diagrams and drawings
Participate in Quality inspections
May disassemble, modify, rework, reassemble and test experimental or prototype assemblies and subassemblies according to specifications and under simulated conditions.
Install and/or torque hydraulic lines and fittings.
Installation of fuel lines.
Installation and/or rigging of mechanical components.
Perform testing of system components via work instructions
Utilize test equipment during execution of system tests, where required.
Energize/De-energize hydraulic systems.
Installation of safetying devices, eg. cotter pins, safety cable, lockwire, etc.
Demonstrate ability to perform drilling operations as needed.