Job Summary

The Deburring Lead serves as the technical expert and first-line leader for the department, supporting continuous improvement, quality compliance (AS9100), workplace safety, and workforce development. This role is responsible for ensuring that all deburred parts meet strict aerospace quality standards, safety requirements, and production schedules while providing hands-on leadership, training, and technical guidance to deburring associates.

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities

• Lead daily deburring operations to ensure production targets, quality standards, and delivery commitments are met.
• Perform advanced manual and mechanical deburring on complex aerospace fittings using hand tools, pneumatic tools, tumblers, grinders, and specialty equipment.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for deburring techniques, surface finish requirements, edge break specifications, and cosmetic acceptance standards.
• Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, and routing instructions to ensure proper processing and sequencing.
• Verify critical dimensions using calipers, micrometers, and gauges to ensure compliance.
• Provide daily directions, coaching, and technical support to deburring associates.
• Train new hires and cross-train team members on equipment operation, safety, quality standards, and best practices.
• Monitor performance, reinforce standard work, and promote accountability and consistent workmanship.
• Support onboarding, skills development, and certification readiness as applicable.
• Enforce all safety policies, PPE requirements, ergonomics guidelines, and hazardous material handling procedures.
• Promote a clean, organized, and compliant work environment (5S).
• Identify safety risks and escalate concerns proactively.
• Support incident prevention, near-miss reporting, and corrective actions.
• Ensure proper setup, care, and basic preventive maintenance of deburring tools and equipment.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Supervisors for equipment repairs, tooling needs, and downtime mitigation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve throughput, ergonomics, quality, and waste reduction.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required; technical training preferred.
• Minimum 3–5 years of deburring, finishing, or precision metal manufacturing experience, preferably in aerospace or regulated manufacturing.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or mentor employees in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong proficiency with hand tools, mechanical deburring equipment, and measurement tools.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, GD&T basics, work instructions, and quality documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality parts.
• Knowledge of aerospace quality standards (AS9100 preferred).
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced production environment.
• Basic computer skills for documentation and reporting.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.
• Repetitive hand motions, fine motor skills, and visual inspection capability required.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with noise, metal dust, and use of PPE.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with NADCAP, AS9100, or other aerospace quality standards.
• Forklift certification (or willingness to obtain).
• Experience with ERP systems for production tracking.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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