Determine safety requirements for handling and working with material.

Demonstrate proper handling techniques depending on the components / assemblies being processed.

Demonstrate the ability to review, inspect, or adjust completed units to ensure that units meet specifications, tolerances, and customer order requirements using tools such as autocollimators, interferometers, and scratch-and-dig standards to verify surface quality, beam deviation, focal length and on-axis aberrations, surface roughness and other performance characteristics of components and assemblies.

Demonstrate ability to use process such as Grinding, Polishing, Diamond Point Turning, Coating, Assembly, and Inspection equipment to manufacture optics. Understand the importance of meeting the design specifications.

Use proper procedures to operate all machinery from hand beveling wheels to CNC machines. Detect malfunctioning equipment and adjust or repair as necessary and/or notify appropriate work personnel.

Demonstrate the ability to identify when equipment and process shifts are occurring. Understand steps to take to bring processes into compliance.

Demonstrate ability to interpret drawings, clean and prepare materials, use proper mounting and alignment techniques, measure conformance and performance of assemblies.

Enter identifying information in appropriate manufacturing system using clear, concise communication.

Demonstrate ability to correct product failures, basic equipment, machine, or tool related issues and know when to request next level help.

Demonstrate ability to rework, repair, or replace components to products / units / assemblies when required. Maintain parts inventories and order additional parts for repairs or replacements.

Complete shop records, time cards, and reports accurately and in a timely manner.

Demonstrate ability to identify and communicate improvement ideas clearly and concisely.

Demonstrate professional collaboration ability via interactions with multiple functional team members.