Saw Vacuum Form Operator Set up and operate machine tools such as vacuumbox or friction saw to form and/or cut metallic and nonmetallic work pieces toblueprint tolerance. Who are we? Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed. Tod