Manufacturing Technician B - 1st Shift

Job Title: Manufacturing Technician B

Job ID: 37900

Job Location: Culpeper, VA

Job Schedule: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off – 1st Shift

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking a Manufacturing Technician B to work at our Orange, VA location. Our site near Culpeper, VA, in beautiful, rural Orange County (1.5 hours from Washington, DC) is growing!  This site is our center of excellence for Solid Rocket Motor Propulsion and Energetics development as well as high-complexity production programs

The successful individual will perform functions such as fabrication of components, clean and assemble equipment, cleans tools, parts, and work area, operate machinery. Pressure tests, bonds, assembles, precision part clean, mix adhesives, torques fasteners, and all other duties and tasks required to assemble and prepare for shipment of products. Maintains records for manufactured products. Works safely while producing a high quality product and maintaining a clean and orderly work area.

Under general supervision, the Manufacturing Technician performs a wide range of duties within the manufacturing operations area. Applies specialized manufacturing knowledge to basic problems to come up with logical answers.

Essential Functions:

• Precision Assembly of complex aerospace components.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor and/or lead.
• May mentor less senior personnel.
• Ability to obtain US Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Requires developing job knowledge/skills. Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Preferred Precision Assembly Knowledge/Skill: Use of torque tooling, mix and apply adhesives, leak check testing, pressurized systems, electrical grounding and bonding checks, electrical connectors and electromechanical component assembly and test, general computer (windows), Standard Measurement Instruments (SMI), and precision component cleaning.
• Knowledge/Skills: Use of precision scales, operation of industrial processing equipment, cleaning solvents, mixing operations, inventory control, record keeping, and assembly of process tooling.
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to follow safety practices.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with the work team and those contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to read, interpret and understand work instructions, drawings, etc.
• Ability to work with management, supervisor or lead personnel to prioritize work and meet critical deadlines.
• With the guidance from supervisor/lead personnel, ability to make precise adjustments in moving the controls of the machine/equipment to exact position such as offsets and axis movement.

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