Composite Manufacturing Technician

Centrus Global • Oak Ridge, TN

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About The Position

Job Summary: If you enjoy working with cutting-edge materials and precision machinery, this role is for you. As a Composites Technician at Centrus Energy , you’ll help manufacture high-performance composite components using advanced filament winding technology. From resin mixing to precision winding and machine tuning, you’ll play a hands-on role in producing mission-critical parts that demand exceptional quality, consistency, and attention to detail—all while supporting a carbon-free energy future. What You Will Do: You’ll operate, monitor, and maintain filament winding machines that coat and wind composite filaments under precise tension to produce cylindrical components. This includes setting machine parameters, handling and mixing resins, cutting finished tubes to specification, following detailed work instructions, and performing routine maintenance and troubleshooting to keep equipment running smoothly. Every day, you’ll balance craftsmanship, safety, and process discipline to deliver high-quality composite products with minimal downtime.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
• 5+ years of production experience in a nuclear, chemical, or manufacturing environment
• Strong mechanical aptitude and comfort working with precision machinery
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts, overtime, and travel for training as needed
• Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a “Q” level security clearance.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• This position will require a pre­-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.
• Candidates for positions requiring a security clearance are required to be tested for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4 prior to an offer of employment being made.
• once employe, employees will become part of a random drug testing program and may also be tested in the event of any incident causing injury or causing damage to property, or if it is determined that there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
• This position will require preemployment background check on the part of the Company and in order to receive a Q security clearance, a background investigation by the Federal government.
• Subsequent Federal government reinvestigations may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience processing carbon fiber composite parts (highly desired, but not required)
• Hands-on experience with filament winding
• composite materials, or resin systems
• A passion for precision craftsmanship and process discipline
• Possesses a current “Q” level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• operate, monitor, and maintain filament winding machines that coat and wind composite filaments under precise tension to produce cylindrical components
• setting machine parameters
• handling and mixing resins
• cutting finished tubes to specification
• following detailed work instructions
• performing routine maintenance and troubleshooting to keep equipment running smoothly
• balance craftsmanship, safety, and process discipline to deliver high-quality composite products with minimal downtime

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees