Manufacturing Technician B - 1st Shift
About The Position
L3Harris is seeking multiple Manufacturing Technicians to work at its Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) North in Huntsville, Alabama. The facility fabricates and assembles small, medium, and large case composite rocket motor hardware. This role primarily supports production of medium-sized products and may provide supporting work on larger, more complex products. The schedule is 4/10, with employees working 10-hour days four days a week. The technician performs composite manufacturing operations, including filament winding, resin preparation and checks, towpreg setup, layup, vacuum bagging, curing, bonding, machining, and assembly. Work is performed using detailed work instructions and may involve a variety of manufacturing machinery, shop equipment, and assembly tools. The role also supports production quality, equipment maintenance, safety and housekeeping standards, development hardware, process troubleshooting, and process improvement. The technician may train other technicians and collaborates with management, supervision, and engineers to meet production deadlines and address process concerns.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent and at least 4 years of relevant experience; or post-secondary/associate-level education and 0 to 2 years of related experience.
Responsibilities
- Perform basic filament winding machine operations under supervision, including fiber placement and tension control.
- Assist with resin mixing and resin content checks.
- Set up towpreg winding cells, including handling spools, stringing machines, and assembling or maintaining towpreg delivery heads.
- Learn and perform skirt fabrication tasks, including skirt dam installation, film adhesive application, and unidirectional mat application.
- Troubleshoot less complex winding-process or equipment issues and provide feedback to engineers.
- Produce parts, components, and final assemblies using composite fabrication, compression molding, metal fabrication, modification, checkout, rework, quality testing, and assembly processes.
- Prepare components for lay-up, filament winding, cure, and post-cure using cured and uncured rubber materials and adhesives.
- Operate manufacturing machinery and shop equipment, potentially including ovens, autoclaves, lathes, milling centers, boring mills, presses, furnaces, mixers, grinders, swages, paint booths, fume hoods, and overhead cranes.
- Assemble piece parts into completed subassemblies using assembly tools.
- Perform vacuum bagging and related composite fabrication and curing processes.
- Perform structural bonding using film adhesives, core materials, and adhesives.
- Build complex layups individually and in small groups.
- Build, clean, and properly store large tooling.
- Insulate mandrels and composite cases.
- Cast, cure, and machine sand mandrels.
- Conduct on-the-job training for technicians as required.
- Work with management and supervision to meet critical deadlines.
- Conduct routine maintenance and minor repairs without supervision; keep the winding cell and machines clean and orderly.
- Monitor production and perform intermediate-level quality control checks.
- Complete manufacturing forms and reports accurately.
- Support safety initiatives and adhere to 5S+1 standards.
- Produce development hardware for research and development programs.
- Troubleshoot processes and identify, modify, or escalate out-of-control processes and production escapes.
- Assist in developing facility process-improvement actions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
