Manufacturing Technician I - Fayetteville, NC

VetJobs • Fayetteville, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is hiring a Manufacturing Technician I for the Structure Line in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The role assembles, fits, and mounts subassemblies, components, and standard or near-standard assemblies for Motor Control Centers, Enclosed Control, and related equipment. Work includes preparing assemblies for testing and final inspection; assembling and wiring units, relay panels, panel boards, space heaters, and control panels; bending and installing power cable and leads; fabricating harnesses and power leads; checking electrical and mechanical integrity; and staging parts for customer orders.

The technician follows oral or written instructions, prints, inspection reports, manufacturing information sheets, shop orders, drawings, and wiring diagrams. The role requires identifying and obtaining parts, assembling and fitting components, wiring control devices, making alignment and clearance adjustments, installing equipment and bus work, fabricating and connecting cable and wire, making solder connections, and modifying standard assemblies or doors using hand or power tools when needed.

The position works a Friday–Sunday weekend shift from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Employees must train on first shift for 6–10 weeks before transferring to the weekend shift copper area. The job is on-site. The listed rate is $18.40 per hour plus an 11.12% hourly premium.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Must reside within 50 miles of Fayetteville, North Carolina; active-duty military service member candidates are exempt from this geographic limitation.
• Must train on first shift for 6–10 weeks before transferring to the weekend shift copper area.
• Eaton does not offer employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position, including the listed visa and work-authorization plans.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing or production experience.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, fit, and mount components and subassemblies for Motor Control Centers, Enclosed Control, and related assemblies.
• Perform assembly work required for test preparation and final inspection.
• Assemble and wire units, relay panels, panel boards, space heaters, and control panels.
• Bend and install power cable and leads, and fabricate pre-cable unit, panel, and MTB harnesses and power leads.
• Use established power-checking procedures and equipment to verify the electrical and mechanical integrity of assembled units.
• Stage parts for customer orders.
• Follow instructions, manufacturing information sheets, inspection reports, shop orders, drawings, and wiring diagrams.
• Determine required parts, write requisitions, and obtain materials from stock areas.
• Read drawings and shop orders to determine assembly procedures, component types and configurations, mounting locations, and required clearances.
• Assemble and fit parts and components into subassemblies or completed assemblies.
• Assemble and wire control devices, cutting wires to length.
• Adjust assemblies to ensure correct alignment and clearances.
• Mount and install units, pan assemblies, cover-up steel, meters, Kirk keys, pull boxes, reactors, relays, fuses, MTB assemblies, panel boards, space heaters, transformers, and other listed components.
• Assemble and install bus work, including lug adapters, crossover bus, and splices.
• Make pre-bent cable units, MTB and control-panel harnesses using pre-cable boards and hand-crimp lugs when needed.
• Cut, install, and connect wire or cable in units where circuitry requires additional relays, timers, fuses, or other components.
• Cut, form, and connect control wire, power wire, and cable point-to-point on units, relay panels, control panels, and space heaters.
• Make solder connections.
• Modify standard assemblies or doors, including altering hole cutouts, using hand or power tools.
• Complete 6–10 weeks of first-shift training before transferring to the weekend-shift copper area.

Benefits

• Health benefits and vacation time available from the first day of employment.
• 80 hours of paid holidays.
• Bi-weekly pay.
• Career progression and cross-training opportunities that may increase compensation.
• Overtime opportunities.
• Climate-controlled work environment.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid parental leave.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Wellness reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED