Manufacturing Technician 1 - D Shift

Northrop Grumman•Salt Lake City, UT

5d•$37,400 - $62,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Manufacturing Technician – Level 1 to join our team in Salt Lake City, UT. This position will be supporting our Copper Crossing Value Stream (CXVS) facility. A Manufacturing Technician performs hands on activities/tasks associated with manufacturing of composite rocket cases. Tasks may include but are not limited to Tooling Assembly/Disassembly, Case Surface Preparation, winding composite equipment operation, maintaining cleanliness of the work area and facilities, and other duties as assigned by the supervisor. These candidates must participate as a team member to positively influence and enhance the safety, quality, cost and schedule of their team. This is a weekend, night shift position (12-hour shifts, rotating Thursdays). Overtime is worked as necessary.

Requirements

Must be willing to perform shift work and overtime, as required. This could include weekends and holidays.
Must possess a valid state driver’s license
Required to perform safe handling of hazardous waste materials for disposal.
Possess ability to understand and apply stringent procedures to assigned duties.
Safe handling of equipment and materials in a manufacturing environment
Operating industrial equipment such as bridge cranes, forklifts, precision measuring instruments and hand tools.
Ability to read blueprints.
Able to monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process control and design specifications.
Able to work a physically demanding day (stand for long periods; work from your knees; ascend and descend ladders; lift, bend, twist push and pull up to 50 lbs.) while wearing protective equipment (respirator, coveralls, gloves, eye and ear protection, etc.).
Able to read, comprehend and follow established written instructions without deviation
Perform basic math and measurement functions
Must be willing to perform shift work and work on weekends and holidays.
Must be willing to work overtime as required
Must possess a valid state driver’s license
Ability to start and end helicals and hoops in carbon winding process, following planning requirements.
Able to continuously monitor machinery to ensure winding is completed according to established planning and procedures.
Ability to weigh material for mixing process.
Ability to work with resins and carbon fiber.
Ability to work with chemical cleaning process such as an industrial degreaser.
Ability to work with aluminum oxide cloth.
High School Diploma or GED
0-1 years manufacturing experience and other relatable experience

Nice To Haves

Prefer Associates degree or Technical Certificate related to composite material.

Responsibilities

Tooling Assembly/Disassembly
Case Surface Preparation
Winding composite equipment operation
Maintaining cleanliness of the work area and facilities
Performing other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Participating as a team member to positively influence and enhance the safety, quality, cost and schedule of their team
Performing safe handling of hazardous waste materials for disposal
Performing safe handling of equipment and materials in a manufacturing environment
Operating industrial equipment such as bridge cranes, forklifts, precision measuring instruments and hand tools
Monitoring and verifying quality in accordance with statistical process control and design specifications
Starting and ending helicals and hoops in carbon winding process, following planning requirements
Continuously monitoring machinery to ensure winding is completed according to established planning and procedures
Weighing material for mixing process
Working with resins and carbon fiber
Working with chemical cleaning process such as an industrial degreaser
Working with aluminum oxide cloth