Composite Technician A - 1st Shift

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success.

About the role

A Composite Manufacturing Technician helps produce high-quality parts, components, and final assemblies using advanced composite fabrication, molding, and assembly processes. In this role, you will work hands-on with specialized equipment and detailed manufacturing instructions to support the build, bonding, curing, testing, and troubleshooting of complex composite structures. Composite Technicians work under direct supervision with instructions given for all activities.

Responsibilities

• Produce parts, components, and final assemblies using composite fabrication, compression molding, metal fabrication, modification, checkout, re-work, quality testing, and assembly utilizing detailed work instructions, schematics, diagrams, layouts, or manufacturing test development or diagnostic equipment.
• Prepare various components for lay-up, filament winding, cure, and post-cure using cured and uncured rubber materials and adhesives.
• Operate various machinery and shop equipment, including but not limited to filament winders, ovens, autoclaves, manual lathes, presses, furnaces, mixers, grinders, paint booths, fume hoods, and automated welding equipment.
• Fabricate and assemble piece parts into completed sub-assemblies using assembly tools.
• Perform vacuum bagging and related processes for fabrication and curing composite parts.
• Complete structural bonding operations using film adhesives, core materials, and adhesives.
• Build complex layups individually and in small groups.
• Insulate mandrels and composite cases.
• Filament wind composite structures.
• Facilitate and conduct on-the-job training (OJT) of technicians as required.
• Troubleshoot processes and identify, modify, and/or escalate out-of-control processes and production escapes.
• Coordinate with maintenance, supervision, and/or engineers in the set-up and calibration of equipment.
• Participate in preventative maintenance activities.
• Clean machines, equipment, and work area according to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 0 to 3 years of prior related experience.

Skills

• Understanding of safety rules and regulations, Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement concepts.
• Ability to read and interpret product drawings, work instructions, shop orders, handling instructions, packing sheets, and department procedures.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; read, interpret, and understand written or oral requirements, procedures, and specifications to perform assigned tasks.
• Ability to keep accurate and complete records and prepare reports.
• Ability to effectively present information to supervision, maintenance, engineering, or other employees of the organization.
• Ability to work with management and supervision to prioritize work and meet critical deadlines.
• Ability to facilitate and conduct training on processes and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with the work team and those contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to perform diversified but semi-repetitive operations following standardized methods and procedures under changing conditions.
• Ability to work with various plastic, rubber, or synthetic insulating materials.
• Ability to weigh and mix ingredients for the manufacture of various products.
• Ability to troubleshoot the Company’s product lines, provide rapid support while following proper housekeeping and safety procedures, and repair or make recommendations to solve equipment issues.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations accurately and quickly, apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers, and use and operate various computer systems and applicable software.

Schedule

4/10: Employees work 10-hour days, 4 days a week – 1st Shift.