MEL TN Harness Technician

Department: Mains | Reports To: Supervisor | FLSA Status: Hourly

About the role

This position is responsible for assembling wire harnesses and/or panels from components as well as sub-assemblies. Executes duties with a high degree of quality, with few defects, and within the labor time requirements for the products being assembled.

Responsibilities

• Understands and demonstrates safety as the first priority in all work-related activities.
• Produces a variety of harnesses and power panels (kitting, pre-plugging and assembly) using assembly boards, work instructions, drawings, production schedules and execution guidelines.
• Capable of building all harness designs without consideration of size, complexity or content.
• Sub-assembly of switches and switch components.
• Installation of wire assemblies into panel sub-assembly.
• Maintains standards of a clean and organized work environment.
• Testing of completed harness assembly using “on-board” test processes.
• Capable of troubleshooting and diagnosing outputs of the “on-board test” and correcting identified defects.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to identify defects from upstream suppliers which affect specific assembly or overall product quality.
• Ability to accurately measure lengths and densities, utilize a ruler or tape measure.
• Cleaning and packaging in accordance with published methodologies and standards.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to supervisor, team members, and/or other members of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply mathematical concepts using standardization formulae.
• Reasoning Ability: Must possess, maintain, and utilize as required understanding of general problem solving and logical reasoning. Ability to address a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands

• Stands: 9 hours (Continuous)
• Walks: 1 hour (Occasional)
• Lifting and/or Carrying:
  • Maximum: 10-15 lbs
  • Frequently: 10-15 lbs
  • Occasionally: 10-15 lbs
• Hands for Repetitive Activities:
  • Simple Grasping: Right (Constant), Left (Constant)
  • Pushing/Pulling: Right (Constant), Left (Constant)
  • Fine Manipulation: Right (Constant), Left (Constant)
• Feet for Repetitive Activities: Right (Frequent), Left (Frequent)
• Other Activities:
  • Bending At Waist: Frequent
  • Squatting: Occasional
  • Climbing Ladders, Stairs: Occasional
  • Kneeling On Ground: Occasional
  • Reaching Above Shoulder: Occasional

Work Environment

• Closed-toed and heeled shoes required.
• Safety glasses required in some areas.
• Typical 10-hour workdays with occasional/frequent overtime required depending upon operational needs.

Competencies

• Accountability, dependability, and flexibility
• Good judgement
• Ethics, integrity, honesty
• Shows initiative and integrity and willing to make sacrifices for the team
• Identifies areas for personal growth and continually improves
• Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Motivation: Measures self against standard of excellence.
• Quality: Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Attendance/Punctuality: Is consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability: Takes responsibility for own actions.