Title:  Composite Winding Technician D

Job Title: Manufacturing Technician D

Job Code: 29418

Job Location: Toney, AL 

Job Schedule: 9/80 work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off— 1st Shift

Job Description:

L3Haris is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Technician (Composite Wind) to work at our state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) North in Huntsville, AL, which is our inert manufacturing facility for fabrication and assembly of large case composite rocket motor hardware.

Essential Functions:

50% - Process Oversight:

• Operate complex winding machines and adjust settings to accommodate various production requirements (offsetting).
• Ability to mix resin and understanding of the cause and effects of resin mixing and resin content.
• Operate an automated mix and dispense resin pump.
• Understands the requirements for composite skirt fabrication including the tooling required.
• Primarily works in a production setting/programs but may also assist in early development and research and development and large products.
• Oversee the entire winding process, ensuring all operations run smoothly and efficiently.
• Ability to work closely with Manufacturing Engineers on development of filament wind programs for new or research and development programs.
• Able to obtain a filament wind program and adjust the machine settings to accommodate the program to drawing requirements.
• Provides feedback to Manufacturing Engineers of observations on filament programs and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to Filament Wind from small production products to large research and development products.

15% - Strategic Maintenance Planning:

• Perform comprehensive maintenance and identify when specialized repairs are needed.
• Plan and schedule maintenance activities to minimize downtime and extend equipment life.

10% - Quality Control Leadership:

• Take full responsibility for quality assurance, ensuring products meet all specifications and standards.
• Lead the quality control efforts, setting standards and ensuring compliance across the board.

10% - Advanced Troubleshooting and Problem Solving:

• Handle complex troubleshooting and make informed decisions to correct problems efficiently.
• Solve the most challenging problems and make critical decisions that affect production.

5% - Collaborative Process Optimization:

• Suggest and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and product quality based on extensive experience.
• Work closely with engineers and management to optimize the winding process and integrate new technologies.

5% - Mentorship and Training:

• Assist in training entry-level and intermediate technicians.
• Mentor less experienced technicians and lead training programs.

5% - Safety and Compliance:

• Ensure that all operations comply with the highest safety standards and industry regulations.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 8 years of prior composite manufacturing experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior composite manufacturing  experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Filament Wind experience is preferred.
• Composite layup experience is preferred.
• Experience with hand tools is preferred.

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