Manufacturing Technician 1/2

About the Role

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Manufacturing Technician – Level 1 to join our team in Salt Lake City, UT, supporting the Copper Crossing Value Stream (CXVS) facility. This is a C-Shift position.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on manufacturing activities for composite rocket cases.
• Tasks include, but are not limited to:
• Tooling Assembly/Disassembly
• Case Surface Preparation
• Composite equipment operation (winding)
• Maintaining cleanliness of the work area and facilities
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor
• Participate as a team member to positively influence and enhance safety, quality, cost, and schedule.

Shift Details

• This is a weekend, day shift position (12-hour shifts, rotating Thursdays).
• Overtime is worked as necessary.
• Must be willing to perform shift work and overtime, including weekends and holidays.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must possess a valid state driver’s license.
• Required to perform safe handling of hazardous waste materials for disposal.
• 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.

Skills & Qualifications

• Able to work a physically demanding day (stand for long periods; work from knees; ascend/descend ladders; lift, bend, twist, push, and pull up to 50 lbs.) while wearing protective equipment (respirator, coveralls, gloves, eye and ear protection).
• Able to read, comprehend, and follow established written instructions without deviation.
• Perform basic math and measurement functions.
• 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 processes such as an industrial degreaser.
• Ability to work with aluminum oxide cloth.

Qualifications by Level

Level 1

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 0-1 years manufacturing experience and other relatable business experience.

Level 2

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 2 years manufacturing experience and other relatable business experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates degree or Technical Certificate related to composite material.