Metal Fabricator

Metal Fabricator Job Highlights

Title	Metal Fabricator
Type	Full Time (2nd shift)
Experience	Required
Function	Management/Manufacturing
Location	Los Angeles, CA, United States
Company	L3Harris Technologies

Company Profile

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains.

Job Profile

The company is looking for a Metal Fabricator to join its team.

Education Level

For Metal Fabrication-

• High School Graduate or Equivalent (preferred)
• Must have 5 years of working experience in/around machining, fabrication, or welding operations.
• Must have proven safety record and experience with PPE.
• Experience fitting ducts with compound bends to meet final weld requirements.
• Know how to clean and prep ducts, flanges, and manifolds.
• Skill set must include: grinding and polishing tools, welding, and welding assemblies
• Experience reading, comprehending, and using planning and drawings to meet required specification requirements

For Tube Fabrication-

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (preferred)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a related field
• Experience bending tubes by hand to meet Torch Weld Jig requirements.
• Demonstrated experience making minor tube bend manual adjustments is required.
• Know how to clean and prep tubes, flanges, and fittings before weld
• Experience using in-place lathes for tube squaring and tube flaring.
• Experience mocking tubes up to engine assemblies and making tube routing adjustments.
• In lieu of 3 years of working experience, candidates could have 12 months of related trade school experience.
• Must have a proven safety record and experience with PPE.
• Experience reading, comprehending, and using planning and drawings to meet required specification requirements.

Work Experience

• Possess a combination of education and work experience

Duties/Responsibilities

• Finish form, fit, and assemble pre-fabricated parts preparatory to fusion welding, silver soldering, brazing, or diffusion bonding; straighten/align distorted assemblies after such operations.
• Operate machines to form, fit, and assemble metal tubing to desired curvatures.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• The ability to distinguish colors may also be necessary.
• Requires U.S. Citizenship, U.S. Permanent Residency, or other status as a U.S. Person.
• Must be able to satisfy federal government requirements for access to government information and having dual citizenship may preclude you from being able to meet this requirement.

Work Environment

• May require a combination of indoor and outdoor activity (hot, cold, wet, humid conditions) with a varied amount of walking, standing, sitting, climbing (i.e. ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps), balance (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces), bending, reaching, handling/fingering (seizing, holding, grasping, turning picking, pinching), stooping, kneeling, crouching and ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.
• May require the ability to operate material handling equipment (forklift, crane, hoist, man lift, etc.) safely.
• May work around variable noise levels or with fume or airborne particles, hazardous chemicals, etc. requiring the use of personal protective equipment such as face protection (safety glasses, goggles, face shield), foot protection (i.e., steel-toed shoes, rubber boots, etc.), gloves, hard hat, shop coat, and hearing protection.
• Requires the ability to change into or out of personal protective equipment when entering or exiting manufacturing, laboratory, or other areas.
• May be required to drive between various locations within the Company facility or between locations.
• May also be required to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer or the ability to travel by air or auto.
• May be expected to work varying shifts and hours to ensure successful operation of activities in the organization.

Benefits/Perks

Health-

• Medical with High Deductible and traditional PPO plan options, as well as, vision and a full array of supplemental health benefits
• A doctor’s service to help with referrals and second opinions for you, your family, and your parents

Family-

• 4 weeks of paid parental leave for moms and dads
• Fertility treatment
• Subsidized backup childcare and eldercare
• Adoption assistance – $5,000 per adoption/$15,000 per employee
• Pet insurance

Well-Being-

• No cap to your PTO time (for exempt employees)
• Dress for your day – wear what works for you at work
• Legal plan for you, your family, and your parents
• Discount platform
• 9/80 work schedule available for most U.S. employees

Employer’s Statement

L3Harris Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.