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Manufacturing Technician C, 2nd Shift

L3Harris · Cincinnati, OH

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Level
Technician
Team
Manufacturing
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
6+ years
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
4 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level manufacturing role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Cincinnati, OH. By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the.

They ask for
6+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
Minitab, AS9100, PLC, Robotics, Automation, Stamping

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$95k.

Median of the low and high ends of 80 live postings that list pay, out of 1162 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 63 other live manufacturing postings in Ohio.

Experience asked
More than usual (6+ vs 4+)

Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 52%
  • Tooling 45%
  • Machining 34%
  • Lean 30%
  • CNC 25%
  • 5S 25%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Minitab, AS9100, PLC, Stamping, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 6+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: L3Harris in Cincinnati

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Essential Functions

  • ◆Assist in developing methods and tools for fabricating precise mechanical and electronic components.
  • ◆Setup, maintain, and troubleshoot manual and automated assembly, inspection, and test equipment.
  • ◆Collaborate with engineers and supervisors to troubleshoot and resolve yield issues and improve efficiency.
  • ◆Train production personnel in new or existing operations.
  • ◆Set-up and validate new production workstations.
  • ◆Implement corrective actions involving designs, materials, and processes.
  • ◆Support incorporation of new methods and processes to improve existing operations.
  • ◆Deliver manufacturing technician support to production teams.
  • ◆Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • ✓High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience OR 2 years post-Secondary/Associate’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.

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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. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Manufacturing Technician C – Second Shift

Job Location: Cincinnati, OH

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days per week

Job Description

This position supports strategic programs essential to maintaining U.S. Armed Forces’ readiness. The successful Manufacturing Engineering Technician will contribute as a member of a project team with responsibility for providing production support and troubleshooting to keep production assembly equipment running efficiently. Manufacturing Engineering Technicians also support production through operator training and process issue resolution. This position will support company efforts to improve safety, quality, performance, and cost.

Preferred Additional Skills

  • +Prior experience working with a variety of hand, power, and test tools.
  • +Prior experience working with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, and Excel).
  • +Mechanical Processes: Pressing, staking, riveting, swaging, potting, ink stamping, packaging.
  • +Electronics Processes: Soldering, conformal coating, X-ray inspection.
  • +Inspection Processes: Comparator, Drop Indicator, Micrometer, Calipers, Microscope.
  • +Advanced Techniques: Laser welding, robotics, control systems, aqueous / ultrasonic wash.
  • +Sensors & Automation: Vision, laser, photoelectric, LVDT, fiberoptic sensors; PLC programming and ladder logic.
  • +Technical Standards: ANSI J-STD-001, AS9100, ANSI Y14.5.
  • +Software Tools: Solid Edge, Minitab, MP2.
  • +Industry Experience: Defense or aerospace manufacturing.

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