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Job Title: Assembly Harness Technician 
Department: Mains
Reports To: Supervisor 
FLSA Status: Hourly

Summary:
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.

Essential Duties and 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 trouble shooting 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. 
 

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty 
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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 The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an 
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to 
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
Use the drop-down boxes to select the appropriate response to each area. 
Continuous/C = 67-100%, Frequent/F = 33-66%, Occasional/O = 33%, None/N 
a. Sits 0 hours 
b. Stands 9 hours 
c. Walks 1 hours 
d. Drives 0 hours 
Employee Lifts and/or Carries: type amount of weight in each area 
Maximum: 10-15 (lbs) Frequently: 10-15 (lbs) Occasionally: 10-15 (lbs) 
Employee uses Hands for repetitive activities: 
a. Simple Grasping: Right, Constant Left, Constant 
b. Pushing/Pulling: Right, Constant Left, Constant 
c. Fine Manipulation: Right, Constant Left, Constant 
Employee uses Feet for repetitive activities: 
a. Right: Frequent Left: Frequent 
Employee is required to perform these activities: 
a. Bending At Waist: Frequent 
b. Squatting: Occasional 
c. Climbing Ladders, Stairs: Occasional 
d. Kneeling On Ground: Occasional 
e. Reaching Above Shoulder: Occasional

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee 
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job (ie; heat/cold, dust/dampness, height; chemical; 
noise) PPE requirements are included. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with 
disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
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 
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following 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.