Description
Shifts available:
1st Shift: 6:00am – 2:30pm M-F OR 2nd Shift: 2:00pm – 10:30pm M-F (that includes 10% shift differential)
Hands-On Work in Bethlehem - Plus Travel with Purpose As a Mechanical Assembler at ABEC, your work doesn’t stay in one place - and neither do you. This is project-based manufacturing at its best. You’ll spend weeks or months in our clean, climate-controlled Bethlehem facility, carefully building precision stainless-steel systems and vessels. Once complete, you and your teammates travel to customer sites to install and commission the same equipment you helped create. This isn’t travel for travel’s sake - it’s travel with purpose. Your work directly supports the production of life-saving medicines, and you’ll see the real-world impact of what you build. What You’ll Do
- Fabricate and assemble mechanical components using schematics from our in-house design team
- Build precision equipment for advanced liquid pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Test, troubleshoot, and verify system performance
- Travel within the U.S. or internationally to support equipment installation and final commissioning
Why This Role Stands Out
- Team-based manufacturing of state-of-the-art, custom equipment
- Balanced travel - enough to expand your experience without constant time on the road
- End-to-end visibility - see your work go from concept to build to real-world operation
- Skill growth through exposure to diverse environments, systems, and technical challenges
What You Bring
- Experience in mechanical assembly or fabrication; stainless steel experience preferred
- MIG/TIG welding experience is a plus
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings
- Commitment to safety, quality, and cleanliness
- Willingness to travel to customer sites to install and start up equipment you helped build in Bethlehem, PA
What You Get
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Travel premium and per diem pay
- Discretionary bonuses
- 10% Shift differential for 2nd shift
- Day 1 benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 3 weeks paid vacation plus 10 paid holidays annually
- Industry-leading 401(k) with 40% company match
- Company-paid life insurance
- Safe, clean, climate-controlled work environment
- Company-provided uniform shirts and PPE
- Steel-toe boot vouchers
- College tuition assistance program
- Employee referral program
- Fun employee events: food trucks, ice cream socials, BBQs, baseball games, cornhole tournaments, and more
The Bottom Line
This role combines hands-on mechanical assembly with opportunities to support on-site installations. If you prefer working on complex equipment and seeing projects through from build to startup, this position delivers that experience!
Position Summary:
As an ABEC Mechanical Assembler you will assemble and / or fabricate mechanical parts, pieces or products using a variety or tools and equipment according to required specifications.
Responsibilities:
- Assemble and fabricate equipment accurately and with proper procedures in a timely manner.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in fabrication process.
- Knowledge of all types of hand tools, fabricating equipment, measuring devices.
- Work on stainless steel fabrication, including to but not limited to:
- Cutting tube
- Operate hand grinders
- Polishing
- Bending
- Assembly
- NDT/Liquid Penetrate all inside welds on an electro polished vessels.
- Install and maintain utility/service lines.
- Operate overhead crane and/or forklift.
- Physically capable of wearing protective eye, ear, and head gear.
- Must be able to stand 8+ hours per day.
- Inspect and maintain proper and safe operation of all shop equipment.
- Conduct operations in a safe manner.
- Execute other tasks as assigned.
- Ability to travel to customer sites domestically or internationally, and ability to travel to other ABEC locations when required.
- Will play an active role in identifying and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunity.
Requirements
- High School Graduate or equivalent.
- One (1) year previous Assembler/Fabrication experience.
- Experience with MIG & TIG stainless steel welding methods & techniques a plus, but not required.
- Ability to read tape measure and perform simple mathematical equations.
- Aptitude with blue print reading.
- Proficient with the use of hand tools and basic fabrication tools.
- Able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs. / 23 kilograms.
- Typical work is in a manufacturing environment or customer’s site.
- Required to stand for long periods of time and may involve heavy manual labor.
- You will need to be able to stand, sit, walk, bend, stoop, reach, lift, push, pull and carry items.
- Exposure to loud noises.
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment.
- Awareness of and prior experience with implementing Continuous Improvement (CI) a plus.
- Prior Lean/Six Sigma experience a plus.