Position Description
Title: Machine Assembler
Department: Assembly
Reports to: Shift Supervisor
Status: Non-Exempt Hourly
Position Purpose: The Mechanical Assembler builds and assembles segments of machines by reading blueprints and drawings.
Principle Accountabilities
- Perform somewhat diversified duties to complete final assembly and electro-mechanical components and test of company’s products. (May include visual inspection of assembly).
- Assemble a variety of parts and components to produce finished products.
- Perform precision assembly of standardized products involving use of previously produced sub-assemblies and special parts.
- Fit and adjust parts and components to meet operating requirements of product.
- Attach labels and provide required accessories such as power cords.
- Complete and obtain inspection approval on test check list.
- Move finished product to temporary storage.
- Record data on a daily basis.
- Use a variety of hand tools including screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, knives, soldering iron, heat gun, scale weights and special tools and fixtures.
- Detect faulty operations, defective material and report these and any unusual situations to supervisor.
- Perform somewhat diversified duties to pack finished products.
- From written direction, gather materials and instructions and pack together into cartons.
- Cartons are stacked onto skids and finished product is moved to designated storage area
- Following written instructions perform somewhat diversified duties to make final inspection of finished products.
- Maintain required logs, detect faulty operations, defective material and report any unusual situations to supervisor.
- Comply with safety regulations.
- Maintain clean and orderly work area.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Adhere to all safety regulations and practices.
Essential Skills and Experience
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum 2 years related experience preferred.
- Ability to understand and read blueprints and plan/build from them.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills required.