Assembler - 1st Shift

Assembler - 1st ShiftLocation: Pierceton, IN, US, 46562 Business Unit: Paragon Medical OrthopedicsSUMMARY OF POSITION: Responsible for all activities for quality operations of Metal Case Assembly.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Assembly of metal cases including insertion of rivets, brackets, and miscellaneous hardware.Ensure compliance with quality standards and documentation.Testing, inspection, and packaging of product.Metal finishing, prototype running, and other metal case production work.Other duties as assigned.Once employee demonstrates competency in position, he/she may be required to train others in similar roles.Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-marking, work quality, and to reduce costs.The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION: High School Diploma or GED required. Previous manufacturing experience using small hand tools preferred.SKILLS: Good hand and eye coordination. Ability to read blueprints, calipers, and micrometers.PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required throughout the workday to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch; talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to see print in various sizes and formats. May be required to climb stairs. Must regularly be able to pull and push up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Work environment: Work performed in a production environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time (for Maintenance & Receiving only). The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high, in some areas.