Lead Machine Builder

Work closely with the Head Design Engineer to review new designs, clarify assembly intent, and provide practical feedback on manufacturability, serviceability, and build sequence. Personally build first-build, prototype, and complex custom assembly units by interpreting drawings, BOMs, schematics, and specifications, while creating repeatable work instructions for future production builds. Identify design, fit-up, routing, wiring, tooling, and process concerns early and communicate recommended solutions to Engineering and Operations. Serve as the senior technical resource for assemblers on design-related questions, assembly approach, build sequence, and troubleshooting. Help translate engineering requirements into repeatable assembly practices that can be understood and executed by the production team. Develop, document, and improve assembly processes, build sequences, tooling needs, inspection points, and standard work for assigned product lines or custom builds. Establish practical assembly methods that improve safety, quality, flow, repeatability, and ease of training. Support process validation by confirming that drawings, materials, tools, fixtures, and instructions are complete and suitable for production use. Partner with Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Planning, and Production to resolve build issues, missing information, material concerns, and design changes. Maintain strong awareness of production priorities while ensuring technical requirements and quality expectations are not compromised. Verify assemblies meet drawings, specifications, customer requirements, and internal quality standards. Review work instructions, redlines, markups, and build notes for accuracy, completeness, and usability. Support first-article reviews, inspections, fit checks, functional checks, and corrective action activities as needed. Document assembly lessons learned and communicate recurring issues to Engineering to improve future designs and releases. Train and mentor assemblers on complex builds, proper assembly methods, tool usage, quality expectations, and safe work practices. Provide hands-on assistance during critical builds, rework, troubleshooting, and process changes. Promote clear communication between assemblers, supervisors, and engineering resources to keep builds moving efficiently. Model professional behavior, accountability, and attention to detail while reinforcing safety and quality expectations. Recommend design-for-assembly improvements that reduce complexity, improve accessibility, shorten build time, and reduce rework. Identify opportunities to improve assembly flow, ergonomics, tooling, fixture use, kitting, labeling, and visual controls. Participate in lean, 5S, root-cause, and corrective action activities related to assembly process performance. Support a culture of practical problem solving, collaboration, and continuous improvement between Engineering and Operations. Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in mechanical, electrical, industrial, or custom equipment assembly Advanced ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, BOMs, specifications, and work instructions Strong hands-on assembly skills with the ability to troubleshoot fit, function, routing, tooling, and process issues Experience supporting first builds, prototypes, custom builds, or engineering change implementation Demonstrated ability to guide, train, and mentor other assemblers in a production environment #J-18808-Ljbffr L2x Talent Solutions