Assembly-Test Team Member

Mechanical Assembly Technician

The primary purpose of this position is the assembly and fabrication of mechanical parts, pieces, or products using a variety of primary and secondary equipment. This position reports to the Department Supervisor.

Essential Functions

• Ensure department objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Operate primary and secondary equipment in the assigned work area.
• Perform complex assembly of small precision parts using a variety of hand tools and devices including but not limited to wrenches, nut drivers, and air gaging.
• Utilize test rigs to test and verify part performance.
• Independently produce the first part making all necessary adjustments for quality.
• Package finished product and palletize.
• May perform some quality control functions including but not limited to visual inspection.
• Dimensionally check parts for conformance to operation drawing using inspection equipment including micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, comparators, and other required inspection equipment.
• Resets tooling and maintains proper size by adjusting or correcting the machine or reports variations to supervision.
• Package finished product, palletizing

Additional Responsibilities

• Complete required work documents, such as timesheets, productivity reports, move tags, inspection sheets, etc.
• Read and understand work tickets, SPC charts, operator checks, and blueprints.
• Utilize appropriate safety equipment and work techniques.
• Maintain quality standards according to verbal or written work instructions.
• Lubricate or perform machine maintenance without supervision.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety rules and regulations.
• Keep work area clean.
• Perform other work as directed by supervision.

Required Physical and Environmental Demands

• Stand, squat, and bend for prolonged periods of time. Work and move among departments. Excellent hand/eye coordination. Lift up to 50 pounds occasionally and up to 40 pounds repetitively. Manual dexterity to operate manual and CNC primary and secondary equipment.

Education, Experience, and Skills Required

• A mechanical background for the equipment, processes, inspection procedures, and methods of manufacturing our product within their area.
• Knowledge of reading simple blueprints and using inspection equipment.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English in order to promote trainability and interpret work documents including manuals.
• Basic math skills, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals in order to read understand and operate measurement instruments and work documents.
• High energy level, comfortable handling multiple tasks in conjunction with day-to-day activities.
• Good interpersonal skills. Ability to get along with diverse personalities, tactful, mature, flexible.
• Good reasoning abilities, and sound judgment.
• Good communication skills.
• Resourceful and well organized.
• Able to perform without direct supervision.
• Visual acuity to inspect parts before use and after