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Assembler - 1st shift

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Arden, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/19/2025
Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking an Assembler - 1st shift to join our team.

The hourly rate for this position is $19.50 per hour.

The core hours are: 5:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

The primary function of the Assembler, is to perform winding, assembly, complex and repetitive wiring, and copper operations to produce complete sub-assemblies and final assembly of control equipment. Check electrical / mechanical performance of completed assemblies. Pack and prepare product for shipping.

In This Function You Will

  • Build/Wire Main Breaker Units
  • Full Mechanical Assembly of the overall structure, build/wire doors and electrical devices, build/install copper, and complete full cleanup of structures post-test to ship.
  • Ensure that copper connections are braced to meet bracing specifications.
  • Ensure that all clearance requirements are maintained.
  • Install and wire electrical devices required per Bill of Material and wire diagrams and schematics.
  • Maintain build schedule for Main Breaker production demand
  • Work with supervisors/team leads/water spiders to escalate production issues immediately
  • Ensure a safe work environment for self and others.
  • Perform all other tasks as required


Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
  • No relocation is being offered for this role. All candidates considered must live within 50 - miles of the Arden, NC facility


Preferred Qualifications

  • Mechanical/Electrical experience


Position Criteria

  • Able to lift 35 pounds – waist, shoulder, overhead
  • Proven history of safe work habits
  • Must be able to work effectively without direct supervision
  • Computer skills – Microsoft Office, Internet, etc.
  • Must be able to work overtime – weekdays and weekends


We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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