What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assembly & Test Technician position at Oilgear Brand?
Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
- Perform diversified assembly and test operations to assemble intricate or large and expensive apparatus, machines or equipment to close tolerances and strict inspection requirements.
- Complete skilled fitting of parts, sub-assemblies, and related units.
- Complete aligning, adjusting and required secondary machining.
- Work from complicated assembly drawings and specifications.
- Complete prescribed functional and dimensional checks.
- Set-up and operate without assistance test stand equipment.
- Produce quality assemblies and attain a working knowledge of possible defects or malfunctions and take corrective action as required.
- Maintain or exceed the approved rate of production.
- Maintain acceptable attendance record, acceptable overall work record, and purchase the required tools for the classification.
- Train lower labor grade operators and operators with lesser experience as necessary.
- Report defective materials or questionable conditions per established processes.
- Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follow prescribed safety regulations.
- Perform light preventative maintenance and housekeeping duties for areas and equipment in assigned work center.
- Complete tasks as directed by manufacturing schedules with minimum supervision.
- Perform other related duties as deemed necessary by the Supervision or Management.
Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to perform effectively, and without assistance, a variety of production duties including test stand set-up and changeover, build sub-assemblies, build pumps, rotary actuators, and testing of product line in classification.
- Perform troubleshooting and repair of units in product lines in classification.
- Ability to work independently, exhibit the ability to solve problems without assistance and demonstrate effective communication skills both verbal and written.
- Capable of reading and interpreting all assembly drawings, assembly processes, bills of material and test specifications in the complexity required for the classification.
- Must have proven mechanical, clerical, and mathematical abilities necessary for safe test stand operation and accurate recording of test data.
Training Requirements:
- General Safety
- ISO 9001
- ISO 14000
- Applicable FOP’s
- Current Fork Truck certification
- Affected employee lock out tag out training.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Safety glasses
- Steel toe shoes
- May require other PPE, such as gloves, goggles, shields, aprons, etc, while performing specific tasks
Working Environment and Physical Demands:
- Work performed in a non-air-conditioned shop environment.
- Exposure to shop environment such as noise, dust, odors and fumes.
- May work at different workstations as production needs require.
- Standing entire shift.
- Lift up to 50 lbs.
- Bending and stooping throughout shift.
- Ability to operate material handling equipment, such as hoist, positioners, pallet jacks, fork trucks, etc.
- Must be able to lift, push, and pull materials and equipment to complete assigned tasks.
Qualifications:
Minimum:
- Requires demonstrated ability to build & test with little or no assistance, while adhering to quality and production standards.
- Demonstrated ability to use a variety of complex test equipment, precision measuring instruments and gauging devices.
- Must have demonstrated ability to perform inspection and testing and adhere to production and quality standards and drawing specification of final and sub-assemblies.
- Demonstrated ability to trouble shoot quality, product, or production issues and provide recommendations for resolution.
- Requires a high degree of skill and assembling technique.
- Experience and knowledge of basic design and mechanical principles, testing procedures, basic hydraulics.
- High School Diploma or GED, with above average mechanical ability.
- Ability to read, comprehend, and follow processes, procedures, and policies.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with coworkers, supervision, and management.
- Must be able to meet physical demands, with or without accommodation.
- Must be able to work any assigned shift.
The Oilgear Company is an at-will employer.