What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Mechanical Assembler, Large Components position at Peninsula Iron Works?
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Always perform job functions in a manner consistent with plant safety standards and immediately report any problems to your Team Leader or Department Supervisor.
- Do you read tape measures confidently and interpret mechanical drawings and blueprints with ease?
- Have you spent at least 1 year in an Assembler I role, ideally in heavy equipment manufacturing?
- Are you comfortable operating overhead cranes and forklifts to position large parts safely?
- Can you follow detailed written and verbal instructions, perform essential checks, and take corrective action?
- Do you value safety, teamwork, and accuracy in material transactions?
- Assemble, fit, and join heavy and large mechanical components per specifications and schedule.
- Work under the direction of the Department Production Supervisor and in cooperation with the Team Leader, making sound independent decisions with minimal direct supervision given appropriate instructions.
- Use hand, pneumatic, and hydraulic tools plus precision measuring instruments to complete tasks correctly the first time.
- Deburr parts with a hand file, hone stone, or portable pneumatic grinder.
- Operate overhead cranes and forklifts to move materials in and out of the work area and assist with assembling large components.
- Perform minor adjustments, repairs, or setups to equipment or machines under supervision.
- Carry out essential checks and adjustments using the right processes and gauges.
- Record correct material transactions on shop routings and support the production process with accurate documentation.
- Pitch in on other duties as assigned, including basic welding, washing, primer application, and painting of components or assemblies.
- Accurately post material transactions for the production line.
- Perform key quality checks and take corrective action when needed.
- Use tools properly to make or repair parts and products.
- Collaborate with fellow line workers to assemble products.
- Follow all company and industry safety requirements.
- Work from diagrams, schematics, blueprints, and verbal or written instructions with high accuracy.
- Required: Knowledge of commonly used mechanical concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Required: Ability to correctly use and read a tape measure and to read/understand job-related blueprints; strong blueprint literacy.
- Required: 1 year of Assembler I experience.
- Preferred: High School Diploma or GED; relevant trade school or college coursework.
- Preferred: Heavy equipment manufacturing experience.
- Preferred: Ability to operate overhead cranes and forklifts.
- Preferred: Basic computer skills, including using a mouse and locating and opening/closing files.
- Dependable, accurate, and efficient with time.
- Adaptable, open to change, and skilled at problem-solving.
- Able to work independently with reasonable training and instructions, and respectfully within a professional team.
- Communicates clearly, asks questions, and expresses needs.
- Follows detailed written and oral instructions thoroughly.
- Performs under production standards and deadlines.
- Accepts constructive criticism, makes adjustments, and willingly reworks incorrect tasks (your own or others').
Always perform job functions in a manner consistent with plant safety standards and immediately report any problems to your Team Leader or Department Supervisor.
Salary : $22 - $25