What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assembler - 160 position at Taylor Defense Products?
Job Responsibilities
Job Qualifications
- Lays out, drills, taps, and assembles electrical sub-panels and enclosures.
- Mounts and interconnects components to equipment, per blueprints.
- Provides in-house and in-field electrical service support as needed.
- Fits together parts and subassemblies to build, diesel generators, and gas engine-generator sets, using machinist's tools, precision instruments, and following blueprints and specifications.
- Files and scrapes burs from parts and cleans parts with solvent and compressed air.
- Positions rotors and armatures into stator or field ring and slides heads over shaft and against housing ends manually or with hoist.
- Secures assembly, using bolts and wrenches.
- Aligns heads to allow rotor or armature to turn freely and inserts shims under rotor support to adjust airgap between rotor and stator, measuring clearance with precision instruments.
- Packs chamber with grease to lubricate bearings.
- Assembles external parts, such as fans, covers, exciters, control panels, space heaters, and piping, to build special units.
- May level and align unit on customer's bedplate or on test base in testing department and couple unit to drive motor or test instruments.
- May dismantle equipment after testing and examine parts for evidence of wear.
- May be designated according to power source of unit as Engine-Generator Assembler.
- Some assemblies require the use of adhesives and poxies.
- Assemblers may work on subassemblies or finished products.
- All other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Job Qualifications
- High school graduate or GED equivalent.
- Experience with Power Generation would be a plus.
- Must have good technical problem solving and trouble shooting skills.
- Must work well with others and possess good people skills.
- Job requires stooping, bending, climbing, and capability of lifting 50 pounds.
- Ability to read and interpret instructions.
- Skills to perform mechanical assembly jobs using small hand tools.
- Must pass the test to operate fork-lift.