Assembly and Test Technician

Join Our Skilled Manufacturing Team at The Oilgear Company!

Are you a detail-oriented, mechanically skilled professional looking to take your career to the next level? The Oilgear Company is seeking talented assembly and test technicians to join our team. In this role, you’ll work on intricate machinery and equipment, performing high-precision assembly, testing, and troubleshooting, all while maintaining the highest quality standards.

If you thrive in a hands-on environment, enjoy problem-solving, and take pride in producing top-quality products, this is the opportunity for you. We offer a dynamic workplace where your expertise is valued, and every day brings a new challenge to sharpen your skills.

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:

1. Requires demonstrated ability to build & test with little or no assistance, while adhering to quality and production standards.

2. Demonstrated ability to use a variety of complex test equipment, precision measuring instruments and gauging devices.

3. Must have demonstrated ability to perform inspection and testing and adhere to production and quality standards and drawing specification of final and sub-assemblies.

4. Demonstrated ability to trouble shoot quality, product, or production issues and provide recommendations for resolution.

5. Requires a high degree of skill and assembling technique.

6. Experience and knowledge of basic design and mechanical principles, testing procedures, basic hydraulics.

7. High School Diploma or GED, with above average mechanical ability.

8. Ability to read, comprehend, and follow processes, procedures, and policies.

9. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with coworkers, supervision, and management.

10. Must be able to meet physical demands, with or without accommodation.

The Oilgear Company is an at-will employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person