Mechanical Assembly Technician

Fives - Hebron, KY

Hebron, KY

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

This position is responsible to perform the majority of assembly operations in building one or more types of units and/or assemblies including standard, special and prototype assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve and studies assembly instructions, detailed part prints, assembly layouts and parts lists.
• Gather parts/units, tools and/or material from inventory using a supplied material list.
• Prepare parts prior to assembly. This includes small sized unit assembly work.
• Follow detailed work instructions on order or assembly operations.
• Assemble machines/units to current assembly procedures, layouts and parts lists.
• Practice company standards for work piece preparation and handling, bearing usage, fitting procedures, pre-loading techniques, lubrication requirements, alignments, fastenings, bondings, pinnings, drilling, tapping, reaming, torqueing, pitch movement, yaw movement, roll movement, horizontal and vertical straightness and flatness, squaring and parallelism.
• Practice proper measuring tool selection, usage, inspection and storage including feeler gauges, dial indicators, vernier calipers, gage blocks, mechanical gages, autocollimator/ultradex.
• Use small hand tools (taps, reamers, files, etc.) for assembly process.
• Use power tools, both air and electrically powered for assembly process.
• Perform machine set-up/verification of customer's order specifications by inspection and/or measuring.
• Perform dimensional geometric checkouts of larger units or sub-assemblies on granite.
• Perform proper machine foundation set-ups.
• Perform various installation or assembly work such as one piece bed assembly, heavy sheet metal assembly, tool changer or tool matrix assembly, simple tubing assembly, ball screw fit-up, alignment and checkout, electronic linear scale fit-up, alignment and checkout, THK-style way fit-up and checkout, round way fit-up and checkout, intermediate sized units such as Xbox, tables, spindles, etc., large sized units such as AWCs, bathtubs, etc.
• Complete required machine and departmental paperwork for each unit/machine assembled.
• Work alone or with a team on assembly assignments. Little supervision is required.
• Test, adjust, troubleshoot and repair assemblies.
• Assist and train less experienced personnel to further their skills.
• Assist in keeping equipment operational.
• Assist with the loading and unloading of large parts or major machine components when necessary.
• Perform dismantling of machines & prepares packing lists.
• Assist in field machine installations.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Follow safety standards in shop such as wearing safety glasses at all times and using other personal protective equipment when required.
• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related and assigned results.
• Participate upon request on any improvement teams.
• Report improper operation, faulty equipment, defective material, and unusual conditions to supervision.
• Train or assist in training Field Service personnel.
• Create and generate concepts for the improvement and development of designs.
• Understand cost impact for improper assembly technique and damage.
• Communicate with customers and/or vendors on machine issues.
• Demonstrate unit or machine performance to customers and/or vendors.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Willingness to work overtime and/or work on 'off-shifts' as required by business needs.
• Ability to work and interact with other people on a routine basis.

Requirements

• One year certificate from college or technical school and/or three to eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three to eight years' experience assembling highly technical heavy equipment.