Assembler

Nortek Data Center Cooling; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

4 weeks’ vacation after first year

Air-conditioned work environment

Benefits start day one

Job summary

Nortek Data Center Cooling is looking for an Assembler in Canada to produce and assemble air units and components. Your role will involve reading blueprints and using hand tools to ensure accuracy and safety. You'll work in a team-oriented environment committed to quality and operational excellence.

Successful candidates will have at least 2 years of assembly experience or equivalent training. A high school diploma is preferred, along with the ability to operate various tools. This position offers competitive benefits starting from day one.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of similar work experience in assembly or construction.
• Ability to be trained and certified to operate overhead crane and fork trucks.
• Must be able to apply significant torque with hand tools.

Responsibilities

• Reads and follows blueprints and specifications for assembly.
• Performs assembly-type functions using hand or power tools.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area and follows safety regulations.

Skills

Assembly skills

Ability to operate hand and power tools

Manual dexterity

Good math skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Maximize your potential. Minimize your footprint.

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a Madison Industries company. Madison Industries is one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world and has a robust portfolio of indoor air quality solutions. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value.

At Nortek Data Center Cooling, we’re shaping the future by Creating a Better Tomorrow Every Day! We are a premier HVAC company offering energy efficient and sustainable products and solutions that exceed customer expectations through our employees’ commitment to quality, customer experience and operational excellence.

Nortek Data Center Cooling is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Other Benefits

• Making NexGen Products – Cooling the World’s Ever Expanding Data Centers
• Airconditioned work environment
• Benefits start day one
• 401K match
• First year, 4 weeks’ vacation (accrued)

Job Summary

The Assembler is responsible for producing and assembling air units and parts according to specifications. Under the direction of the Manager and/or Supervisor of Manufacturing Operations, assembles mechanical units, fabricated parts/components and/or electrical/electronic systems to make subassemblies, assemblies or complete units using hand tools, power tools, jigs, fixtures and miscellaneous equipment. Fits, aligns, calibrates and adjusts parts and mechanisms to meet tolerances and product operating requirements; repairing units or products that have failed to meet requirements. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, heights, and risk of electrical shock which require the use of protective gear to ensure safety.

Job Responsibilities

• Reads and follows blueprints, routers, specifications and other instructions in order to build and assemble parts and equipment in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Ability to be trained and certified to operate overhead crane and fork trucks while moving and assembling product.
• Performs any assembly-type functions, using hand or power tools.
• Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follows prescribed safety regulations.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships within the company.
• Commits to performing job duties in a manner that ensures a safe work environment.
• Willingly and cooperatively performs other related duties as assigned by management.
• Must be able to wear protective gear and equipment.
• Actively supports and synthesizes Nortek’s Core Beliefs: Live Safe, One Team, Own It, Ignite Change, Legacy Now.
• Maintains an attitude which consistently represents the organizational culture, including: the mission, vision and core attributes.
• Other ad hoc duties as assigned by manager.
• Supports “Lean Business Enterprise” initiatives for continuous process improvement and waste elimination.

Requirements

Position Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, preferred. Completion of some secondary/trade school technical and/or general business course is preferred.
• Requires a minimum of 2 years of similar work experience in assembly or construction experience (W2), or equivalent combination of technical school, on-the-job training and work experience.
• Ability to be trained and certified to operate overhead crane and fork trucks while moving and assembling product.
• Able to operate and use hand and power tools (pipe cutter, ratcheting, standard wrenches).
• Must be able to apply significant torque with hand tools throughout the entire workday (wrenches, ratcheting tools, channel locks, etc.).

Physical Demands

• Able to lift and/or move heavy objects/components, frequently up to 25 lbs. and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
• Requires manual dexterity with ability to make coordinated hand and finger movements to grasp, manipulate and assemble objects, and handle tools.
• Ability to work in repetitive motions and pressure involving fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Able to stand for prolonged periods on a concrete floor.
• Able to walk, reach with hands and arms, push, pull, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Able to climb ladders and work in high areas.
• Must have demonstrated ability to communicate (speak, read, write) in English.
• Good math skills are preferred to interpret drawings and specifications.
• Able to work independently and with others.
• Wear safety gear at all times, safety sensitive position.