General Assemblers and Sewing Machine Operators

Safarilan; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Med-Eng Pembroke is seeking temporary Mechanical Assemblers and Sewing Machine Operators to join our operations team in Pembroke, Ontario. The successful candidates will prepare and assemble or sew quality personal protective products, with emphasis on safety and precision.

Responsibilities include operating production line equipment, drilling and tapping, fitting components, testing final products, and supporting junior operators.

Qualifications

• Two+ years of production/manufacturing experience.
• Ability to read and communicate in English.
• Ability to work overtime when required.
• Two+ years of mechanical assembly and/or sewing experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate production line equipment with required training to assemble products and subassemblies.
• May cut materials.
• Drill, tap, or ream holes using drill press or portable drill.
• Align components and fasten with hand tools or portable powered tools.
• Test or assist in testing operation of completed product.
• Assist junior operators in skilled tasks.
• May repair units that fail to meet specifications.
• Mount components on chassis panels.
• Perform inspection to ensure quality standards.
• May assemble under microscope or magnifying device.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Production experience

Overtime availability

English reading ability

Safety awareness

Job description

Med-Eng* products are trusted in over 100 countries worldwide. It offers the leading brand of Explosive Ordnance Disposal protective equipment, including suits and helmets for EOD, bomb disposal and tactical teams. In addition to its bomb disposal equipment, its product line includes a vast array of specialized tools for unexploded ordnance, high risk search and demining operations. Med-Eng crew survivability blast attenuation seats and thermal management’s solutions protect military vehicle occupants and their mission critical electronics from the blast effects of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and heat stress. Med-Eng is world-renowned for its aggressive Research & Development programs and collaborative approach to meeting customer requirements.

Temporary General Assemblers and Sewing Machine Operators

Currently, our Operations Team is seeking Temporary Mechanical Assemblers and Sewing Machine Operators at our Pembroke, Ontario office.

Summary:

The successful candidates will prepare and assemble/and or sew quality personal protective products.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Operates production line equipment of a level of complexity requiring the specified training or assembling products, units, machines, equipment, and/or subassemblies that are larger, heavier, and/or more complex;
• May cut materials;
• Drills, taps, or reams holes, using drill press or portable drill.
• Aligns components, and bolts, screws, or rivets them together, using hand tools or portable powered tools;
• Tests or assist in testing operation of completed product;
• Assists more junior operators in performance of skilled function;
• May repair units that fail to meet specifications;
• Mounts assembled components, such as transformers, resistors, transistors, capacitors, integrated circuits, and sockets, on chassis panel;

• Perform inspection to ensure maintenance of quality standards;

• May perform assembly operations under microscope or other magnifying device;
• Other duties as required

Qualifications:

• Understand safety features and safe operation methods for all machines;
• At least two (2) years of production/manufacturing experience;
• Ability to communicate and read in English;
• Ability to work overtime when required;
• At least two (2) years of mechanical assembly/and or sewing experience.