1st Shift Assembly Technician — Hands-On Build & Testing

QPS Employment Group; Freeport (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

QPS Employment Group has a great Assembly position available in Freeport, IL. This is a 1st shift role with a wage of $20.00-$22.75 per hour and an opportunity for hire.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, gathering parts, and assembling units with hand and power tools, testing, and ensuring quality throughout the process. No prior experience required (0–2 years acceptable) with high school diploma preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred.
• 0–2 years of assembly, manufacturing, mechanical, or related experience preferred.
• Ability to read and follow detailed instructions, blueprints, diagrams, and technical drawings.
• Ability to use hand tools, powered tools, fixtures, and assembly machinery safely and accurately.
• Ability to assemble relatively large or heavy subassemblies and complete units.
• Ability to perform repetitive assembly, testing, component installation, and packaging tasks throughout the workday.
• Ability to maintain accuracy and quality while meeting production requirements.
• Ability to identify assembly issues and make appropriate adjustments after training.

Responsibilities

• Follow detailed instructions, blueprints, diagrams, and technical drawings to assemble components and products.
• Gather, prepare, and organize parts and materials for assembly.
• Assemble units using hand tools, powered tools, fixtures, and production equipment.
• Install plumbing components, sensors, wiring components, compressors, evaporators, fans, condensers, basins, shrouds, copper tubing, and other components.
• Attach compressors to frames and basins to shrouds.
• Assemble fans, condensers, basins, drain assemblies, and copper tubing within units.

Skills

Blueprints

Manual assembly

Quality focus

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Hand tools

Powered tools

Torque wrenches

Fixtures/machinery

Job description

QPS Employment Group has a great Assembly position available in Freeport, IL. This is a 1st shift role with a wage of $20.00-$22.75 per hour and an opportunity for hire.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, gathering parts, and assembling units with hand and power tools, testing, and ensuring quality throughout the process. No prior experience required (0–2 years acceptable) with high school diploma preferred.