Assembler

FALL CREEK FARM & NURSERY; La Vergne (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

FALL CREEK FARM & NURSERY is seeking an assembler to complete the complete assembly, installation and testing of hoists and subassemblies per blueprints. You will work across electric, manual, and paint classifications, rotating through areas as needed.

Responsibilities include aligning components, installing moving parts, testing operation, and using overhead cranes. The role requires reading instructions, good measurement skills, and the ability to lift up to 40 pounds regularly.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and 1–3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Able to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to lift and move up to 40 pounds regularly and up to 10 pounds frequently.

Responsibilities

• Assemble components following blueprints and specifications.
• Align and fasten parts with screws, bolts, or rivets.
• Test equipment and subassemblies for proper operation and clearance.
• Operate cranes and equipment to move parts to work areas.
• Rotate through assembly classifications as needed.
• Prepare and package finished hoist assemblies for testing and shipping.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Mechanical assembly

Measuring with micrometers

Team player

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Overhead crane

Hydraulic press

Gauges and calipers

Job description

This classification requires the complete assembly, installation and test of hoists, parts and their subassemblies following blueprints and other written and verbal specifications by performing the following duties. Duties will include assignment as needed in the electric, manual, and paint classification in the assembly department as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Aligns components, and bolts, screws, or rivets them together.
• Installs moving parts, such as shafts, levers, or bearings, and works them to test free movement.
• Aligns and meshes gears in gearbox to assemble system of gears.
• Tests or assists in testing operation of completed product.
• Sub-assemblies will include, but not be limited to transmissions, brakes, panel plates, and final assemblies.
• Works from blueprints, production illustrations, process sheets, production test procedures, written and oral instructions where assembly methods and procedures are established.
• This classification also requires team members to rotate into all areas of classification on a regular basis.
• Transports specified parts from storage to work area manually or by using overhead crane.
• Brushes lubricant on moving parts and fits parts together on bench, following blueprints.
• Inserts shims between parts to realign or level parts and verifies alignment and clearance of parts with micrometers, scale, and gauges.
• Bolts, screws, and rivets parts together.
• Operates hydraulic press to force bearings into sleeves and flatten rivets.
• Connects electric wires to terminals of subassembly.
• Get work order, transmission assembly parts, assemble transmission, load transmission into fixture, and assemble motor.
• Build up hoist sub-assemblers, brakes, limit switch, PB station, Power cord and assemble to hoist.
• Move hoist to test station perform high pot test, install chain, chain stop components, get lower switch, get high limit switch, position hoist for load test.
• Perform load test, connect to station tester and complete station test, scan workorder and input clock number / labor reporting. Stat to pair hoist
• Make foams for packaging pack hoist, places box on pallet, scan work orders and completes make transaction.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.