Assembler I

GE Transport; Kansas City (MO); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Mechanical Assembler, where you will play a crucial role in assembling custom-built machinery for the rail industry. Collaborate with a skilled team, utilize your mechanical aptitude, and contribute to innovative projects that impact the future of transportation. Your expertise in reading blueprints and operating tools will be essential in ensuring quality and efficiency in production. This role offers opportunities for growth within a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in custom build shop preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and 3D prints.

Responsibilities

• Assemble fabricated parts, components, or units at floor stations.
• Test and calibrate parts to meet specifications.
• Use hand and power tools for assembly.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Measuring devices

Computer

Job description

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who will you be working with?

Shuttlewagon, a Wabtec Company is looking for a mechanical assembler. The Assembler will work collaboratively with others in similar roles to produce highly engineered, custom built mobile material handling machinery for rail related markets by using mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic assembly techniques as well as welding, electrical wiring and hitching on overhead cranes and jibs.

How will you make a difference?

As a member of the Services Division, you will be responsible for assembling fabricated parts, components, or units at floor stations. You will test and calibrates parts and mechanisms to meet tolerances and product specifications. You will also use hand and power tools to assemble units according to product specifications. You will be required to identify units that fail tests or tolerance levels and repairs as necessary. Team members may assist less experienced team members with knowledge and expertise.

What do we want to know about you?

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Experience

• 3-5+ years in custom build shop preferred
• Technical Skills
• Ability to read and understand blue prints
• Ability to operate a computer to read and input data
• Ability to operate hand tools and read measuring devices
• Ability to read and interpret 3D prints/schematics to complete standard work

Behavioral Attributes

• Ability to communicate effectively to team members and management
• Ability to hold themselves accountable for results
• Mechanical aptitude
• Ability to think critically and troubleshoot problems
• Desire to win

What will your typical day look like?

• Read and follow standard work, BOM’s, blueprints, routings, specifications and other diagrams/instructions in order to build and assemble parts and equipment in an accurate and timely fashion
• Obtain necessary tools and equipment
• Handle material, tools and equipment manually or with jib crane, performing own hitching as required
• Follows piping diagrams or other instructions to connect hydraulic/pneumatic hosing or piping accurately and timely
• Maintain high quality standards
• Consistently maintains level of productivity as determined by management
• Spray paint parts as required
• Layout, cut and fit parts as required to weld in place
• Prepare machinery for shipping
• Rebuild machinery and clean, repair, disassemble, reassemble, and adjust machine as necessary
• Follow wiring diagrams/schematics to connect electrical cabling accurately and timely
• Perform wiring sequence for point to point direct or harness wiring
• Wire mounting panels and junction boxes per documentation/instructions
• Create or re-wire harnesses and cables per documentation
• General Duties
• Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintain departmental housekeeping standards.
• Ability to fabricate small components
• Complete production and quality assurance forms
• Participate actively in team meetings and group discussions
• Interface with engineering to accurately communicate information
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities or events as required
• Adhere to Quality Management System Requirements
• 5S activities
• Ability to read and comprehend procedures written in English

What about the physical demands of the job?

• Employee is required to wear appropriate PPE such as steel toe boots and safety glasses
• Employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, crouch, bend, work underneath equipment, reach above shoulders, and climb
• Employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Employee will be working in the typical conditions of a manufacturing environment including seasonal variation in temperatures and occasional exposure to manufacturing fumes or by-products

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

The starting hourly rate of this position is $20.00

The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! http://www.WabtecCorp.com

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Want to move the world? Want to innovate and bring that innovation to life?

At Wabtec, we are in the business of realizing potential – that of the transportation industry, and yours!

Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective success across the vibrant portfolios of Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, we offer employees hands-on opportunities all over the world to shape the future of transportation – as well as their own. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, leveraging our digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services to create transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Along with our industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions for the rail and transit industries, Wabtec is a leader in mining, marine, and industrial solutions.

Wabtec celebrates thinkers and doers. Our values included in the About Us page are rooted in innovation, collaboration, inclusiveness, and continuous improvement to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. Whether your talents lie in digital solution development, next-gen manufacturing, advanced service delivery, or the spectrum of business functions that support them, Wabtec literally has a world of opportunity for you across our global network.

Our employees are the architects of the future. Where will you be tomorrow?