Tool Maker – Assembly Technician

Automatic Products Co., Inc.; Sumner (WA); On-site; USD 27,552 - 31,684; Full time

Job summary

RTCA, a precision aerospace and defense manufacturer, is seeking an Assembly Technician I for its Sumner, WA site. This full-time, on-site role involves performing a range of production assembly tasks from drawings, using hand and power tools, and ensuring quality at each step.

You will work from schematics, support continuous improvement, and maintain documentation in our paperless systems. The position offers competitive hourly pay ($20.00–$23.00) and benefits, with shift opportunities and a

Qualifications

• Experience with assembly operations including repetitive and non‑repetitive tasks.
• Ability to read and interpret: Engineering blueprints, drawings and diagrams, and assembly specifications
• Working knowledge of hand tools and power tools, pneumatic tools and presses, and etch machines and torque wrenches
• Proficient in basic shop math
• Familiar with Quality Inspection methods and maintaining production standards
• Experience performing tasks like scribing, grinding, deburring, fitting, drilling and light riveting
• Ability to troubleshoot and rework components
• Ability to follow written instructions and update manufacturing planning documents
• Capable of updating setup sheets with supervisor approval
• Team player with a collaborative, can‑do attitude
• Proven ability to prioritize and adapt in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong attention to detail, organizational habits, and cleanliness in work areas
• Adherence to safety protocols, company policies, and state/federal regulations

Responsibilities

• Assemble from diagrams and drawings using hand and/or power tools, ensuring alignment and tolerances.
• Perform continuity checks on work in process and completed assemblies.
• May conduct quality inspections and assist with testing prototypes.
• Follow written instructions and assemble sub‑assemblies to specifications.
• Maintain organized work area and document all manufacturing steps in the system.
• Update setup sheets and programs with supervisor approval.
• Troubleshoot and resolve assembly process issues.
• Adhere to safety guidelines and company policies.

Skills

Blueprints & drawings

Shop math

Quality inspection

Problem solving

Team player

Attention to detail

Safety compliance

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Pneumatic tools

Presses

Etch machines

Torque wrenches

Job description

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Assembly Technician I

Full Time - Employee Manual Labor Sumner, WA, US

Salary Range: $20.00 To $23.00 Hourly

About RTCA:

RTCA is a precision aerospace and defense manufacturing group built on decades of hands‑on machining expertise, with roots spanning more than 50 years. We support mission‑critical commercial and government aerospace programs across North America through four U.S. Centers of Excellence operating as an integrated platform with 150+ CNC machines and a team of 250+ professionals.

Unlike large organizations where roles can be narrow, RTCA offers hands‑on ownership and real visibility – you understand how your work supports the team, the operation, and the end customer. Our flat structure allows employees to take initiative, grow their skills, and have their contributions recognized, while still providing the stability, advanced technology, and meaningful work of an established aerospace manufacturer.

At RTCA, we believe in teamwork, excellence, and delivering with pride. One Team! One Mission!

How You’ll Make an Impact:

An Aerospace Assembly Technician I will perform a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non‑repetitive production assembly operations. Works from diagrams and drawings, makes initial layouts, and uses hand and/or power tools. Makes continuity checks on work in process and completed. May conduct quality inspections on processing line in accordance with quality specifications. May disassemble, modify, rework, reassemble, and test experimental or prototype assemblies and sub‑assemblies according to specifications and under simulated conditions.

What you’ll be doing as an Assembly Technician I:

• Working a full-time, onsite position at our Sumner, WA location.
• Using hand and power tools, scribe, grind, punch, deburr, fit, and drill a variety of sheet metal detail parts, sub‑assemblies or complete units by adjusting alignment and mating pieces to ordinary tolerances.
• May perform some light riveting using rivet squeezes and pop rivet guns.
• May detect and provide input for resolution to faulty operations.
• Follow written instructions and drawings.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area to facilitate manufacturing functions.
• Perform all work in accordance with established standards and safety procedures.
• Ensure proper documentation is entered on manufacturing planning (including correct quantities) and paperless timecard system.
• Evaluates processes for suggestions relative to improvements
• Performs trouble shooting and problem solving of assembly processes
• Updates setup sheets and programs prior to completion of operation with approval of supervisor
• Completes all daily record keeping, part count and part traceability with consistent accuracy
• Adheres to all workplace safety guidelines, policies, and laws determined by the company, state, and federal authorities
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications (Education, skills and experience):

• Experience with assembly operations including repetitive and non‑repetitive tasks
• Ability to read and interpret: Engineering blueprints, drawings and diagrams, and assembly specifications
• Working knowledge of hand tools and power tools, pneumatic tools and presses, and etch machines and torque wrenches
• Proficient in basic shop math
• Familiar with Quality Inspection methods and maintaining production standards
• Experience performing tasks like scribing, grinding, deburring, fitting, drilling and light riveting
• Ability to troubleshoot and rework components
• Ability to follow written instructions and update manufacturing planning documents
• Capable of updating setup sheets with supervisor approval
• Team player with a collaborative, can‑do attitude
• Proven ability to prioritize and adapt in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong attention to detail, organizational habits, and cleanliness in work areas
• Adherence to safety protocols, company policies, and state/federal regulations

Preferred Qualifications (Education, skills and experience):

• Prior experience in aerospace or manufacturing
• Familiar with prototype or experimental assembly work
• Knowledge of document search and retrieval in electronic systems
• Proficient with MRP/ERP systems
• Comfort providing process improvement suggestions
• Experience with test and evaluation of assemblies under simulated conditions
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate faulty operations and contribute to resolutions

Compensation and Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Choice of medical plan options, including a no‑cost employee‑only coverage plan
• HSA‑eligible health plan with employer contributions
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Long‑term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan with up to a 6% QACA company match
• Paid time off including vacation, sick time, and nine (9) paid company holidays
• Shift differentials for applicable off‑shifts
• Discretionary bonus programs based on position and company performance

The Assembly Tech I compensation range for onsite Washington applicants is $20-23 commensurate with experience. Some shifts may include shift differential pay rates. Other site ranges may differ.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required.

RTCA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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