Benton High School -FLEX Program

Altec Industries, Inc; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Altec Industries, Inc. in St. Joseph, Missouri, invites qualified students enrolled in the FLEX program at Benton High School to join our Midwest Facility as an Assembler Trainee.

The role focuses on assembling Pedestals, Turntables, and Boom components, integrating with related parts to produce Altec equipment for customers around the world. We value hands-on mechanical assembly, blueprint literacy, and the ability to read engineering documents and schematics.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in the FLEX program at Benton High School.
• Some positions require Automotive Electrical experience.
• Mechanical assembly experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality and timely workmanship on each job performed.
• Read blueprints and hydraulic diagrams.
• Read and understand tape measures.
• Perform re-work as required.
• Follow all safety and quality policies and practices.
• Learn and follow all work instructions and job qualification requirements.
• Prepare and fit multiple components together.
• Learn and operate all equipment within the department.
• Support APS Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
• Willing to move to other areas of production as needed.

Skills

Automotive electrical experience

Mechanical assembly

Read engineering documents and schem.,

Education

High school FLEX program enrollment

Job description

Why Join Altec?

Benton High School – FLEX Program

There is an opportunity for an Assembler Trainee -at the Altec Midwest Facility in St. Joseph, Missouri. You must be a student enrolled in the FLEX program at Benton High School in St. Joseph, MO.

Assemblers are responsible forassemblingPedestals, Turntables, and Boom components - combined with other related assembly components - to produce world-class Altec Equipment.

Required Qualifications:

• Students must be enrolled in the FLEX program at Benton High school.
• Some positions will require Automotive Electrical experience.
• Mechanical assembly experience required.
• Ability to read and understand technical documents - i.e., Engineering documents, and schematics.

Responsibilities:

• To provide quality and timely workmanship on each job performed
• Reads blueprints and hydraulic diagrams.
• Reads and understands tape measure.
• Performs re-work as required.
• Follows all established safety & quality policies and practices.
• Learn and follow all work instructions and job qualification requirements.
• Prepare and fit multiple components together.
• Learn and operate all equipment within the department.
• Support APS initiatives - Lean Manufacturing
• Willing to move to other areas of production as needed.

Our Company: Family-owned since 1929, Altec specializes in the design, manufacture, sale, and service of aerial devices, digger derricks, cranes, telecom, and specialty equipment. We are the leading equipment and service provider for the electric utility, telecommunications, tree care, lights and signs, and contractor markets, supporting customers in over 100 countries throughout the world.

Altec Industries, Inc. and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers and maintain affirmative action plans to recruit, retain, develop, and promote qualified individuals without unlawful consideration of race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Altec strives to maintain a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, where associates are treated with respect