Entry-Level Assembler (1st Shift)

Cleveland/Price Inc.; Trafford (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k plan with company match

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

AD&D insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Lifelock coverage

Job summary

Cleaveland/Price in Trafford, PA is hiring an Assembler for the 1st shift (Mon-Fri, 6am-2:30pm). The role involves assembling sub‑assemblies and units by reading blueprints and using hand and power tools in a manufacturing setting.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED and up to 1 year of related experience, with responsibilities including maintaining records, tool inventories, and ensuring product quality. Training for crane and forklift may be provided.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Less than 1 year of related industry/manufacturing/production experience.
• Basic computer skills.
• Able to operate small hand and power tools.
• Able to read a tape measure.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints, schematics, or similar documentation to assemble fabricated metal products or electrical equipment.
• Utilize power and hand tools to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Maintain internal electronic system records.
• Report production concerns and product inconsistencies.
• Inventory tools, parts, and supplies.
• Periodically check/test products per company policy to ensure quality and uniform completion; resolve any identified problems and alert supervisor.
• Successfully obtain and maintain crane and forklift certification in applicable departments.

Skills

Read blueprints

Tape measure reading

Operate hand tools

Basic computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Cleaveland Price - Trafford, PA 15085

Job Category: Manufacturing

Position Title: Assembler (1st shift: Monday-Friday 6am-2:30pm)

Target Experience: 0-2 years

Department: Assembly

Location: Trafford, PA

About Us

Cleaveland/Price specializes in the design and manufacture of high voltage disconnect switches and switch automation products. The products that we offer are unique in design, and some include patented features. Products have been developed and tested in accordance with IEEE, ANSI, and NEMA standards for high voltage equipment. They are primarily used by investor-owned and public electric utilities and large industrial operations in substation, distribution, transmission, and generation applications.

All company operations take place in a modern 218,300 sq. ft. multi-site facility situated on 20 acres east of Trafford, PA. The facility houses virtually all resources for product realization, including engineering, supply chain, parts fabrication, electro‑mechanical assembly, and testing. Fabrication capabilities include laser and plasma cutting, CNC machining, CNC punching, and automated bending and forming. The company also utilizes specialized processes, such as MIG and TIG welding, friction welding, silver and tin electroplating, and silver brazing.

Cleaveland/Price’s employee-focused culture plays an important role in being recognized by the Pittsburgh Post‑Gazette as being a Top Workplace in the Pittsburgh region. The company is driven by the caring people that we employ: the heart and soul of the Cleaveland/Price product line.

Your Goal

As an Assembler at Cleaveland Price you may work in a number of different departments putting together sub‑assemblies of various sizes or combining sub‑assemblies together to create a unitized product.

Your Responsibilities

• Read blueprints, schematics, or similar documentation to assemble fabricated metal products or electrical equipment.
• Utilize power and hand tools to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Maintain internal electronic system records.
• Report production concerns and product inconsistencies.
• Inventory tools, parts, and supplies.
• Periodically check/test products per company policy to ensure quality and uniform completion; resolve any identified problems and alert supervisor.
• Successfully obtain and maintain crane and forklift certification in applicable departments.

Qualifications

Your Background

• High School Diploma or GED
• < 1 year of related industry/manufacturing/production experience
• Basic computer skills
• Operate small hand and power tools
• Effectively read a tape measure

Physical Requirements

• Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 25 pounds of force frequently or constantly lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects that are 10 pounds.
• Regularly required to move in and out of several departments on the shop floor; traverse a ladder; grasp items from different heights; position self to move and retrieve items on the floor or above on a shelf; fine motor skills.
• Communicate with discern.
• Detect safety alarms that are audible and/or visual.
• Requires concentration, accuracy, and focused mental effort while multi‑tasking in a team environment.
• Occasional requirement to drive vehicles such as forklift, cherry picker, and mobile elevated work platform lifts, etc.
• Ability to wear standard personal protective equipment (PPE) required while on the shop floor or in other work area where mandated (i.e. steel‑toed shoes, safety glasses, and/or other applicable PPE).

Benefits

• Company paid premiums for medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k plan with company match (6% dollar for dollar match along with profit share deposit after one year of service)
• Company paid life insurance with the option of purchasing additional voluntary life
• Company paid short‑ and long‑term disability and AD&D insurance
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid Lifelock coverage

This job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.