Light Assembly Technician – Cell Setup & Training

Federal Signal Corporation; University Park (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus potential

Insurance (medical, dental, vision)

Paid holidays

401(k) with matching contributions

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Federal Signal Corporation in University Park, IL is seeking an Assembly Technician to support light mechanical and electrical assembly tasks. You will work from blueprints, schedules, and process instructions, ensuring parts, materials, and tools are available to meet production goals.

The role involves operating power and hand tools, setting up work cells, training staff, and maintaining quality standards. Competitive wage with benefits is provided.

Qualifications

• High School diploma is required.
• Experience with light mechanical and/or electrical assembly.
• Ability to operate power tools, hand tools, pallet jacks, hand trucks, fixed gauges, jigs, meters, soldering irons, riveters, presses and crimping tools.
• Mechanical aptitude, attention to detail and sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Works from blueprints, schedules, shop orders, specification sheets, process instructions and test.
• Reviews production schedules for specific periods and arranges for parts, materials, supplies, tooling, gauges and other equipment to meet production.
• Requisitions and stores.
• Passes Kan Ban cards to producing departments per defined.
• Accumulates and moves items between storage areas and work.
• Fills out and submits requisitions, move tickets, finished goods tickets and scrap tickets.
• Selects, verifies and identifies quantity of materials. Records and/or calls attention to shortages, possible rejected or damaged
• Sets up work cell
• Makes necessary adjustments of tools, gauges and equipment. Makes operational checks as required. Monitors work visually to maintain quality standards and notifies supervisor of nonconformance and/or operating
• Performs preventative maintenance (cleaning, oiling, inspecting and minor adjustments) on equipment in the work
• Trains new and existing employees how to effectively work within the department, instructs them in all facets of the work cell
• Follows safety rules and keeps work cell area in a clean and orderly
• Uses computer to check the status of a customer’s order and the status of a shop
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Attention to detail

Sound judgement

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Power tools

Hand tools

Pallet jacks

Hand trucks

Fixed gauges

Jigs

Meters

Soldering irons

Riveters

Presses

Crimping tools

Job description

Federal Signal Corporation in University Park, IL is seeking an Assembly Technician to support light mechanical and electrical assembly tasks. You will work from blueprints, schedules, and process instructions, ensuring parts, materials, and tools are available to meet production goals.

The role involves operating power and hand tools, setting up work cells, training staff, and maintaining quality standards. Competitive wage with benefits is provided.