Second-Shift Heavy Machinery Assembler

Avlmfg; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

AVL in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Machine Builder to construct and assemble heavy industrial machinery, piping, and enclosures. You will handle, move, load, and unload material—often heavy metal—using forklifts and overhead cranes in a manufacturing setting.

This role requires reading drawings and tolerances to determine assembly steps and ensures safety procedures are followed on the floor. Responsibilities include rigging large subassemblies up to 40 tons, aligning components, installing

Qualifications

• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, sketches, diagrams, product specifications, and understand tolerances to determine assembly operations.
• Adhere to safety procedures and maintain situational awareness on the shop floor.
• Move and position heavy components using material handling equipment while following established safety precautions.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, sketches, diagrams, product specifications, and understand tolerances to determine assembly operations.
• Assist with rigging, hoisting, moving, and aligning large (up to 40 tons) subassemblies and components to storage areas or within the worksite using overhead cranes and forklifts, using established safety precautions.
• Fit and assemble simple and complex parts to build heavy industrial machinery and equipment according to drawings and product specifications.
• Install major components such as gears, pumps, motors, hydraulics, fans, generators, insulation, soundproofing systems, and building panels using hand and power tools.
• Thread and install piping and pipe spools using engineering assembly drawings.
• Assist with documentation control and following company policies.
• Handle, move, load, and unload products and materials by hand or using material handling equipment, including forklifts, overhead cranes, and tow motors, operating established safety precautions. (Material handling)
• Ensure standards for safe working conditions are observed following the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and participate in regular safety talks. Perform a visual inspection of equipment, including cranes, forklifts, and other tools, to ensure they are in safe working condition.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Safety awareness

Heavy lifting

Teamwork

Tools

Forklifts

Overhead cranes

Tow motors

Job description

AVL in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Machine Builder to construct and assemble heavy industrial machinery, piping, and enclosures. You will handle, move, load, and unload material—often heavy metal—using forklifts and overhead cranes in a manufacturing setting.

This role requires reading drawings and tolerances to determine assembly steps and ensures safety procedures are followed on the floor. Responsibilities include rigging large subassemblies up to 40 tons, aligning components, installing