Sheet Metal Assembler

Guardian Electric Manufacturing Co.; Woodstock (IL); On-site; USD 23,419 - 26,174; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Woodstock, IL is seeking an assembler to produce bellows for expansion devices. The ideal candidate will possess strong assertiveness, motivation, and safety awareness. With at least 1 year of manufacturing experience, you will be responsible for selecting inventory, welding seams, and ensuring quality. The pay range for this role is $17 - $19 per hour, offering a competitive benefits package that includes health and dental insurance.

Qualifications

• Ability to act confidently and defend positions or ideas.
• Inspires oneself and others to reach goals.
• Identifies and corrects safety issues.
• Accepts responsibility for actions.
• Communicates effectively using spoken words.
• Uses reasoning to solve problems.
• Proactively deals with work-related issues.
• Comprehends complex technical topics.
• Demonstrates dependability and a good work ethic.
• Accepts innovative ideas positively and flexibly.

Responsibilities

• Assembles bellows for expansion devices according to drawings.
• Selects inventory based on the Bill of Material.
• Machinery welds seams and telescopes tubes.
• Forms corrugated bellows from tube.
• Checks dimensions and spring rates as specified.
• Preps bellows and sizes them according to drawings.
• Moves finished bellows to testing area.
• Prepares and packages finished goods.

Skills

Assertiveness

Motivation

Safety Awareness

Accountability

Communication/Oral

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Technical Aptitude

Dependable

Flexibility

Education

High school Diploma or GED

1+ years’ experience in manufacturing environment

Job description

About Kelco Industries:

Kelco Industries is a market leader in cost-effective, high performance, custom engineered components for a wide variety of industries. We invest in the latest technologies and top talent, and because we are privately held, we answer only to our customers – so we can make fast decisions that move our business and our customers forward.

Kelco is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We further are committed to considering all qualified individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodation as needed throughout the hiring process.

Kelco offers a competitive benefits package, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life insurance.

Job Description

Assembles bellows for expansion devices, as laid out in drawings by performing the following duties.

Essential Functions

• Selects appropriate inventory as specified on the Bill of Material
• Shears strip and forms tube in a predetermined order.
• Machine welds seams and telescopes tubes as laid out in drawings and routers.
• Bumps and rolls tube to form corrugated bellows.
• Checks dimension and spring rates as specified on prints.
• Preps bellows, trims neck, welds end fitting, sizes bellows, as required by drawings and routers.
• Moves finished bellows to appropriate area for testing.
• Supports receipt of raw materials; prepares and packages finished goods.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Assertiveness – Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea.
• Motivation – Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.
• Safety Awareness – Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee’s safety.
• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Communication/Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Analytical Skills – Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve problems.
• Problem Solving – Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Technical Aptitude – Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
• Dependable - Must consistently demonstrate dependability, a great work ethic, initiative, ownership of issues, problem-solving abilities, and an exceptional attitude.
• Flexibility - Demonstrate the ability to be flexible, accept innovative ideas and input positively, and be open to new work approaches and processes.
• Knowledge of the Quality Management System policies, goals, and objectives after training.
• Assist with systems based on Lean principles and practices to meet or exceed the requirements of the established QMS and all other standards required to serve our target markets.
• 1+ years’ experience in manufacturing environment, preferably in Metal Industry. Blueprint reading highly desired.
• High school Diploma or GED

The pay range for this role is:

17 - 19 USD per hour (Woodstock, IL)