Assembler

MUST BE U.S. PERSON 

* Salary is negotiable, based on experience.

Employee: Assembler
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Reports to: Production Manager
Travel: 0%

Job Purpose:
Assists and works closely with Fabrication Manager and quality personnel. Maintain and follow proper compliance and quality systems requirements. Work safely and perform quality work. Assemble and inspect both visually and functionality of product or product parts.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience.
• Troubleshooting and soldering experience (following blueprints or assembly specifications, soldering, gluing, combine or fabricate.
• Ability to work with employees at all levels.
• Must be highly organized, efficient, and able to handle multiple tasks with ease and professionalism.
• Experience in an engineering development organization.
• Fast, self-directed learner.
• Must be a U.S. Person

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of antenna testing equipment.
• Experience with a variety of current manufacturing processes.

Essential Functions:

• Performs simple, short-cycle assembly of light materials and parts, including routine assembly and modification.
• Operations are typically highly repetitive straight-line bench work. Works from noncomplex drawings, operation sheets, engineering specifications, sketches, and running sheets, performs initial and basic writing and assembly operations on chassis, panels, and assemblies, to complete prototype and productions units.
• Works to close tolerances.
• Uses judgment in reworking or rewiring as necessary to meet quality specifications. Refers complex or non-routine reworking or rewiring to supervisor or lead assembler.
• Troubleshoots production if necessary.
• Responsible for quality control.
• Adjusts a necessary to produce product within specifications.
• Rejects product outside of specifications.
• Operates within standard operating procedures (SOPs). Completes daily production logs.
• Performs preventive maintenance (PMs) when necessary.
• Communicates with operators from other shifts.
• Turn off and lock out equipment when not in use.
• Other duties as assigned. Quality Control is an important part of a general assembler’s job.
• As items come through the production line, they need to be checked before being assembled with other pieces.
• Maintains clean work area.
• And other duties assigned by your supervisor to assist the JEM team.
• Carry out activities oriented in compliance with the established quality management system.
• All employees are responsible for prioritizing customer needs and ensuring customer requirements are met. Customer satisfaction shall be a priority.

Performance Factors:
1. Attendance and Dependability: The employee can be depended on to report to work at the scheduled time and is seldom absent from work. Employee can be depended upon to complete work in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner and is conscientious about assignments.
2. Communication and Contact: The employee communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the Company.
3. Relationships with Others: The employee works effectively and relates well with others including superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the Company. The employee exhibits a professional manner in dealing with others and works to maintain constructive working relationships.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Our ability to develop working solutions for our customers is founded in our core competency—custom antenna products, development, and testing, delivered quickly. Reengineering, benchmarking, continuous improvement, total quality management, and time-based competition have all proven vital for JEM Engineering’s success. In pursuit of our goals, we continue to assemble an experienced and proven team.

Our company is always looking for talented people to join our team of engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, business development, and administrative professionals.