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Skills
- Assembly Equipmentunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Forkliftunmatched
- Home Automationunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Lean Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Assemblyunmatched
- Mechanical Assemblyunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Operationsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Weldingunmatched
- Wire Harnessunmatched
Description
Title: Assembly Manager
Location: Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Shift : 1st shift
Compensation:$95-110k.
Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: 401k, Health and Dental
Job Duties:
Assembly Manager
We're seeking a hands-on Assembly Manager to lead our assembly and fabrication operations in a custom machinery manufacturing environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a leader who enjoys mentoring technicians while remaining actively involved on the shop floor.
What You'll Do
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of five assembly technicians.
- Oversee the daily operations of the assembly and fabrication departments.
- Remain hands-on by supporting equipment assembly, troubleshooting, and complex machine builds approximately 25% of the time.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Purchasing, and Production to ensure materials, drawings, and resources are available.
- Monitor workflow, staffing, and production progress to maximize efficiency.
- Review mechanical drawings, bills of materials, and work instructions for accuracy before production.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Hands-on leadership role with the ability to make an immediate impact.
- Lead a skilled team while remaining actively involved in machine builds.
- Work on custom automation and industrial equipment—not repetitive production assembly.
- Collaborative environment where engineering, fabrication, and assembly work closely together.
- Opportunity to influence processes, improve efficiency, and help shape the future growth of the operation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building custom automation equipment, industrial machinery, or engineered-to-order systems.
- Mechanical and electrical assembly experience, with electrical troubleshooting experience highly preferred.
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement principles.
- Welding or fabrication experience is a plus.
- Experience using ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office.
- Forklift certification or willingness to become certified.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Elk Grove Village, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $95,000–$110,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.