Assembler I

Chicago Fittings, operating as the Beloit, Wisconsin location of A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing, is a leading manufacturer of natural gas and propane fittings and risers. Family-owned with a long-standing reputation for quality products since 1930, we foster a family-oriented, team-focused culture and remain committed to helping our coworkers grow as we continue to expand.

 SPECIFIC JOB FUNCTIONS

• Operation of Denison Presses.
• Operation of E-coat system.
• Assemble, align, and adjust fabricated parts, components, or units according to specifications and following manufacturing procedures.
• Use hand tools, power tools and other manufacturing assembly line equipment to assemble units.
• Inspection of product including visual, test and calibrating parts and mechanisms to ensure all components meet tolerances, product specifications and quality standards.
• Repair or refit parts or units that fail tests or tolerance levels.
• Keep accurate daily time and production records and enter data as required.
• Packing and Packaging of product.
• Print labels and look up locations of parts.
• Read travelers and associate/compare with part box labels.
• Cleaning/De-burring of product.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe workspace.
• Other machine operations.

• General assembly operations.
• General inspection practices.
• Ability to read blueprints, part prints.
• Ability to use measuring tools such as calipers, micrometer, tape measure, etc.
• Overall quality systems.
• Ability to follow SOPs and GMPs
• Calibration and functional testing
• General documentation practices.
• Basic machine operation.
• Visual inspection.
• Basic computer knowledge.

Understand, communicate, comprehend, and follow oral and written instructions.

0-1 year of experience in a manufacturing environment with responsibility for assembling and inspecting product; or any combination of education, training, and experience which provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, solve simple equations and calculate percentages. Ability to convert fractions in increments of 1/16 and convert to decimal number. Ability to use a calculator.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to exert moderate physical effort in performing work, use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and/or telephone keypad; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; sit; stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.