Assembler III

About the role

We are Allmand, a Generac Company.

For more than 85 years, we've worked alongside our customers to provide the most reliable and rugged light, heat, power and air products to the rental, construction, special event, mining and oil and gas markets - so our customers can keep your promise of a job well done.

With your success in mind, Allmand jobsite equipment is renowned for providing the lowest cost of ownership - delivering superior serviceability, ease of use, durable construction and industry-leading resale value.

Responsibilities

• Uses work instructions drawings, schematics, electronic assembly equipment to perform assembly while complying with safe and effective operation standards of all equipment and tools.
• Cross trains in multiple assembly areas and flex to other similar departments based on business needs.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the products they assemble and how they impact the business.
• Continuous learning of the principles, practices, and processes of their job as changes require and similar jobs.
• Participate in team meetings to exchange job related information.
• Resolve problems with assistance from peers or supervisors depending on the level and complexity.
• Provide basic training to employees on work instructions/standard work as needed.
• Flex to multiple workstations based on business needs.
• Perform complex assembly work within tolerance and quality standards at the defined rate.
• Suggest and implement improvements to existing equipment, designs, and/or processes to improve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
• Retrieve information as needed within ERP system.
• Provide training to employees on work instructions/standard work.
• Contributes to identifying problems and implementing appropriate countermeasures.
• Uses initiative and judgment to lead problem solving and implementing appropriate countermeasures.
• Proficiently access information and perform transactions as needed within ERP system.
• Lead team meetings and exchange job related information.
• Solve problems independently within designated authority level.
• Frequently train employees on different aspects of the department including work instructions/standard work
• Participate in continuous improvement programs along with problem solving production related concerns.
• Consistently follows through on team commitments, communicates, and demonstrates accountability.
• May perform lead responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent

Experience

• Ability to perform highly repetitive assembly tasks in a manufacturing environment
• 2 years of complex assembly or related experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Detail oriented and organized.
• Ability to effectively communicate in a team environment.
• Accepts responsibility for own actions, follows through on commitments.
• Ability to understand and execute advanced standard assembly procedures, interpret basic visual diagrams, and use advanced hand tools.
• Ability to perform basic reading, writing, and math functions.
• Ability to act safely while following establish procedures, processes and policies
• Ability to perform more complex assembly skills.
• Intermediate computer knowledge (such as using electronic work instructions)
• Understands principles of basic machine operations assembled.

Preferred Job Requirements

Experience

• Manufacturing or mechanical experience, including knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Experience using SAP or equivalent ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics)
• Experience in root cause problem solving (5 Why, 8D, PDCA, etc.)
• Experience effectively training other employees to work instructions/standard work.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Production Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to manipulate objects, tools, or controls; and to talk and hear.
• The employee is regularly required to walk, stoop, crouch, bend and reach above shoulders.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance, waist high, walking up to 10 feet away. This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be working in the typical conditions of a manufacturing environment, including seasonal variations in temperatures and occasional exposure to manufacturing fumes or by-products.

The employee must comply with the assigned location PPE requirements, including but not limited to safety glasses, hearing protection, appropriate gloves, clothing, and shields for required tasks, and closed-toed or safety shoes as required by facility safety policies.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls.
• The employee is regularly required to stand and walk.
• On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders.
• The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
• Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Occasional travel.