Kennedy Valve - Assembler
- Location
- Elmira, NY
- Listed
- 4 days ago
About the role
Why Kennedy Valve?
Kennedy Valve offers great wages, and benefits packages!
Starting Wages- $30.74 and up, based on position.
Hourly Pay Differentials 2nd shift $.80
Longevity Pay $.10 cents each hour for every 2 years worked with a cap at $1.20.
Trainers Pay $1.00 each hour for assigned training.
Paid Sick Leave
80 hours of Paid Sick Leave (PSL) prorated based on start date.
Sell back any unused PSL at the end of year.
Twelve paid Holidays
Paid Vacation
Healthcare starting at $343 per month. Company Paid life Insurance.
Company Paid Sickness and Accident Insurance
Retirement 401k-.1.00 per hour for hours worked placed in a 401k for you by the Company.
An additional 50% company match on 4% employee contribution.
Overtime after 8 hours in a day
Job Summary
An Assembler is a physically demanding position and often requires repetitive lifting of smaller product (up to 50 lbs.), assisted lifting of heavier product, standing for extended periods, walking within cell, maneuvering for bending, twisting, and lifting arms overhead. Assembly of the finished product (i.e., hydrants and valves) and the coinciding trim/accessory parts.
An Assembler is responsible for assembling components of valves and hydrants. Assemblers use pneumatic equipment to assemble finished goods and the coinciding trim/accessory parts. The Assembler will use/operate pneumatic equipment, basic hand tools, and/or direct physical labor in the assembly processes. The Assembler is required to clean the work area as necessary and must work the first and/ or second shift.
Job Duties
- Places parts in specified relationship to each other.
- Perform quality checks on product and parts.
- Maintain production equipment and machinery.
- Use/operate pneumatic equipment, basic hand tools, and/or direct physical labor in the assembly processes.
- Bolts or otherwise fastens parts together.
- Operate machinery and heavy equipment, such as forklifts.
- Operate equipment to perform fitting or fastening operations on assembly line.
- Works at different workstations as production needs require.
- Works online where tasks vary as different models of same article are scheduled for production.
- Package finished product and prepared for shipment.
Experience and Education Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED preferred.
- Ability to read, write, conduct basic arithmetic.
- Previous six (6) months to one (1) year of heavy manufacturing experience preferred.
- Experience using impact gear and/ or other pneumatic tools.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to tolerate standing, walking, dust, fumes, and noise.
- Standing for extended periods of time, walking throughout the facility, ability to lift 50lbs as required.
- Physical job analysis can be provided.
Safety: People First - Step Up
Environment: Protect Our Communities - Keep It Clean
Leadership: I am Always On Stage - First Manage My Own Words & Behaviors
Accountability: Lead Myself Well - Own It, Correct It, Learn From It, Move On
- Excellence: Always Working To Be Better - Value & Add Value
- Trust: The Speed Of Trust - Build, Don't Break
- Teamwork: Help Each Other Be Great - Win Together
Communication: Clear, Candid, & Constructive - Right Words, Right Time, Right Way
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
About the Company
Kennedy Valve, a member of the McWane family of companies, is a gray and ductile iron foundry and computerized machining and assembly company. We have been an active community partner in Elmira, New York, for over 125 years.
People providing peace of mind water solutions.
To save lives, resources, and property by supplying the best waterworks and fire protection products in the world.
Our culture is important to us and forms the foundation for everything we do. Successful Team Members will embrace and perform in accordance with our following core values:
Equal opportunity and legal notices
The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.
Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with federal, state, or local law.
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.
Kennedy Valve Co. is a drug-free workplace and reserves the right to perform substance abuse testing as needed. Kennedy Valve is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices.
Kennedy Valve will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (IA - gender identity), (CA - gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices.
McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
From McWane, Inc.'s careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 5, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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