Assembly Technician at HORST ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CO – East Hartford, Connecticut

The Assembler is responsible for assembling, marking, labeling, and packaging small parts.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Working from blueprints, operation sheets, travelers, or other specifications, completes finishing and deburring operations to produce quality parts.
• Checks the product to meet all blueprint or operations specifications.
• Performs minor set-ups on deburring equipment to perform necessary tasks. Obtains all necessary tooling, gages, and materials.
• Assembling of product to be consistent to the blueprint operations sheet specifications. May include pressing, glueing, painting, or baking various aerospace items for Assembly.
• Function may also include part marking, cleaning, deburring, tumbling, or other various operations.
• Measuring tools include micrometers, Vernier, Optical Comparer, dial bores, pin gages.
• Performs visual inspections (part relationship to operation sheet/blueprint configuration) on all parts produced and performs actual dimensional verification using measuring instruments as per the guidelines established by the department or the Quality Assurance Department.
• Replaces all worn or damaged tooling as necessary.
• Verifies and records the actual part count, both prior to and upon completion of all work.
• Develop and document assembly procedures, train assemblers in operations and processes.
• Keeps the equipment and work area clean and organized.
• Notifies lead person or supervisor of any parts shortages or machining problems/difficulties.
• Packs and washes/preserves parts as needed.
• Performs other machining and assembly operations as needed.
• Performs other related duties as required, such as labeling and packaging small parts.
• Interacts with associates from all departments.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Ability to understand operation sheets/blueprints, specifications, and all applicable company/customer paperwork.
• Quality minded with the willingness and ability to cross train in other areas to provide support.
• One year plus experience in a machine shop or Assembly environment

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to push/pull/carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to sit/stand for prolonged periods of time.