Mechanical Technician at Paslin Company – Warren, Michigan

Job Title: Mechanical Technician

Reports To: Service Manager

Summary: The Mechanical Technician is responsible for assembling components according to blueprints, manuals, engineering requirements and customer specifications. This includes tool construction, tool rebuild, product fit up, system assembly and tryout.

Responsibilities:

1. Read, understand and follow engineering prints, shop orders, and standard work documents to accomplish the assembly, tryout, dimensional requirements, buyoff, tear down and shipment to customer facility
2. Assemble units and complete tools according to design specifications
3. Layout plant floor to set up equipment to design specification
4. Disassembly, rigging of equipment, and packaging of equipment to load on trucks
5. Rework, repair, and rebuild any used or existing tooling to be remanufactured
6. Perform all other duties, as assigned

Requirements:

1. 3+ years recent experience in mechanical assembly or machine building preferred
2. High School Diploma or GED
3. Completion of a tool building apprenticeship or journeyman’s preferred
4. Knowledge and skills to assemble units and complete tools to design specifications
5. Previous Experience with disassembly, rigging of equipment, and packaging of equipment
6. Machining background (Bridgeport, drill press, grinding) preferred
7. Experience with tool building, tool set up and troubleshooting
8. Ability to fit product to tooling to achieve repeatability and dimensional quality
9. Ability to read and interpret blue prints, schematics and engineering drawings
10. Ability to operate overhead cranes and fork trucks
11. Must have own tools
12. Ability to work with other personnel and customers in a professional manner
13. Knowledge of automated welding systems preferred
14. Travel up to 80% within the NAFTA region up to two weeks

Work Environment: This position operates in both an office environment and plant environment.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and be present on the plant floor or customer facility. This includes the ability to move into and around tooling, climb ladders and to lift 25 pounds.

Expected Hours of Work: This position regularly requires long hours and frequent weekend work.

Travel: This position requires out of town and overnight travel.

Benefits: In addition to competitive wages, Paslin offers a wide range of benefits including; Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, 401k Match, Comprehensive Medical Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dental, Vision, Accident, and Life Insurance.

Paslin believes in investing in people and offers a variety of development programs with excellent opportunities for individual growth through training, tuition reimbursement, and career advancement.

ABOUT THE COMPANY: Founded in 1937, Paslin stands at the forefront of the automation industry. With our roots deeply entrenched in engineering excellence, innovation, and vertical manufacturing competence, we deliver complex automation systems that are tailored to our customer’s ambitions. Our expansive global reach positions us to address diverse automation market needs with both agility and expertise.

Paslin is an Equal Opportunity Employer: It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, sex (including pregnancy and conditions related to pregnancy), color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, weight, height, religion, age, physical or mental disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, AIDS, HIV, misdemeanor arrest record (not resulting in a conviction), military veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law. Paslin utilizes a consumer reporting agency to obtain consumer reports as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.