Assembly Team Member at Bitzer US Inc – Flowery Branch, Georgia

Summary (Position Description): This position is responsible for assembling large compressor parts prepared by the pre-assembly process into fully built compressors.

Reports To: Assembly Supervisor

Status: Full time, Nonexempt

Duties & Tasks:

• Follow all prescribed and standard SAFETY regulations including wearing PPE at all appropriate times.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area, adhering to and improving upon 5S standards.
• Perform the operations of bearing pressing, stator pressing, mechanical assembly and wiring for in process compressors.
• Perform preventative maintenance and cleaning of equipment. Hand tools, workstations, etc.
• Ensure the use of only approved tools and processes during the assembly operation.
• Perform inspections of parts and workmanship to ensure the quality of finished compressors.
• Engage inn efforts with coworkers and management to continuously improve the assembly processes.
• Perform assembly operation for sub-assemblies (pistons, shaft seals, etc.)
• Additional duties as assigned by management.

Work Environment:

• This job is performed in the assembly/production floor. This role requires the personnel to wear PPE of safety glasses and safety shoes at all times. Hearing protection is required in specific areas.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; bend; stoop; use hands; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to lift up to 50 pounds.

Employee Benefits:

• Medical Insurance (heavily subsidized by the Company)
• Dental Insurance
• Company paid Vision Insurance, $50,000 life insurance and Short and Long-Term Disability
• 2 Weeks Paid Vacation and 5 Paid Personal Days
• Education Reimbursement (must be approved by manager)
• 401(k) Plan where it matches dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of compensation; 100% vested immediately.
• Company Long Term Incentive Plan based on the profitability of the Company; 100% vested after 6 years on a graded scale).

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

• General knowledge of manufacturing work environment and associated safety practices
• Mechanical inclination and/or experience using air powered hand tools.
• Acute awareness of detail to maintain high quality standards.
• Ability to read and recognize parts and part numbers and assemble them in the correct orientation/location/sequence as prescribed by work instructions and training.

Requirements:

• Able to work overtime for preventative maintenance activities.
• Be to work on time and daily.
• Ability to effectively meet and communicate with colleagues, the public and vendors.
• Daily contact requires courtesy, discretion and sound judgment.
• Good written communication skills and effective organizational skills.
• Ability to work collectively with others within the organization.

Who We Are:

Bitzer Us Inc. is a leading manufacturer of key components used in commercial and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning systems. These key components include compressors, pressure vessels such as condensers and evaporators, compressor packages, and condensing units. Other products include waste heat-to-power equipment that converts excess heat to low-cost electricity.

You partner with others to get work done while gaining insight into customers' needs and deliver solutions that exceed customer expectations. You create Raving Fans. You set objectives aligning with organization and prioritize accordingly.

Conveniently located in Flowery Branch, Georgia 5 minutes off I-985 The Company is wholly owned by Bitzer SE (located in Germany), the Company is a private company and serves as Bitzer SE’s flagship North American subsidiary. On a global basis, Bitzer SE has 3,900 employees at 72 sites in 38 countries, including 20 production facilities.