What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assembly Specialist position at Fives?
Position Summary
Accountability:
This position is responsible to perform assembly operations in building one or more types of precision unit assemblies, standard unit assemblies, and machine erection/teardown support. Some assemblies may include development or prototype units.
Scope and Responsibilities:
Essential duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Accountability:
This position is responsible to perform assembly operations in building one or more types of precision unit assemblies, standard unit assemblies, and machine erection/teardown support. Some assemblies may include development or prototype units.
Scope and Responsibilities:
Essential duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Proactively attain a clean, safe and healthy work environment for all employees.
- Retrieve and study assembly instructions, detailed part prints, assembly layouts and parts lists.
- Gather parts/units, tools and/or material from inventory using a supplied material list.
- Prepare parts prior to assembly. This includes small sized unit assembly work.
- Follow detailed work instructions on order or assembly operations.
- Work with engineering/supervision to identify issues and formulate corrective actions to assure product quality
- Test precision units and validate quality specifications are achieved
- Assemble machines/units to current assembly procedures, layouts and parts lists.
- Practice company standards for:
- work piece preparation and handling
- bearing usage
- fitting procedures
- pre-loading techniques
- lubrication requirements
- alignments
- fastenings
- bonding
- pinning
- drilling
- tapping
- reaming
- torqueing
- pitch movement
- yaw movement
- roll movement
- horizontal and vertical straightness and flatness
- squaring and parallelism
- Practice proper measuring tool selection, usage, inspection and storage:
- Including but not limited to feeler gauges, dial indicators, Vernier calipers, gage blocks, mechanical gages, autocollimator
- Use small hand tools (taps, reamers, files, etc.) for assembly process.
- Use power tools, both air and electrically powered for assembly process including drill press, sanders, and grinders
- Perform machine set-up/verification of customer's order specifications by inspection and/or measuring:
- Perform dimensional geometric checkouts of larger units or sub-assemblies on granite
- Perform proper machine foundation set-ups.
- Perform various installation or assembly work such as:
- One-piece bed assembly
- Heavy sheet metal assembly tool changer or tool matrix assembly simple tubing assembly
- Ball screw fit-up, alignment and checkout
- Electronic linear scale fit-up, alignment and checkout
- Linear guide fit-up and checkout
- Intermediate sized units such as Gearbox, tables, spindles, etc.
- Complete required machine and departmental paperwork for each unit/machine assembled.
- Work alone or with a team on assembly assignments. Little supervision is required.
- Disassemble, evaluate, test, adjust, troubleshoot and repair assemblies.
- Assist and train less experienced personnel to further their skills.
- Assist with the loading and unloading of large parts or major machine components when necessary.
- Perform dismantling of machines
- Follow safety standards in shop such as:
- wearing safety glasses at all times
- using other personal protective equipment when required
- Safe operation of cranes and forklifts
- Participate upon request on any improvement teams.
- Report improper operation, faulty equipment, defective material (using current nonconforming material procedure), and unusual conditions to supervision
- Understand cost impact for improper assembly technique and damage.
- Communicate with customers and/or vendors on machine or component issues.
- Demonstrate unit or machine performance to customers and/or vendors.
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
- Willingness to work overtime and/or work on "off-shifts" as required by business needs.
- ISO 9001 &14001 awareness and compliance
- One year certificate from college or technical school and/or three to eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Three to eight years’ experience assembling technical heavy equipment.
- Work safely in a technical assembly environment
- Ability to work and interact with other people on a routine basis.
- High level of quality in daily work
- Attentive to detail
- Emphasis on cleanliness and organization
- Flexibility to shift tasks on a daily basis
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