Assembler

Columbus McKinnon Corporation•La Vergne, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This classification requires the complete assembly, installation and test of hoists, parts and their subassemblies following blueprints and other written and verbal specifications. Duties will include assignment as needed in the electric, manual, and paint classification in the assembly department as needed. Sub-assemblies will include, but not be limited to transmissions, brakes, panel plates, and final assemblies. This classification also requires team members to rotate into all areas of classification on a regular basis.

Requirements

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Aligns components, and bolts, screws, or rivets them together.
Installs moving parts, such as shafts, levers, or bearings, and works them to test free movement.
Aligns and meshes gears in gearbox to assemble system of gears.
Tests or assists in testing operation of completed product.
Works from blueprints, production illustrations, process sheets, production test procedures, written and oral instructions where assembly methods and procedures are established.
Transports specified parts from storage to work area manually or by using overhead crane.
Brushes lubricant on moving parts and fits parts together on bench, following blueprints.
Inserts shims between parts to realign or level parts and verifies alignment and clearance of parts with micrometers, scale, and gauges.
Bolts, screws, and rivets parts together.
Operates hydraulic press to force bearings into sleeves and flatten rivets.
Connects electric wires to terminals of subassembly.
Get work order, transmission assembly parts, assemble transmission, load transmission into fixture, and assemble motor.
Build up hoist sub-assemblers, brakes, limit switch, PB station, Power cord and assemble to hoist.
Move hoist to test station perform high pot test, install chain, chain stop components, get lower switch, get high limit switch, position hoist for load test.
Perform load test, connect to station tester and complete station test, scan workorder and input clock number / labor reporting. Stat to pair hoist
Make foams for packaging pack hoist, places box on pallet, scan work orders and completes make transaction.