Assembly Associate - 3rd Shift

IFA Rotorion•Summerville, SC

About The Position

The Assembly Associate performs production-related operations to manufacture drive shafts. Work may involve hand tools, power tools, gauges, fixtures, and machinery, including loading and unloading materials, attaching mechanical parts, bolts, or nuts, installing bearing brackets, and painting and packaging parts or assemblies according to defined methods. The role operates assembly machines and other equipment under direct supervision or as certified or trained, follows work instructions and standard operating procedures, and supports production, quality, safety, and housekeeping requirements. The position works regular hours of 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, with overtime as needed based on business needs. Employees may be required to work any shift as required. The work takes place in a manufacturing facility and involves substantial movement, standing, bending, reaching, lifting, operating machinery and computer terminals, and wearing required protective equipment, including a painting suit and/or respirator.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Experience within a manufacturing environment.
Related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to understand and follow instructions.
Understanding of tolerance limits.
Basic understanding of industrial machines and gauges.
Familiarity with lean production concepts.
Knowledge of metric and English measurement systems.
Basic mathematics skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to perform repetitive operations.
Ability to communicate with co-workers to provide and receive direction.
Ability to walk or move about a 500,000-square-foot manufacturing facility 100% of the time and stand, walk, or move about a specific work area 90% of the time.
Ability to bend, reach, twist, or stoop 70% of the time and ascend and descend stairs.
Ability to lift up to 40 pounds frequently (40% of the time) and over 40 pounds infrequently (15% of the time).
Ability to work and operate a computer terminal 80% of the time; sitting at a workstation is 0% of the time.
Vision to analyze and process work and to work at computer terminals and machine centers.
Hearing sufficient for safety and communication with employees, supervisors, managers, vendors, suppliers, and customers.
Ability to wear a painting suit and/or respirator and work with paints, solvents, and cleaners.
Ability to work any shift as required, including overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

Operate assembly machines in automatic and manual cycles according to certifications and/or work instructions.
Wear required safety equipment and gear.
Manually load and unload assembly machines and part containers.
Use gauges to measure product characteristics.
Follow established standard operating procedures, certifications, and work instructions.
Operate equipment and machinery under direct supervision or as certified or trained.
Collect, record, and analyze quality data as required.
Comply with QS 9000 / IATF 16949 requirements.
Meet production schedules and targets defined by the production plan, Supervisor, or Line Manager.
Monitor machine setup and conformance to specifications.
Acquire training and certification as directed by the Assembly Coordinator, Supervisor, or Line Manager.
Train, monitor, and assist temporary employees or new hires in obtaining certifications and training, as directed by the Assembly Coordinator or Supervisor.
Maintain awareness and understanding of IFA-Rotorion North America’s commitment to ISO 140001 / ISO 450001.
Follow defined safety and housekeeping policies and duties.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Manufacture drive shafts through activities such as attaching mechanical parts, bolts, or nuts; installing bearing brackets; and painting and packaging parts or assemblies.