Assembler

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of assembly/fabrication/production and/or operator tasks. As a brazer, your duties and responsibilities include following blueprints, piecing together specified metal parts, such as copper, cast iron pipes or joints, and then using a specialized torch to heat two combined base metals until they melt and join together with filler rod. Sets up equipment and assists lower-level production workers in the set-up and operation of machinery and equipment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Operates all relevant machinery, tools, and equipment and undertakes standard and complex production tasks in accordance with instructions.
• Determines and selects raw materials and parts required to prepare for the production process.
• Set ups or adjusts equipment according to manufacturing specifications. Performs “first piece” inspections during the assembly and/or fabrication process to identify quality issues.
• Ensures that equipment is always operational and performs minor troubleshooting and maintenance of equipment.
• Monitors production for quality and adjust machines or processes to correct problems.
• Ensures operational safety requirements are always met.
• Utilizes concentration and observational skills, and manual dexterity.

DECISION MAKING

[/p][p]Has developed expertise, typically through a combination of job-related training and considerable on-the-job experience. Acts as a lead, coordinating the work of others, but is not a supervisor. Works autonomously within established procedures and practices