Mechanical Assembler

Job Title: Industrial Assembler

Job Description

We are looking for a Industrial Assembler to join our team, working in a clean shop for over 50 hours a week starting at 5 AM. This role involves learning the assembly and build process from start to finish across various departments. The position requires mechanical aptitude and the ability to read a tape measure to perform basic tasks. Depending on your experience or education, your skills will determine your initial department placement.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical Assembly: Assemble components into cabinets according to drawings or pictures.
• Wire Assembly: Connect wires in panels, perform point-to-point wiring, and install wire harnesses.
• Panel Building: Retrofit control panels to customer specifications, utilizing hand tools and small equipment.
• Install wire channels according to pictures, ensuring correct placement and secure installation.
• Conduct point-to-point wiring following diagrams, ensuring each wire is numbered correctly.
• Add bus bars to control panels using forklifts or other machinery for heavier materials.
• Install additional hardware to specific locations to complete control panels.
• Apply stickers, labels, and safety signs to control panel doors.
• Participate in mechanical assembly of systems and subsystems, with an emphasis on measuring, cutting, bending, and threading pipes.

Essential Skills

• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to perform repetitive labor duties while standing for the entire shift.
• Aptitude to train and willingness to learn on the job.
• Desire to advance in the role and take initiative.
• Basic math skills, including adding and subtracting fractions.
• Experience with power tools, saws, hand tools, and screw guns.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Brazing and soldering experience is a plus but can be taught.
• Preferred experience in automotive mechanics, metal fabrication, HVAC, carpentry, industrial painting, sandblasting, powder coating, and masonry.
• Some shop or manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Candidates with strong mechanical ability and experience in a heavy industrial manufacturing plant are preferred.

Why Work Here?

Our company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid vacation, holiday pay, health and vision benefits, dental cleanings, life insurance, and a 401K plan. We also offer a company-sponsored profit-sharing plan and a temperature-controlled environment. Employees enjoy 75% tuition reimbursement for themselves and their immediate family, as well as production bonuses and profit-sharing, which can result in an annual bonus of $8-15K.

Work Environment

Join a state-of-the-art, fast-paced manufacturing facility with roughly 200 employees in the manufacturing department. The dress code includes work boots and work attire, with work shirts provided after a few weeks. Our global presence ensures localized manufacturing, engineering, service, and support in every region, with products designed for superior performance and supported by a highly developed technology transfer and manufacturing system.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $28.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Burlington,NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 10, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.