**Job Title: Assembler** **Job Description** The assembler will work from blueprints, schedules, shop orders, specification sheets, process instructions, and test instructions. This role involves reviewing production schedules, arranging necessary parts and materials, and ensuring tools and equipment meet production requirements. **Responsibilities** + Review production schedules and arrange for necessary parts, materials, and equipment. + Store materials and move items between storage areas and work cells. + Fill out and submit requisitions, move tickets, finished goods tickets, and scrap tickets. + Select, verify, and identify the quantity of materials, and report shortages or damaged materials. + Set up work cell equipment and make necessary adjustments. + Perform operational checks and monitor work quality, notifying the supervisor of nonconformance. + Conduct preventative maintenance on work cell equipment. + Train new and existing employees in work cell operations. + Follow safety rules and maintain a clean and orderly work cell area. + Use a computer to check order statuses and utilize hand and power tools, pallet jacks, and hand trucks to move materials. **Essential Skills** + Assembly experience with hand and power tools. + Mechanical and electrical assembly skills. + Ability to read blueprints. + Soldering experience with electrical and PCB components. + High school diploma. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience with light mechanical and/or electrical assembly. + Ability to operate fixed gauges and jigs. **Why Work Here?** Join a union company that offers excellent benefits including pay increases every six months, healthcare after 90 days, and a probationary period ending after 120 hours. Enjoy health and dental benefits, profit sharing, personal and sick time, opportunities for upward mobility, and a long-term career path. **Work Environment** Work in a large emergency warning manufacturing company with over 500 employees and three separate unions. The work environment includes two shifts: 1st shift from 7am to 3:30pm and 2nd shift from 3:30pm to midnight. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of University Park, Illinois. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $40185.60 - $40185.60/yr. short term long term health dental vision 401K **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in University Park,IL. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Jun 26, 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.