Assembler

Join our team as a Mechanical Assembly Technician, where you will perform essential functions in various stations and feeder areas, excluding welding, within your assigned department. You will assemble mechanical support assemblies to precise specifications, identify and assemble parts, and flexibly move between workstations and assembly lines.

Responsibilities:

• Perform all functions, except welding, in assigned department stations and feeder areas.
• Flexibly adapt to other workstations and assembly lines.
• Assemble mechanical support assemblies to specifications.
• Identify and assemble all parts.
• Practice and sustain 5's methods.
• Understand material ordering systems.
• Apply proper sealing procedures for all products.
• Identify motor sizes and read data plates.
• Perform plumbing and electrical work on units.
• Work from ladders up to 20 feet in height.
• Familiarize with knock down packing and crating.
• Install special accessories on units and understand their function.
• Follow all ISO procedures, policies, and instructions for quality assurance.
• Mentor and drive LEAN principles within the area.
• Develop and implement ways to improve safety performance.
• Help achieve departmental safety goals, including near miss reporting.
• Perform additional duties as requested or assigned.

Essential Skills:

• General knowledge in the construction of related equipment.
• Strong initiative, problem-solving skills, and teamwork.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Good communication skills and professional interaction with representatives, customers, and co-workers.
• Personable, dependable, flexible, innovative, decisive, and loyal.
• Understanding of bill of material.
• Proficient with computers, including ManMan and PPD systems.
• Ability to use simple math and basic handheld measuring tools.
• Ability to work well with others and adapt to job schedules.
• Maintain regular attendance and take appropriate precautions against hazards.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Ability to read blueprints and tape measures.
• Experience in using hand tools, power tools, and air tools.
• Mechanically inclined with experience in construction or manufacturing.
• Comfortable with using various hand, power, and air tools.

Why Work Here?

Experience working with the world's largest manufacturer of evaporative heat transfer and thermal storage equipment. Our commitment to energy efficiency, sustainability, and ecological responsibility has been at the core of our business for over 70 years. Enjoy great career opportunities with benefits such as 401K match, stock option retirement plan, ETO, vacation, and medical benefits starting day one.

Work Environment:

This role is based in a manufacturing facility on the first shift, where the noise level is typically loud, requiring hearing protection. Most work is conducted indoors, though large bay doors may open, exposing you to weather elements. The environment requires steel or composite toe boots, and PPE including ear plugs, safety glasses, gloves, and arm shields, some of which are provided. Housekeeping is conducted per shift, and you should expect to be dirty by the end of your shift.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Milford, DE.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $18.66 - $19.66/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 Milford, DE.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 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.