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Assembler (3rd Shift)
Bison Gear & Engineering Corp.
Posted on 03/14/2023
Location
St. Charles, IL 60174
Description
Why Join Bison Gear & Engineering?
It’s an exciting time to work for Bison Gear and Engineering! We believe that personal, professional and company growth all go hand in hand. So we develop, challenge and incentivize our people to deliver the very best for our loyal customers. We’re a team made up of problem solvers, risk-takers, thinkers and doers.
At Bison we give you the opportunity to develop your career based on your strengths and potential. Bison is a career destination for engaged, passionate and talented people who are driven to seek the innovation, growth and opportunity that we offer.
Our Story
Bison Gear and Engineering began in 1960 by designing problem-solving gearboxes and gear motors for their customers. Today, the company has grown into an industry leader for fractional horsepower electric motor, integral gearmotor and gear reducer products by implementing innovative lean manufacturing processes, world class engineering and customer support teams driven by their Robusticity® design philosophy; allowing Bison to consistently expand its product line with new motion control and power transmission solutions.
Job Summary:
The Assembler will work in a great collaborative environment and be responsible for assembling and testing gear units, motors, sub-assemblies or any other variety of company products.
Job Responsibilities:
· Complete repetitive assembly operations requiring operator to follow sequence of work.
· Make simple direct readings of quality checks of parts and assemblies, reporting any unusual conditions to superior.
· Work from verbal instructions and bills of material.
· Move material and position work using electric or hand truck.
· Follow all company policies, safety rules, and practices.
· Work well with others.
· Keep work area clean and neat.
· Work overtime when required.
· Good attendance is required to assure efficient operation of the department.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills:
· High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
· Six months or more of related manufacturing experience and/or training
· Use various types of hand tools and automatic bench tools to assemble units. Operate bench press.
· Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, shop orders, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
· Ability to record data.
· Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
· Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Our Mission
Our first responsibility is to completely satisfy the needs of the people and organizations that use and distribute our products, while providing best value solutions for their power transmission requirements
Pride Statement
People Relentless In Delivering Excellence
"Each time a customer interacts with Bison we want them to be completely satisfied. To achieve this goal, each employee is empowered, enabled, and encouraged to provide defect-free, highest-value products and services."
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Bison Gear and Engineering began in 1960 by designing problem-solving gearboxes and gear motors for their customers. Over fifty years later, the company has grown into an industry leader in electric motor, gear motor and gear reducer products by implementing innovative lean manufacturing processes, a world class engineering and support team and consistently expanding its vast product line with new motion control and power transmission solutions.