Assembler
Powell Industries
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build and assemble mechanical components for Switchgear units.
- Assemble Switchgear units as per drawings and instructions.
- Repair identified discrepancies with Switchgear units.
- Promote a safety culture as well as attend all safety meetings.
- Ensures quality by following standard work instructions and identifying any potential risks to product quality.
- Ensure that work areas remain clean and well organized.
- Other duties as required.
- Positive attitude.
- Willingness to learn.
- Ability to follow directions from Senior Assemblers and Lead Assemblers.
- Effectively demonstrates on-time delivery and the ability to stay focused on goals and responsibilities.
- Self-starter with ability to take on multiple tasks with a drive to succeed.
- Challenges the status quo; looks for better or more efficient ways to get results.
- Ability to adapt to new ideas, technology, processes or product changes.
- Believes and displays through actions that our customers represent our current success and remain vital to our future growth.
- Demonstrates integrity and ethical decision making.
- Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks.
- Able to work effectively within your team and around other departments and their activities.
- Ability to learn and adhere to all manufacturing policies and practices to ensure adherence to ISO requirements
- Must have a basic command of the English language, both written and verbal.
- A minimum education level of a High School Diploma is required.
- Minimum 0-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Previous experience in Switchgear units is considered an asset.
- Ability to read a tape measure (including conversions from fraction to decimal and conversely from decimal to fraction and metric to imperial).
- Knowledge of machines and tools including their design, use, repair and maintenance.
- Basic computer knowledge considered and asset.
- Prior ability or interest in building or repairing mechanical components considered an asset.
- Safety training certificates are an asset for the position.
- Safety sensitive position in a temperature-controlled manufacturing or industrial environment with occasional outside activities.
- Required to wear personnel protective equipment at all times (i.e., hard hats, safety glasses, hearing protection, safety harnesses as required) and respirators when required.
- Must be able to work from all types of ladders (step ladders, "A" frame ladders and all size extension ladders) and scaffolding.
- Working at heights usually no higher than 30 feet in the air or using proper lift equipment.
- Able to maintain body equilibrium and agility to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, ascending or descending stairs.
- Bending the body at the waist, the legs at the knees, and extending arms and hands in any direction in a repetitive manner continuously.
- Continuous standing, walking 50-300-foot distances for long periods of time with only occasional sitting.
- Must be able to climb stairs frequently throughout the shift.
- Able to frequently look over shoulders, work with both arms above shoulders and use both arms at full length frequently.
- Using upper extremities to apply or exert a force continuously up to 50lbs.
- Ability to use hand tools such as tin snips, hammer, and power tools (some vibrating), for long periods of time with frequent repetition.