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Job Title:  Machine Builder

AmeriChem Systems, Inc. is a fast-growing manufacturer of custom fabricated systems.

We offer a challenging career in a role where you can have significant impact on our company’s success and enjoy being part of a hardworking and winning team.

As a Machine Builder, you will be a member of the fabrication team providing expertise in support of manufacturing. The machine builder is responsible for fitting and assembling components according to assembly drawings, manuals, engineering memos, sketches and/or knowledge of machine construction. This position requires a strong technical ability and is for a motivated individual who enjoys a variety of responsibility.

Responsibilities

  • Verifies conformance of parts to bill of material and drawings, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, gauges, and micrometers
  • Machine assembly from bill of material and drawings
  • Assembling pneumatic and hydraulic circuits from drawings
  • Electrical wiring
  • Machining
  • Machine start-up and packaging
  • Interpret fabrication drawings, following applicable best practices and work instructions.
  • Collaborate and communicate with the project engineer and operations personnel throughout the entire project cycle
  • Uphold professional and technical communication standards throughout the organization

Required Knowledge

  • Knowledge and experience in various fabrication techniques
  • Ability to work with power tools (i.e. Band saws, bench grinders)
  • Ability to work with hand tools
  • Machining skills: lathe, mill, cutting tools
  • Ability to read mechanical, electrical and pneumatic drawings
  • Understanding of ISO 9001:2015 QMS

Required Attributes

  • Strong team member
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Strong technical competencies
  • Highly adaptive to new concepts and techniques
  • Requires excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to find ways to work under pressure and still make deadlines without cutting corners or endangering the integrity of the equipment and/or the employer as a whole.
  • Willingness to participate in internal training to expand technical background.
  • Requires ability to interact professionally with other departments, customers and suppliers.

Working Environment

  • Shop Environment
  • Rapidly changing schedules and deadlines.
  • Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
  • Visual Acuity: Position requires visual acuity to inspect the quality of their work
  • Work Environment: Moderate noise.
  • Environmental Conditions: Outdoor weather conditions. Extreme heat (temperatures above 100° for periods of more than one hour). Vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body. Hazards. (Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current)

Education/Experience

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent.
  • 1-2 years of experience in fabrication or manufacturing

 

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