**Job Title: Assembler** **Job Description** We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Assembler to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for assembling various attachments and products, following detailed instructions, and utilizing hand and power tools. You will also be required to stand for extended periods and lift heavy objects. **Responsibilities** + Assemble various attachments and products + Follow detailed instructions + Utilize hand and power tools + Visually inspect parts prior to assembly + Set up and prepare jobs for assembly + Check part availability on computer and obtain parts from inventory + Use assembly tooling such as presses, drill machines, testing fixtures, and assembly fixtures + Apply Loctite, grease, epoxy, etc., as specified per assigned work instructions + Assemble products according to special handling instructions as required + Thoroughly clean and prepare product surfaces for labeling using acetone + Apply proper labeling + Maintain and clean work area, including removing trash, wiping down table tops, and cleaning floors + Rework failed products as necessary **Essential Skills** + Experience with hand and power tools + Attention to detail + Ability to lift 50+ lbs + Experience in a manufacturing environment + Experience with mechanical assembly and production **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Blueprint reading **Why Work Here?** Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401K, profit sharing, and paid vacation from the time of hire. Take advantage of our referral and retention bonuses, free uniforms and cleaning services, and paid breaks. We also offer opportunities for upward mobility, access to an on-site gym, and an off-site clinic partnership where additional charges are covered for insured employees. **Work Environment** Our facility manufactures essential connections and attachments for first responders and monitors for fire trucks to remove carcinogenics from the air. The facility is clean and well-organized but not temperature controlled, so it can get warm in the summer and cold in the winter. Employees are allowed to wear knee-length shorts. This position requires standing for extended periods, lifting heavy objects, and wearing steel-toed shoes. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Valparaiso, Indiana. **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.