Manufacturing Associate

Assembly Operator

The Company

Founded in 1946, HI-LEX is a leading supplier of window regulators, door modules, power lift gate systems, and mechanical control cables primarily serving the automotive industry, but also the power sports, marine, construction equipment, and medical device sectors. Headquartered in Takarazuka, Japan (near Osaka), and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), HI-LEX employs more than 12,000 associates across its global footprint. 

Assembly Operator: The Job

• As an Assembly Operator, you be assisting in putting together the door module assembly and/or window regulator. You will be assigned a station at the line. It will be your duty to wait for the to come to you and complete your process for your station in a specific amount of time. Once you are finished, the part will move on to the next person in line. You will then wait for the next part to come to you, repeat the assembly process for your station with the next part, and so on.

Assembly Operator Benefits

• 1st shift: $17.25
• 2nd shift: $18.25 (includes a $1.00 shift premium)
• PTO
• Company paid Holidays
• Company paid Short-Term Disability
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance
• Major Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for you and eligible dependents, including HSA option, available, to start the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 401K, with employer match
• Optional FSA
• Optional Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness
• Optional Long-Term Disability
• Referral Bonuses
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Internal promotional opportunities, hourly and salary roles

Assembly Operator Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform work in safe manner, following all safety rules.
• Attach components in prescribed order to assemble product.
• Align, fit and secure components, using hand operations and fastening techniques for bench word.
• Assure component parts and finished assembly component with all quality checks required by the stations.
• Assure that component parts used are those required for the part that is being assembled.
• Assist all other operators on line.
• Perform the work of all stations on rotating basis as required by the company.
• Move parts from containers on the floor or other location to the containers in the work area.
• Sort and rework components on the assembly line or other locations to meet the quality requirements.
• Perform work in a safe manner, following all safety rules and keeps work area in a clean and orderly condition. 
• Use hand tools, such as staple gun, hand pallet jack, wrapping machine, scale, computer, and printer, as necessary
• Perform other duties as necessary.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING, SKILLS, ABILITIES, EXPERIENCE:

• Use hand tools, staple gun, hand pallet jack, wrapping machine, scale, computer and printer

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Office environment with noise from computer peripherals such as printers and disk drives.
• Also works in factory environment with noise from manufacturing environment. Exposure to moving equipment, parts and electrical shock. Possible serious injury due to carelessness around equipment.
• Sometimes lifts, carries or moves objects – weighing up to 35 pounds. Average weight limit is 3-5 pounds.