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OTTO Engineering

Assembler 1st shift

Carpentersville, IL · On-site

$15.25/hr

Assembler 1st shift Do you enjoy handicraft hobbies such as Legos, making jewelry, or putting together model kits? The Assembler position at OTTO Engineering might be a good fit for you! Why should ...

OTTO Engineering

Assembler 1st shift

Carpentersville, IL · On-site

$15.25/hr

Assembler 1st shift Do you enjoy handicraft hobbies such as Legos, making jewelry, or putting together model kits? The Assembler position at OTTO Engineering might be a good fit for you! Why should ...

OTTO Engineering

Assembler 1st shift

Carpentersville, IL · On-site

$15.25/hr

Assembler 1st shift Do you enjoy handicraft hobbies such as Legos, making jewelry, or putting together model kits? The Assembler position at OTTO Engineering might be a good fit for you! Why should ...

Spirax-Sarco Engineering

Assembler 1st Shift

Cary, IL · On-site

$17.51/hr

Assembler 1st Shift Composed of Chromalox,Durex Industries, Vulcanic, and Thermocoax businesses, Electrical ThermalSolutions (ETS), part of Spirax Group, creates electrical process heating ...

Durex Industries

Assembler 1st Shift

Cary, IL · On-site

$17.51/hr

Assembler 1st Shift Composed of Chromalox,Durex Industries, Vulcanic, and Thermocoax businesses, Electrical ThermalSolutions (ETS), part of Spirax Group, creates electrical process heating ...

Chromalox

Assembler 1st Shift

Cary, IL · On-site

$17.51/hr

Assembler 1st Shift Composed of Chromalox,Durex Industries, Vulcanic, and Thermocoax businesses, Electrical ThermalSolutions (ETS), part of Spirax Group, creates electrical process heating ...

SPX

Heavy Assembler - 1st Shift

Delavan, WI

$14.25 - $17.75/hr

Please note, training will take place on 1st shift. We are pleased to offer a competitive wage, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefit package effective day one of employment. Success in this ...

SPX FLOW

Heavy Assembler - 1st Shift

Delavan, WI · On-site

$14.25 - $17.75/hr

Please note, training will take place on 1st shift. We are pleased to offer a competitive wage, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefit package effective day one of employment. Success in this ...

Smalley

1ST SHIFT MATERIAL HANDLER

Lake Zurich, IL · On-site

$17 - $18/hr

1ST SHIFT MATERIAL HANDLER Smalley LZ - Lake Zurich, IL Overview Salary Range $17.00 - $18.00 Hourly Position Type Full Time Job Shift 1st shift Category Manufacturing Description Smalley is the ...

The Reserves Network

Assembler 1st Shift

Elgin, IL · On-site

$17 - $20/hr

Assembler 1 st Shift | $ 17-$ 20 an hour | Monday-Friday | 6:00 am-2:30 pm What Matters Most * Competitive Pay of $17-$20 per hour depending on your experience. * Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00 am-2 ...

Spirax-Sarco Engineering

Assembler 1st Shift

Cary, IL

$16.25 - $20.25/hr

The Role: As the Assembler, you will join our Durex Industries and support...Assembly Team Member, you will play a key role in supporting our manufacturing operations by producing high-quality ...

Chromalox

Assembler 1st Shift

Cary, IL · On-site

$16.25 - $20.25/hr

The Role: As the Assembler, you will join our Durex Industries and support...Assembly Team Member, you will play a key role in supporting our manufacturing operations by producing high-quality ...

The Reserves Network Inc

Assembler 1st Shift

Elgin, IL · On-site

$17 - $20/hr

Assembler 1 st Shift | $ 17-$ 20 an hour | Monday-Friday | 6:00 am-2:30 pm What Matters Most * Competitive Pay of $17-$20 per hour depending on your experience. * Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00 am-2 ...

Durex Industries

Assembler 1st Shift

Cary, IL · On-site

$16.25 - $20.25/hr

The Role: As the Assembler, you will join our Durex Industries and support...Assembly Team Member, you will play a key role in supporting our manufacturing operations by producing high-quality ...

Spirax-Sarco Ltd.

Assembler 1st Shift

Cary, IL · On-site

$16.25 - $20.25/hr

The Role: As the Assembler, you will join our Durex Industries and support...Assembly Team Member, you will play a key role in supporting our manufacturing operations by producing high-quality ...

Chromalox

Assembler 1st Shift

Cary, IL · On-site

$16.25 - $20.25/hr

The Role: As the Assembler, you will join our Durex Industries and support...Assembly Team Member, you will play a key role in supporting our manufacturing operations by producing high-quality ...

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Assembler 1st shift

OTTO Engineering

Carpentersville, IL

$15.25/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Job description

Assembler 1st shift

Do you enjoy handicraft hobbies such as Legos, making jewelry, or putting together model kits? The Assembler position at OTTO Engineering might be a good fit for you!

Why should you join OTTO Engineering?

  • At OTTO, we don't just manufacture products - we engineer mission-critical solutions with precision and pride.
  • As a core value, we focus on delivering for our customers through innovative technology, superior quality, value, and responsiveness … as a result, our growth continues!
  • Employees are our greatest asset, which is why we share our company's profits to celebrate our collective success.
  • As a privately-owned company, we are proud to invest significantly in our community and in our own growth, focusing on long-term business success.
  • We are proudly American!

Why you'll love our Production Team!

A friendly, family atmosphere

Opportunities for learning and growth

Clean, air-conditioned working environment

Ability to listen to music, podcasts through earbuds while working

As our Assembler 1st shift, you will provide a variety of manufacturing duties.

The Assembler 1st shift will:

  • Able to assemble a limited variety of parts involving few details
  • Required to use light bench equipment, simple hand and power tools and assembly/test fixtures
  • Able to perform simple adjustments
  • Capable of interpreting routers, bill of materials, and portions of blueprints to build easy to medium assemblies
  • Assist with other related duties as required or assigned

About you - What you'll bring to the table:

  • No previous experience
  • Ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
  • Basic communication skills
  • Requires ability to differentiate between colors on certain jobs in this classification
  • Bona Fide Occupational Qualification: Visual acuity test and color vision screening will be performed after offer/acceptance of position. Hiring is contingent upon a passing score of 20/25 (in both eyes) and passing of the color screen

What OTTO offers for this specific position:

  • Hourly rate: $15.25 per hour
  • Profit Sharing Bonus - OTTO believes that it's fair to share the profits that the employees help to make; profit sharing is distributed to employees twice a year. OTTO's profit sharing plan is paid at the discretion of the company and is not a guaranteed bonus or any part of a compensation plan.
  • Vacation: five days after 30 days of employment and 80 hours at 1 year - vacation time is earned on the anniversary date.

OTTO's Benefits:

Health:

Medical Insurance-

  • HMO Plan
  • Standard PPO Plan
  • Enhanced PPO Plan
  • High Deducible PPO Plan
  • FSA, LFSA, and HSA

Dental Insurance-

  • Base Plan
  • Buy-Up Plan

Vision Insurance

401(k) with a company match

Life insurance:

  • Life/AD&D
  • Voluntary Life/AD&D
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability

10 paid holidays

Company picnic

Holiday party

AND numerous OTTO celebrations throughout the year!


To review all of OTTO's available opportunities,

please visit our career page by clicking on the link below:

https://otto-engineering-inc.breezy.hr/

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