Assembler - Military veterans preferred

Do you have a strong mechanical aptitude and looking for the right employment where your work is also meaningful everyday? Join our team at our newly built facility in Mount Juliet, Tennessee!

What we offer

• Starting rate at $20/hr with a wage increase after 90-days
• Day shift only
• Climate Control
• Monday – Thursday (10 hour shifts)
• Excellent health benefits plans, which includes FSA and HSA options
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• vacation, paid sick time-off and paid holidays

Who we are

Sunrise Medical is committed to improving people's lives by providing innovative, high-quality mobility products and services that exceed customer expectations. Sunrise Medical is a world leader in the development, design, manufacture, and distribution of manual and powered wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and both standard and made-to-order seating and positioning systems.

In order to better serve our North American customers, we have expanded our operations to a brand new facility in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Let’s talk about you joining us during this exciting time!

Job Summary

Primarily responsible for performing bench or line assembly operations on a variety of product(s) within production.

Competencies for a successful Sunrise Medical Assembler

• Initiative – Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked to or required by the situation.
• Thoroughness – Ensuring that one’s own and other’s work and information are complete and accurate; careful preparation for meetings and presentations; following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
• Fostering Teamwork – As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together cooperatively.
• Personal Credibility – Demonstrated concern that one be perceived as responsible, reliable and trustworthy.
• Flexibility – Openness to different and new ways of doing things; willingness to modify one’s preferred way of doing things.
• Customer Orientation – Demonstrated concern for satisfying one’s external and/or internal customers.

Principal Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assembly of product within production line using hand tools and power tools in accordance to specification and work instructions. Performs necessary TQC and documentation sign-offs.
• Responsible for training and learning a variety of workstations within production line by following training guidelines.
• Flexes up/down the production line as necessary. Responsible for learning and compliance to policies/ procedures applicable to the assembler position.
• Responsible for working closely with department manufacturing scheduler to assure proper work order scan tracking and required work order notes for JD Edwards.
• Responsible for following department area procedures (D.A.P.) on matters such as KANBAN, scrap/reprocessing and work instructions.
• Responsible for reporting on a variety of matters such as scrap, safety, training, attendance, purchase orders, etc.
• Participates in a self-managed team. Assumes specific responsibilities on a rotating basis for activities/items such as team representative, team indicators, team meeting minutes, etc.
• Responsible for following all applicable safety/housekeeping guidelines. Performs necessary preventative maintenance.
• Responsible for entering data into JD Edwards – Scanning/travelers back flushing.
• May work on special projects/assignments upon request.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• One (1) to three (3) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend (in English) simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Documents may include: Material Safety Data Sheets, work orders, work instructions, manuals, policies and procedures, etc.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Some computer skills are a preferred.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Arm-Hand Steadiness – The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity – The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Finger Dexterity – The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Wrist-Finger Speed – The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Dynamic Flexibility – The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Extent Flexibility – The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Static Strength – The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Trunk Strength – The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without ‘giving out’ or fatiguing.
• Deductive Reasoning – The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Written Comprehension – The ability to read and understand information and idea presented in writing.
• Vision – Requires close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Attendance – Regular attendance is required.
• Overtime – Must be able to work overtime, as required.