Assembly Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Machine Builder

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Mechanical Assembly Technician to join our team on a full-time, long-term basis. The position operates Monday to Friday from 6:00 am to 2:30 pm, with optional Saturday shifts. This role involves dismantling, rebuilding, adjusting, cleaning, inspecting, repairing, painting, assembling, and adapting equipment for demonstration and/or development tests.

Responsibilities

• Dismantle and rebuild machinery, ensuring all components are clean, repaired, and painted as needed.
• Read and interpret blueprints to disassemble and assemble machinery using hand and power tools.
• Fit and lay out mating parts of assemblies, and prepare parts for additional machining.
• Replace defective or worn parts and reassemble machinery, adjusting clearances and timing of control devices to specifications.
• Assemble, operate, disassemble, clean up, and reassemble all primary and auxiliary machinery as required.
• Set up and prepare equipment for operations, establishing rates as instructed.
• Operate all test machinery, record pertinent data, and conduct routine evaluations of sample materials.
• Modify components for tests to ensure successful demonstrations.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in mechanical assembly and machine building.
• Ability to read blueprints and use a tape measure accurately.
• Experience with hand and power tools.
• General labor and mechanical assembly skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Open to entry-level mechanically inclined individuals.
• Experience in welding, pipefitting, automotive work, or military service is advantageous.
• Electrical troubleshooting and repairs, including schematic reading, is a plus.
• Installation experience and military veterans with secret clearance are highly valued.

Why Work Here?

This role offers an excellent opportunity to learn a new trade and establish a long-term career with growth potential. Employees benefit from a contract-to-direct role, complete with benefits, paid time off, and a 401k after conversion. The company is committed to employee development and offers a supportive environment to help you succeed.

Work Environment

The work environment is dynamic and supportive, located in Saginaw, MI, where the company has been since 1886. As a small, privately run organization, we prioritize taking care of our employees and clients. The company designs, builds, installs, and services a wide range of mixing, compounding, and centrifugal separation equipment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Saginaw, Michigan.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Freeland, MI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $31.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Freeland,MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 17, 2025.

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.

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 meet 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 in solving 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.

Company Description

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 meet 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 in solving 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.