Assembler/Tester

Position: Assembler/Tester

Location: Westbrook, CT | Full Time

Company Overview:

The Lee Company is a global leader in the design and production of miniature, precision fluid control components for the aerospace, medical/scientific instrument, oil tool, and automotive industries.

Lee Company products are recognized worldwide for superior quality, reliability, and performance. Lee’s unique capabilities in miniaturization and engineering keep the company at the forefront of fluid control technology and identify Lee as a leading innovator in the field of fluid handling and control.

Founded in 1948, The Lee Company occupies over one million sq. ft. of modern manufacturing and office space at four sites in Westbrook and Essex, Connecticut, and employs over 1,000 people.

Job Description:

Assemblers/Testers perform sub and final assembly of a variety of products, often using assembly jigs and fixtures to maintain tolerances. They work from drawings, routing sheets and work instructions to follow the specific methods and procedures of each assembly and can use hand tools and/or simple machine tools to perform operations and assembly functions. Testing requires the set up and monitoring of automated assembly or test equipment.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, ideally with some experience with the assembly of machined components. Strong candidates will be trained.
• Basic mechanical aptitude and use of simple mathematical skills.
• Ability to concentrate daily, which involves; mental attention, finger dexterity, eye/hand coordination, and concentrated visual acuity.
• Extra credit if you have used precision measurement instruments, specialized trade tools and equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Perform sub and final bench assembly of a variety of standard products.
• Work from simple drawings, routing sheets, and work instructions to apply the specific methods and procedures of each assembly or test operation.
• Set up and use bench-type power and hand tools, and/or simple machine tools to perform operations and assembly functions.
• Use various measuring instruments such as thread gauges, pin gauges, micrometers, microscopes, dial indicators, and dial verniers to check work and maintain quality.
• Set up and monitor automated assembly or test equipment.

The Lee Company Advantages:

The Lee Company offers opportunities for career growth in a well-managed company providing an attractive range of benefits including company-paid health insurance, profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, and daycare subsidy. The Lee Company is situated in southern New England in a rural, campus setting close to the Long Island Sound.

Please send resume to careers@theleeco.com

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.