Assembler, Manufacturing ​/ Production

5280 Main St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55421, USA

Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM

At Kurt Machining our employee experience and ability to solve complex manufacturing challenges set us apart. We provide precision CNC-machining services utilizing state-of-the-art manufacturing, quality, and automation technology. Since 1946 we have delivered innovative solutions to the world’s most demanding customers and industries including aerospace, defense, semiconductor, oil and energy.

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The Assembler is responsible for producing and assembling machine parts according to specifications.

The ideal candidate is someone who shows up every day ready to learn and take on hands-on, detailed assembly work. You’re mechanically inclined, comfortable using basic tools, and enjoy working with your hands. You don’t need years of experience just a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and the ability to follow instructions and use measuring tools accurately. You take pride in doing quality work, stay productive throughout the day, and communicate well with your team.

If you reliable, curious, and willing to grow your skills, you’ll be a great fit for this role

Shift/

Hours:

1st Shift6:00 a.m.

- 2:30 p.m. Monday - Friday.

Compensation:

The anticipated starting pay range for this position is $19.67 to $26.22 per hour. The exact rate may depend on your skills, experience, reliability, and willingness to learn.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.

Essential Functions

• Reads and follows blueprints, specifications, and other instructions in order to build and assemble parts, partially or completely, in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Fastens parts together with bolts, screws, speed clips, rivets, or other fasteners, using hand tools.
• May remove small quantities of metal with hand files and scrapers to produce fit between parts.
• May operate drill presses, punch presses, riveting machines or other mechanical devices to assist in assembly operation.
• May inspect and test assembly.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reliable attendance is required.

Required

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED
• 1 year of related experience
• Mathematical skills that require the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and to make metric system conversions
• Ability to read and understand blueprints

Preferred

• 3 years of related experience
• Medical, dental, vision plans which are effective on your hire date.
• Health Care Savings Account (HSA)
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Company Paid Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program

Physical Demand Factors

The following physical demand factors should be used as a general guideline for employees listed under this job title.

Specific requirements will vary based on the employee’s individual work responsibilities.

Strength Level Rating:

Medium work.

Work involves exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, or an amount greater than negligible and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

The worker will occasionally (up to 1 / 3 of the time):

• Stoop by bending body downward and forward requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles
• Kneel by bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee(s)
• Crouch by bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine; perceive attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touch
• Talk by expressing or exchanging communication by means of the spoken work to impart oral information
• Hear by perceiving the nature of sounds by ear
• Judge distances and spatial relationships (see objects three-dimensionally)
• Adjust vision to bring objects into sharp focus
• Identify and distinguish colors

A worker in this job will frequently (from 1 / 3 to 2 / 3 of the…