Assembler, Booting

Position Description

Assembler, Booting

DESTACO, a Stabilus Company, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance automation, work holding, and remote handling solutions. The company serves customers in a variety of end-markets, including the automotive, life sciences, consumer goods, packaging, aerospace, and nuclear sectors.

Built on a legacy of over 100 years, DESTACO offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to engineer precise movement, placement and control solutions that drive productivity and uptime for manufacturers around the world. The DESTACO family of products consists of industry-leading brands such as DESTACO Manual and Power Clamps, Camco and Ferguson Indexers, Robohand Grippers and CRL Manipulators and Transfer Ports.

DESTACO is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and operates globally through ~700 employees across 11 locations.

With nearly 90 years of demonstrated expertise, The Stabilus Group is one of the world's leading providers of motion control solutions for customers across a broad spectrum of industries.

Stabilus, approaching 1.5B EUR in revenue, is headquartered in Koblenz, Germany and employs more than 7,000 team members across 34 locations in 18 countries.

Stabilus SE is listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and included in the MDAX

Central Research Laboratories (CRL), the Remote Handling business within DESTACO is a key P&L serving the Life Sciences (pharmaceutical, radio‑pharmaceutical and bio‑containment) and Nuclear market segments. Our products are recognized in the marketplace under the CRL brand.

Perform a variety of duties to build & inspect levels of appropriate material on accordion sleeves, glove ports & other items within the booting department. This position reports to the Assembly/Booting Supervisor.

• Must be able to read and understand component prints
• Assemble and glue parts to prints.
• Inspect and touchup by performing air tests to boot extensions and gauntlets.
• Inspect and touchup by connecting air tight plates to ends, inflate and immerse in water trough to check for leaks
• Perform touchup as needed
• Must be able to communicate with Sprayer & Scheduler
• Review work orders for number, type of boots and dates needed.
• Maintain Quality and traceability documentation
• Use dial indicator to measure thickness.
• Train counterpart regarding process for maintaining Quality and traceability documentation
• Replace parts as needed.
• Review inventory of materials weekly and turn in bag tickets to reorder materials.
• Dry boots and gauntlets with cloths and add anti‑stick powder.
• Notify inspection of completed products.
• Maintain Assembly Room Housekeeping during shift

• Requires dexterity skills
• Basic math skills.
• Requires ability to read, write and interpret prints to complete assemblies.
• Must be able to mentally track several jobs simultaneously and actively stay productive at all times.
• Requires close attention to detail.
• Minimum 1 years working in a manufacturing environment required
• Experience with Oracle a plus
• Experience with MS Word and MS Excel
• Must be able to work effectively under deadlines

• Flexible, with strong teamwork orientation
• Use a variety of fixtures, hand and power tools and precision measuring devices during operations.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization and problem‑solving skills; analytical and creative
• Strong orientation toward quality, safety and continuous improvement
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Commitment to lean principles
• Ability to work in teams, provide project status, and maintain a high level of communication
• Ability to multi‑task and manage stressful situations
• Strong customer mindset

• High School diploma required

• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
• Stand 10+ hours a day
• Good manual dexterity
• Eye hand coordination and attention to detail
• Ability to bend, twist and turn
• Must clear medical respirator and chemical handling exams required to work in Booting Area.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.