Mechanical Assembler; Heavy Machinery

At Dearing Compressor & Pump, our people power everything we do. They’re not just employees, they’re the heartbeat of our success and the driving force behind our progress. That’s why we treat every team member like family. With a strong, collaborative culture, and a true people‑first approach, Dearing isn’t just a place to work, it’s a place to grow, make an impact, and thrive.

Performs assembly of compressor packages and prepares the finished unit for shipment by performing the following duties.

• Analyzes assembly blueprint and specifications, and plans machine assembly operation.
• Verifies conformance of parts to blueprints.
• Attaches slings to parts or components to move into position with a crane for assembly.
• Aligns components for assembly and bolts parts together.
• Torques bolts to specifications.
• Stamps, paints or otherwise identifies piping and other components to facilitate ease of reassembly.
• With crane assist, removes piping from the compressor, engine, cooler and pressure vessels.
• Pressure washes and otherwise prepares Compressor Package for painting.
• Covers certain items with masking tape in preparation for painting.
• Cleans work area, machines, tools and equipment.

One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

• Technical Skills
  - Shares expertise with others.
• Teamwork
  - Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Quality
  - Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

The employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Generous PTO
• 401K Retirement Plan with a 4% Match
• Competitive Salary

The work environment described here is representative of those an employee encounters while working at Dearing Compressor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the specific job. The exposure in the office areas are typical and plant operations areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as steel toed shoes, safety glasses with side shields and hearing protection.

In the plant area, the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts. Temperature of manufacturing work area may be affected by outside temperatures and machining operations. The employee is occasionally exposed to odors, airborne particles, and vibration. The noise level in the manufacturing area is usually loud. The noise level in the office is usually quiet. During occasional trips into the field, there may be other exposures beyond those stated due to field conditions.