Assembler

Job Title: Assembler

Pay: $18-19/hour

Job Description

We are seeking an assembler to join our team, responsible for assembling, building, and packaging corrugated, foam, and wood products. Utilize hand tools, glue guns, tape equipment, and other production tools to ensure the high quality of our products. Your role will involve feeding and catching materials from production equipment, inspecting finished products, and identifying defective or non-conforming materials. Additionally, you will clean, repair, refurbish, sort, stack, and prepare boxes, crates, pallets, and packaging materials for shipment.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, build, and package corrugated, foam, and wood products using hand tools, glue guns, tape equipment, and other production tools.
• Feed and catch materials from production equipment.
• Inspect finished products and identify defective or non-conforming materials.
• Clean, repair, refurbish, sort, stack, and prepare boxes, crates, pallets, and packaging materials for shipment.

Essential Skills

• Experience assembling products in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to follow work instructions.
• Understanding of how and why things are put together.
• Proficiency in using hand and power tools.
• Capability to perform all job duties effectively.

Why Work Here?

We offer holiday lunches and employee appreciation events throughout the year, alongside an end-of-summer company picnic featuring food, prizes, and a cornhole tournament. Benefit from a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options. Enjoy career growth opportunities with a clear path from Assistant Machine Operator to Machine Operator, along with paid training on all facility equipment and processes. Overtime is available for those looking to maximize their earnings, and we have a stable workforce with an average employee tenure of 5-10 years. Our promote-from-within culture rewards strong performance and continued growth with 3% annual raises.

Work Environment

Located in Schenectady, NY, the work environment is climate controlled, although it can get a little hot in the summer. The environment is loud and noisy, with active, physical work that remains consistent day-to-day. Supportive supervisors foster a team-focused culture. The shift is Monday to Thursday from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM and Friday from 5:00 AM to 1:30 PM. Overtime is available for employees.

This is a Permanent position based out of Schenectady, NY.

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $19.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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)

This is a fully onsite position in Schenectady,NY.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 19, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.