Assembler I (First Shift)

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Position Overview:

As an Assembler I, you will play a hands-on role in the final assembly of our locomotives, working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment to install, fit, and assemble critical components. Your work will directly contribute to delivering high-quality, world-class locomotives that power rail transportation across North America.

This is a first shift position.

What your day may look like:

• Assemble and install electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and structural components on locomotives and rail vehicles to ensure safe, reliable, and high-quality performance.
• Interpret blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematics, work instructions, and production documentation to accurately complete complex assembly tasks.
• Perform wire routing, cutting, termination, connection, and harness installation while maintaining strict quality and safety standards.
• Troubleshoot, modify, rework, and repair assemblies and components to resolve issues and support continuous production excellence.
• Collaborate with a skilled manufacturing team to build world-class locomotives, utilizing specialized tools, equipment, and assembly techniques in a fast-paced production environment.
• Maintain and enhance job-related skills through required training and continuous development initiatives

This posting outlines the primary responsibilities of the role, but is not all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned in alignment with business needs.

To thrive in this role, you have:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• 1+ years of hands-on experience in manufacturing, assembly, automotive, construction, electrical, mechanical, or related industrial environments.
• Proven ability to read and work from blueprints, schematics, technical drawings, and production documentation.
• Experience safely operating hand tools, power tools, pneumatic equipment, and other assembly tools.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, commitment to quality, and ability to follow detailed work instructions in English, while contributing to a team-oriented manufacturing environment.

Additional information:

Upon offer of employment, candidates will be subject to a background check and drug screen.

The physical demands described here are representative of those necessary to successfully perform the essential job duties:

• Frequently walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently required to climb stairs, steps, and ladders
• Frequently required to work on elevated platforms.
• Perform work overhead.
• Occasionally lift and move at most 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Candidates should be willing to work in non-climate-controlled environments and inclement weather if required or if applicable.

Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without needing current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

This position in located in Sacramento, CA. The base hourly rate for this position is $21.00. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

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For Siemens, our purpose has been clear for over 175 years: We create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone.

The world needs technologies that work. Technologies that matter. Technologies that solve today's challenges and help shape a better tomorrow. And that's exactly what we build. By bringing together the real world (factories, buildings, power grids, trains) with the digital world (software, data, AI, digital twins), we help our customers become more competitive, resilient, and sustainable.

Our technology is everywhere - in trains and transportation, we help move people faster, safer, and more sustainably.

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$21.00