Job Description

Assembler

As an assembler, you will work with fiber cables, measuring, cutting, and placing them in clips according to blueprints or detailed work instructions. Your role will require feeding color-coded wires through connectors with precision, applying epoxy, and ensuring each wire is correctly positioned. You will operate small hand tools, microscopes, or projection scopes to complete assemblies, which will then undergo curing, polishing, and testing.

Responsibilities:

• Measure, cut, and place fiber cables in clips.
• Follow blueprints or detailed work instructions to feed color-coded wires through connectors.
• Apply epoxy and pull wires through to complete coding.
• Use small hand tools, microscopes, or projection scopes for assembly.
• Place assemblies into curing devices and ensure epoxy coatings dry correctly.
• Run assemblies through a final polishing stage and test connections for functionality.

Essential Skills:

• 1+ year of manufacturing experience with small parts or medical device assembly.
• Proficiency in guidewire and microscope assembly.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to see and differentiate colors accurately.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience in catheter stringing or similar assembly processes.

Why Work Here?

Join a rapidly growing team where early hires have the opportunity for quick advancement into leadership, supervisory, and quality roles. We prioritize employee wellbeing, offering comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability, and retirement plans. We also provide educational assistance and support for family planning. Our supportive environment is designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally.

Work Environment:

The newly renovated facility is expanding rapidly, set to grow from a small team to nearly 100 employees within 6-9 months. The work takes place in a clean room environment without strict dress code requirements. Assemblers are required to wear a smock over their clothing but may choose additional protective gear if desired. The work schedule is Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., transitioning to 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Thursday with optional overtime on Fridays starting November 3rd.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $25.00/hr. 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)

Workplace Type:

This is a fully onsite position in Oakdale, MN.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 12, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies' construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

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.

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