Assembly Technician (Intermediate Level)
Location: Apex Filling Systems – Michigan City, IN
About Us:
Apex Filling Systems designs and builds high-quality filling equipment for customers across a variety of industries. We are a growing company focused on excellence, teamwork, and creating raving fans—both for our customers and our employees.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Assembly Technician to join our production team. This role is ideal for someone with strong mechanical skills who can work independently, read technical drawings, and contribute to building high-quality equipment with minimal supervision.
What You’ll Do:
- Assemble mechanical systems and full machine builds
- Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and assembly drawings
- Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical issues during assembly
- Use a variety of hand and power tools with confidence
- Ensure builds meet quality standards and specifications
- Collaborate with engineering and production teams to improve processes
- Train or assist entry-level technicians as needed
What We’re Looking For:
- 2+ years of mechanical assembly or manufacturing experience
- Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving ability
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
- Experience using hand and power tools in a production environment
- Basic electrical or pneumatic knowledge
- Experience with troubleshooting or machine start-up
- High attention to detail and quality
- Dependable with strong work ethic
- After training, this role may include approximately one week per month of travel to customer sites to support equipment builds and customer success
Nice to Have:
- Experience building industrial equipment or machinery
Why Join Apex?
- Competitive pay based on experience
- Opportunity to work on custom-built equipment
- Growth potential within a growing company
- Team-oriented environment with strong leadership
If you take pride in your work, can build with minimal direction, and enjoy solving problems, we’d like to hear from you.
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many years of experience do you have in mechanical assembly or manufacturing?
a. Less than 2 years
b. 2–3 years
c. 3–5 years
d. 5+ years
- Which of the following tools have you used regularly in a work environment? (Select all that apply)
a. Drills / impact drivers
b. Torque wrenches
c. Hand tools (wrenches, sockets, etc.)
d. Measuring tools (calipers, tape measure, etc.)
e. None of the above
- Describe a time you ran into an issue during a build or assembly. What was the problem and how did you fix it?
- After training is completed, this role may require approximately one week per month of travel to customer facilities. Are you comfortable with this requirement?
Work Location: In person
