Job Description

Overview

Watts is a company dedicated to providing safe, clean water and protecting the planet's resources. The Assembler, Package Heater position involves assembling mechanical and electrical components into packaged heater units, ensuring quality and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble mechanical and electrical components into completed packaged heater units.
  • Perform bench and floor assembly operations using technical drawings, blueprints, schematics, and work instructions.
  • Precision-fit components to meet engineering specifications and required tolerances.
  • Operate hand tools, power tools, measuring instruments, pallet jacks, and other assembly equipment.
  • Inspect parts, subassemblies, and finished products to ensure quality, accuracy, and compliance with specifications.
  • Package components and finished equipment for shipment, ensuring proper protection, labeling, and handling requirements are met.
  • Utilize Kanban systems to support inventory replenishment and material flow.
  • Prepare surfaces and apply paint as required to achieve high-quality finished products.
  • Follow all safety policies, procedures, and standard work instructions.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to team productivity goals.
  • Assume responsibility for other projects and duties as assigned by Production Supervisor or other company management.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, work instructions, and technical documents.
  • Ability to safely use hand tools, power tools, and measuring equipment.
  • Basic mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to lift, move, and handle parts and materials safely.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
  • Effective communication and teamwork skills.
  • Commitment to workplace safety and compliance with all company policies.
  • Understanding of and adherence to applicable laws, codes, policies, regulations, and safety practices and procedures.
  • Must successfully establish employment eligibility and satisfactorily complete background checks, including drug screening, and required pre-employment testing.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position is onsite and is based in Blauvelt, NY.
  • This is a union position.
  • Working conditions include working on-site in a manufacturing facility.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
PTO

How this job compares in Blauvelt, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 19% below the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New York, where the middle half runs $28–$42/hr across 109 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 28% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Blauvelt, NY

Blauvelt, NY is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 165 other active welding openings from 107 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New York.

Watts Water Technologies currently has 1 other opening live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (16), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (8), and Veterans Health Administration (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Bronx at $43/hr, New York at $40/hr, and Brooklyn at $40/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Assembler Package Heater figures were last recalculated when this page was built.