Machine Builder

Overview

ATC Automation is hiring a Machine Builder in Cookeville, TN. Step into a role where hands-on skill meets forward-thinking innovation. As a machine builder, you will fit and assemble components according to assembly blueprints, manuals, engineering memos, and sketches as well as construct, rebuild and repair machines using precision instruments, various hand tools and power tools. You'll collaborate with a team that values precision, teamwork, and continuous improvement—helping deliver high-performance solutions that advance the future of automation.

Since 1977, ATC Automation has been redefining what’s possible in custom automation. From concept to commissioning, we partner with leading brands across the globe to design and deliver custom machinery that drives efficiency, precision, and long-term performance. Our automation expertise spans critical industries that shape the way we live and move—Life Science, Transportation, Consumer Products, and General Industry.

Each day begins with reviewing project documentation to understand system requirements, assembly details, and build expectations. You’ll work with a variety of mechanical tools and equipment to assemble automation systems with precision and efficiency. Quality will be a constant priority—you’ll inspect components, verify assemblies, and ensure every project meets ATC’s rigorous standards. Collaboration plays a major role in your success. You’ll partner with engineers and fellow technicians to troubleshoot issues, document processes, and propose improvements that enhance system reliability and performance.

Maintaining a safe, clean, and organized work environment is essential to ensuring both safety and excellence.

• High School Diploma or equivalent, with 1–3 years of hands-on experience or technical certificate in a related manufacturing, assembly, or mechanical field.
• Proven ability to read, analyze, and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and specifications, including mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic schematics.
• Strong knowledge of bill of materials (BOMs), with the ability to verify component conformance to design and customer requirements.
• Experience aligning components and assemblies, verifying tolerances, and ensuring proper fit and function of moving parts.
• Skilled in mechanical assembly, machine setup, and operational testing, including running equipment through tryouts and validating performance.
• Proficient in layout work, including locating, drilling, and tapping holes for assembly.
• Ability to hand sketch parts and accurately dimension them for fabrication or modification.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting skills, including the ability to identify root causes of mechanical or system malfunctions and recommend corrective actions.
• Authorized to make disposition decisions on nonconforming parts, including rework or rejection, in accordance with quality standards.
• Working knowledge of machining processes, toolmaking, and mechanical design concepts is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with machine designers and engineers during concept development, fabrication, and assembly, including authorizing drawing changes as needed.
• Experience reading and interpreting electrical schematics, pneumatic circuits, and I/O diagrams, with the ability to plumb pneumatic systems and perform low-voltage I/O checks.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work cooperatively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Professional demeanor when interacting with customers, coworkers, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, follow detailed instructions, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Demonstrated reliability, including regular and punctual attendance.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required.
• Performs additional duties as assigned by management.

• Work in standing/sitting position continuously.
• Stand, walk, push, pull, reach overhead, and bend to floor.
• Physically be underneath machines working overhead.
• Exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally.
• Exert 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently.
• Exert up to 10 pounds of force…