Through Hole Assembly Technician

Job Description

Job Description

SMT Assembly Tech - The candidate will be assembling circuit boards and utilizing SMT and thru-hole soldering techniques. Candidates must have strong soldering background and electrical assembly experience.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Read work orders, follow production drawings, and routings.
• Perform soldering duties; pre-wave assembly, through-hole and surface mount.
• Prepare components using a variety of lead-forming tools.
• Connect or route component lead wires between individual component leads or other components, connectors, terminals, and contact points.
• Perform online visual inspection and produce products to acceptable production level.
• Ensures quality of product, conformance to designated process controls, and written procedures and maintains efficiency to comply with schedule requirements.
• Must be familiar with Surface-Mount and Through-hole Technology.
• Ability to identify component packages and values.
• Follow all work instructions and documents according to company standards.
• Testing and packaging of PCBA assemblies.
• Communicate any quality issues to the immediate supervisor/team lead.
• Solder rework and touch-up of PCBA assemblies.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Have a good mechanical understanding and ability to learn, use, maintain and repair assembly equipment.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be able to work full time.
• Must be able to remove and replace defective components.
• Knowledge and experience with complex soldering.
• Basic computer and math knowledge.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to read and write English, follow verbal instructions.
• Must be able to Teamwork.
• Willing to train the right person.

Education and Experience:

• A High School diploma or GED required.
• Min 3-5 years of SMT inspection experience on component identification.
• Min 3-5 years experience in mechanical, pre-wave assembly, through-hole, surface mount, electronic component identification, and performing reworks on printed circuits boards.

Physical Demands: Occasionally lifting 30 lbs.

Work Environment: In production and Clean Room