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SMT Operator

$20 - $24 per hour

Lockwood Industries, LLC dba Fralock

Job Description

Job Description

SMT Operator I

Full Time + Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with Company Match, PTO)

Job Type: On-site

Shift: 1st

Hourly Range: $20.00 - $24.00, DOE

Location: Milpitas, CA

Fralock is an engineered solutions provider of specialty components and subassemblies using advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications. We develop and manufacture custom integrated solutions. Established in 1967, we are a critical solutions provider to Fortune 500 corporations, government, and targeted OEMs in a variety of industries including Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing, Medical and Life Science, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial, Electronics, and Energy. Fralock is headquartered in Valencia, CA with manufacturing locations located throughout Northern and Southern California.

VISION

To be recognized by our customers as a leading solutions provider of proprietary engineered advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications.

MISSION

To create value, profitably grow, and share our success with all stakeholders.

CULTURE

  • Respect – We treat others the way they want to be treated.
  • Integrity – We practice a high standard of ethics in our business dealings with customers, suppliers, and employees.
  • Responsiveness – We have a sense of urgency in responding to internal and external requests and work proactively to solve problems.
  • Excellence/Competence – We empower our people to continuously improve and execute high quality work.
  • Teamwork – We work together to achieve Fralock business objectives by communicating at a high level, by listening and having clarity in our expectations of one another.
  • Individual Accountability and Personal Responsibility – We do what we have committed to do when we committed to doing it.
  • Continuous Improvement across all segments of the company

This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successful candidate must be a "U.S. person" as defined in the ITAR and EAR (which generally means (i) be a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) be a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (iii) have been admitted to the United States as a refugee, or have been granted asylum, as specified under applicable law.

Typical Duties

  • Responsible for printer set up, SMT feeder set-up and machine operation
  • Able to identify electronic component's mfg. p/n, values, etc.
  • Follow production priorities as established by the EMS Lead and or Manager
  • Read BOM, set up list, assembly drawing and material audit list
  • Monitor quality of work and compliance with process and product specifications
  • Communicate to department supervisor any changes in production status
  • Follow company policies and departmental processes and procedures

Required Skills

  • Experience in the FPCA (Flexible Printed Circuit Assembly) manufacturing a plus
  • Ability to read, write and communicate in English to the degree necessary to perform the job
  • Familiarity with IPC A 610 standards and military specifications a plus
  • Able to oprerate an SMT Machine

Education Requirements

  • High School Diploma

Experience Requirements

  • 0-1 years minimum in a manufacturing environment

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a position.

Fralock provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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