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Milwaukee Electronics is a trusted electronics manufacturing services (EMS) partner with more than 70 years of experience helping customers bring innovative products to market. We support leading industrial and technology companies through engineering expertise, advanced manufacturing, and flexible production solutions. Guided by our core values — One Team, Take Ownership, Seek to Serve, and Go Beyond — we are committed to accelerating our customers’ success through collaboration, accountability, and operational excellence.

Work Schedule

Work just 3 days a week — and enjoy a 4-day weekend every week.

This position follows a Thursday – Saturday | 5:00 AM – 5:00 PM schedule, giving you full-time hours in three days and four consecutive days off to recharge, spend time with family, or pursue what matters most to you.

Additional perks of this schedule:

• Overtime pay for hours worked beyond 10 per day
• A consistent, predictable schedule you can plan your life around

SUMMARY

The Quality Inspection Team Lead is a working lead responsible for coordinating quality inspection activities across the assigned shift. This position performs advanced inspection work while providing day-to-day guidance, training, workflow coordination, and hands-on support to Quality Inspectors and production team members.

The Team Lead helps the team operate safely and efficiently, in accordance with customer requirements, IPC workmanship standards, and internal procedures. Responsibilities include providing coverage during absences, onboarding and training employees, ensuring completion of required training, coaching team members, resolving quality and process issues, and partnering with the Shift Supervisor, Quality, Production, and Engineering when escalation or additional support is needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Serves as a working lead and actively participates in the team’s daily operations.
• Performs advanced visual inspections of printed circuit boards, electronic components, subassemblies, box-build assemblies, and incoming materials using Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), magnification lamps, microscopes, and other inspection tools.
• Performs inspections across Surface Mount Technology (SMT), modifications, through-hole, final, and rework inspection processes.
• Reads and interprets customer specifications, drawings, bills of material, job travelers, work instructions, and quality documentation; translates those requirements into inspection criteria and product-conformance decisions.
• Verifies products against IPC-A-610 workmanship standards, customer requirements, and internal quality documentation.
• Accurately records inspection results and maintains complete, accurate, and traceable inspection records in FactoryLogix or other required systems.
• Identifies, documents, and communicates defects, nonconforming product, documentation gaps, and process concerns.
• Escalates recurring defects and quality concerns to Quality, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, or other appropriate support teams.
• Coordinates and prioritizes the team’s day-to-day activities and workflow based on production needs.
• Provides hands-on coverage during employee absences, workload increases, and other production needs.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to identify, document, troubleshoot, and resolve quality and process issues.
• Ensures all required training is completed and documented across the assigned shift, including:
• Providing X-ray safety and equipment operation training.
• Delivering IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) certification training.
• Leads new-employee onboarding and coordinates training for new hires.
• Provides real-time coaching, guidance, and technical support to Quality Inspectors and production team members.
• Mentors team members in inspection techniques, documentation practices, customer requirements, quality procedures, and process adherence.
• Provides timely, job-related performance feedback regarding team members to the Shift Supervisor.
• Participates in internal quality audits, problem-solving initiatives, Lean activities, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Adheres to process documentation and partners with process owners to improve quality, efficiency, and process consistency.
• Champions safety and 6S standards throughout production workspaces.
• Partners with fellow leads to provide operational coverage during the Shift Supervisor’s absence.
• Maintains regular onsite attendance. Because the essential duties of this position can only be performed onsite, regular attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES  

This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility. However, the Quality Inspection Team Lead provides day-to-day functional leadership, training, workflow coordination, and oversight for Quality Inspector I – III, Assemblers, WAVE and Selective Solder Machine Operators, and Rework Specialists. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree in electronics, quality, manufacturing, or a related field with a minimum of two years of experience in electronics manufacturing, quality inspection, or a related manufacturing environment; or a minimum of three years of applicable experience without a degree.
• Advanced experience inspecting printed circuit boards, electronic components, subassemblies, box-build assemblies, and incoming materials across SMT, modifications, through-hole, final, and rework inspection processes.
• Advanced knowledge of IPC-A-610 soldering, workmanship, and electronic-assembly acceptance standards.
• Basic soldering skills.
• Must hold or be able to obtain and maintain an active IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Trainer (CIT) certification.
• Ability to read and interpret customer specifications, drawings, bills of material, job travelers, work instructions, and quality documentation and apply those requirements when making product-conformance decisions.
• Experience using inspection tools and equipment, including AOI, magnification lamps, microscopes, and similar inspection tools.
• Ability to perform detailed inspection work accurately and efficiently with limited supervision.
• Ability to objectively identify, document, communicate, and escalate defects, nonconforming product, documentation gaps, and process concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, train, coach, mentor, and influence team members without relying on direct supervisory authority.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to provide clear, professional feedback to production employees, leadership, engineers, and other cross-functional partners.
• Strong critical-thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with a collaborative approach to resolving issues.
• Strong workflow coordination and prioritization skills with the ability to remain effective as assignments and business needs change.
• Demonstrated reliability, punctuality, adaptability, and attention to detail.
• Basic computer and data-entry proficiency, including the ability to navigate company systems, email, online training, HRIS applications, electronic inspection records, and other systems required to support daily responsibilities.
• Ability to interpret performance data, graphs, and other visual reports.
• Proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English sufficient to communicate effectively and comprehend customer specifications, company procedures, work instructions, and other job-related documentation.
• Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Must achieve passing score on the IPC Component Identification course.  
• Must achieve a passing score on the IPC Workmanship standards exam. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) or printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) environment.
• Previous experience as a lead inspector, senior quality inspector, trainer, or team lead.
• Experience delivering IPC-A-610 CIS training or certifying employees to IPC-A-610 standards.
• Experience with FactoryLogix or another electronic manufacturing execution or inspection-record system.
• Experience with X-ray inspection equipment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee may be seated or standing based on the assigned workstation. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk and frequently required to use their hands to point, handle, or feel and to reach with their hands and arms. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee may occasionally be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Required personal protective equipment and established safety procedures must be followed.

MILWAUKEE ELECTRONICS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or age. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 414-228-5000 or hr@milwaukeeelectronics.com.

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissio….

Because this job has access to controlled technology, we must comply with ITAR. Any job offers will be contingent on verification that the candidate is a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent resident, or individual granted asylum/refugee status in the U.S.) or can otherwise satisfy ITAR compliance requirements. If applicable, if an individual is not a U.S. person, our policy is to not take the extra step of seeking approval from the federal government for that person to work in this position.

Upon hire, the successful candidate must present acceptable proof of identity and current authorization to work in the U.S., as required on Form I-9. We do not provide sponsorship support for employment-based visas such as H-1B.