Assembly Technician

Job Title: Assembly Tech Job Number: 633

Reports to: Manufacturing Supervisor Wage Group: 31

Perform the assemblies and sub-assemblies of complex and simple electromechanical and electronics products, including wiring, soldering, and coil winding.

Performs marking and stamping operations to piece parts and product assemblies as required.

Receive purchases or work-in-process materials. Receive, identify, and stock all parts in designated areas as required. Package parts per shipping instructions using all available equipment required to complete these tasks.

Perform intermediate and final assembly operations on all product assemblies, including integrating major sub-assembles (components) into basic package-type product assemblies.

Maintain and dispense a variety of tooling and supply items from the tool crib.

DUTIES

• Perform functions using documents such as blueprints, production routings, schematic diagrams, and other specific written and oral instructions.
• Perform a variety of complex wiring and soldering operations on electronic, electrical or electromechanical products.
• Set up, maintain, set up, and operate coil winding machine for Skein wound, Toroidal wound, Level wound, and Armature Winding.
• Set up and use all standard and special measuring devices to verify conformance to the dimensional and performance characteristics of the end product. Examples of these devices (used to record measurements only) are microscopes, voltmeters, photometers, etc.
• Verifies product to ATP/ATS requirements or work instructions. Record data as required.
• It uses shimming, parts adjustment, and parts selection techniques to adjust the mechanical characteristics of products.
• Make adjustments to setups as required to correct dimensions and finish variation.
• Do touch-ups as required.
• Performs inspection as required of material.
• Receive and count parts and materials and match and compare counts against documents such as waybill numbers, purchase orders, packing slips, manufacturing orders and re-work orders.
• Keep extensive records as required.
• Fills part requisitions from a proper lot of materials.
• Repackage, identify, and store parts and materials in proper locations.

• Maintains perpetual inventory counts and advises inventory control when reorder points are reached.
• Package parts for shipping per packing specifications.
• Use shipping software on the computer.
• Create labels, address them, and prepare waybills for all modes of shipment.
• Similar or less skilled tasks within the classification as required.
• Continual lifting, occasional heavy lifting.
• Set up and maintained the tool department and inventory records.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to perform all job duties with minimum supervision.
• Ability to use basic shop math.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret documents such as blueprints, schematics, drawings, production routings, and specific written instructions.
• Ability to use all standard and special measuring and dimensional devices as required.
• Ability to accurately use measuring devices such as calipers and micrometers.
• Ability to analyze and make corrections on assembly operations.
• Ability to use standard test and inspection equipment.
• Ability to use and adjust packaging equipment, postage meters, data collection systems, and labeling equipment.
• Knowledge of shipping procedures of various carriers.
• Knowledge of DOT shipping regulations.
• New employees must attain satisfactory proficiency in three months.

PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Indoor work - air-conditioned
• Work performed while sitting
• Close, small, intricate work
• Good eyesight needed
• High degree of manual dexterity
• Must use visual aids, i.e., microscopes & magnifiers
• Low noise level
• Occasional exposure to moving machinery
• Exposure to lubricants, adhesives, and solvents in small quantities
• Exposure to molten solder & fumes
• Exposure to hot soldering tools
• Exposure to sharp tools, equipment, and materials