Thru-Hole Assembly Technician

The thru-hole technician candidate will be assembling circuit boards and utilizing SMT and thru-hole soldering techniques. Candidates must havestrongsoldering 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 identifycomponent 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 a team player

Education and Experience 

• A High School diploma or GED  

• Min 3-5 years SMT inspection experience on component identification 

• Min 3-5 years’ experience of mechanical, pre-wave assembly, through-hole, surface mount, electronic component identification, and performing reworks on printed circuits boards 

Physical Demands 

Occasionally lifting ~30 lbs.