Assembly Lead & Trainer
About The Position
The Assembly Lead & Trainer is a highly skilled manufacturing role working in a clean room or controlled electronics assembly environment. This position performs advanced precision assembly, micro-soldering, and repair work while providing daily technical guidance and training to manufacturing operators. This role serves as a subject matter expert (SME) for micro-assembly and rework processes and supports production execution, operator capability, and quality improvement. The Assembly Lead & Trainer helps ensure production goals, quality standards, and safety requirements are consistently met.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 - 6 years of related experience
- Assembly Manufacturing
- Clean Room Manufacturing
- Coaching
- Communication
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Decision Making
- Detail-Oriented
- Documentations
- ESD Control
- Microscope
- Micro Soldering
- Printed Circuit Board Repair
- Quality Performance
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- SMT Rework
- Teamwork
- Technical Instruction
- Troubleshooting
- Visual Inspections
- Working Independently
- Work Standards
Nice To Haves
- IPC certifications preferred (e.g., IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, IPC-7711/7721).
- Experience in semiconductor, probe card, aerospace, or medical device manufacturing.
- Experience in high-reliability or precision manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with SMT processes and electronics troubleshooting.
- Experience training, mentoring, or leading others preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform advanced precision assembly, micro-soldering, SMT repair, and component replacement.
- Work with extremely small components using microscopes and precision tools.
- Follow detailed work instructions, assembly drawings, and process specifications.
- Inspect work to ensure compliance with quality and workmanship standards.
- Identify and report equipment, material, or process issues.
- Support daily production activities to meet output, quality, and schedule goals.
- Act as the technical lead during shift for assembly and rework activities.
- Assist operators with complex or escalated repairs before engineering escalation.
- Help coordinate workflow and ensure consistent execution across shifts and workstations.
- Communicate issues and updates to supervisors, engineering, and quality teams.
- Train operators on micro-soldering, SMT repair, component replacement, and inspection standards.
- Demonstrate correct use of microscopes, tools, and safe work practices.
- Support onboarding, training programs, and operator certification.
- Evaluate operator proficiency and provide feedback to improve quality and consistency.
- Help develop training materials, work instructions, and visual aids.
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for precision assembly and rework processes.
- Support troubleshooting of assembly, soldering, or equipment issues.
- Analyze basic production or defect trends to identify improvement opportunities.
- Partner with engineering on process improvements, testing, and new product introduction.
- Reinforce adherence to IPC workmanship standards and internal quality requirements.
- Follow clean room protocols, ESD controls, and safety procedures.
- Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for defects or yield issues.
- Participate in continuous improvement activities (e.g., standard work, 5S).
- Maintain accurate production, inspection, and training records.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- EAP
- short-term and long-term disability
- life insurance
- flexible spending and savings accounts
- 401(k)
- ESPP
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
