1st Shift Manufacturing Associate

Knowles • Calexico, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Associate supports safe, efficient production of high-performance capacitors and electronic components at Knowles Cornell Dubilier’s Calexico, California site while meeting quality and production requirements. This is an onsite, hourly, nonexempt position paying $17.50 per hour. The schedule includes a duty-free meal period of at least 30 minutes and two paid 10-minute rest periods, in accordance with California law. Overtime is paid in accordance with applicable law.

The role involves operating production equipment and using hand tools and fixtures; assembling, processing, or packaging components; checking materials and product quality; maintaining production records and traceability; and following safety, material-handling, and electrostatic-discharge controls. The associate also maintains an orderly work area, communicates production and quality concerns, completes required training, and supports continuous improvement.

Knowles’ Cornell Dubilier brand designs and manufactures custom high-energy discharge capacitors for medical, military, and commercial pulsed-energy applications. The company states that it offers a competitive and fair total compensation package, with individual base-pay decisions informed by factors including experience, skills, location, schedule, and comparable salaries.

Requirements

• Ability to understand and follow work instructions, safety procedures, and quality requirements.
• Basic math, counting, and measuring skills, with attention to detail and accurate recordkeeping.
• Ability to use or learn assigned equipment, hand tools, inspection devices, and production data systems.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, including promptly reporting safety, quality, or equipment concerns.
• Ability to perform assigned tasks involving seated or standing work, repetitive hand movements, and material handling, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willingness to learn and complete job-specific training.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing, assembly, or production experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate assigned production equipment, hand tools, and fixtures according to approved work instructions and training.
• Assemble, process, or package capacitors and related components to established specifications and production requirements.
• Verify materials, part numbers, and lot identification before production, and maintain required product traceability.
• Inspect products using approved visual checks and measurement methods; identify, segregate, and report nonconforming material.
• Record production quantities, scrap, inspection results, and downtime accurately in required paper or electronic systems.
• Monitor equipment performance, report unsafe conditions or process deviations, and make only authorized adjustments.
• Follow safety procedures, wear required personal protective equipment, and observe applicable material-handling and electrostatic-discharge controls.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area and communicate production status and quality concerns during shift handoffs.
• Complete required training, support continuous improvement, and perform related manufacturing duties within training and authorization.

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Paid holidays.
• Prescription drug plans.
• Retirement savings plan (401(k)).
• Basic life insurance.
• Employee referral program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed