Production Assembler

Astronics Corporation • Lebanon, NH

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About The Position

Astronics LSI is hiring Production Assemblers across its manufacturing departments to assemble lighting and panels for aerospace customers. The position follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work slightly longer weekdays and receive every other Friday off, with no weekend work. New hires begin with a 90-day probationary period through a staffing partner. Upon successful completion, employees are offered a full-time role with benefits beginning the first of the month after conversion. The probationary period focuses on attendance, quality, quantity, and the company’s core values: Teamwork, Passion, Continuous Improvement, Integrity, and Enduring Relationships.

Assemblers work with production instructions, blueprints, compliance documents, measuring devices, and manufacturing equipment. Depending on department needs, duties may include joining, finishing, painting, coating, wiring, testing, and inspecting components and assemblies. The position requires following safety procedures and using required personal protective equipment. Employees may cross-train in other departments and support continuous improvement activities.

The role may involve access to items subject to U.S. export-control laws. Employment is contingent upon authorization to access such items under applicable law; the company does not guarantee or undertake to seek authorization if required. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

• Exceptional hand-eye coordination and dexterity for handling and manipulating materials and parts.
• Ability to focus on assigned tasks and pay attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact effectively and professionally in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to use reasoning and problem-solving to address issues and develop new concepts or ideas.
• Ability to perform the listed production tasks and learn and excel in a variety of processes and procedures.
• If the position involves access to export-controlled items, authorization to access those items under applicable law is required.

Responsibilities

• Read, learn, understand, and interpret safety rules, work instructions, blueprints, and compliance documents.
• Use and understand measuring devices such as rulers, eye loops, digital scales, and thickness gauges.
• Follow safety policies and procedures and use required personal protective equipment, including gloves, safety glasses, smocks, and steel-toed shoes.
• Perform scanning and soldering tasks.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area and maintain equipment according to maintenance plans and established procedures.
• Use problem-solving and troubleshooting techniques as part of a team working on continuous improvement of products and processes.
• Inform management of issues, malfunctions, equipment defects, or production problems.
• Develop lean knowledge and use lean tools to identify and support continuous improvement.
• Cross-train in other departments as needed and perform other duties to support production.
• Order supplies from stock.
• Position and align parts in jigs, fixtures, or other holding devices when required.
• Join or secure parts using methods such as crimping, staking, screwing, bolting, riveting, welding, soldering, cementing, or press fitting.
• Apply polyurethane or UV conformal coating when required.
• Perform pre-paint, paint, and post-paint processes when required.
• Mount electronic components, such as transformers, resistors, transistors, capacitors, integrated circuits, and sockets, on chassis panels.
• Connect component lead wires to printed circuits or route and connect wires between component leads, components, connectors, terminals, and contact points.
• Install finished assemblies or subassemblies in cases or external hardware.
• Assemble and attach hardware such as caps, clamps, knobs, and switches.
• Perform intermediate assembly tasks such as deburring, encapsulating, sanding, cleaning, epoxy bonding, curing, stamping, etching, and impregnating parts or assemblies.
• Operate machines that press, shape, or manufacture parts from raw materials.
• Adjust or trim component materials to achieve specified electrical or dimensional characteristics.
• Perform online go/no-go testing and inspection to ensure parts and assemblies meet production specifications and standards.
• Follow applicable SOX/404 internal audit controls and documentation requirements when required.

Benefits

• Full-time role with benefits beginning the first of the month following successful conversion from the 90-day probationary period.
• 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off while maintaining a paid 40-hour workweek.

What This Job Offers

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