Production Associate I - Assembly/Harness
About The Position
Production Associates (PA) follow work instructions to prepare material for further use in the production process or produce material which is sent directly to the customer. Production Associates are encouraged to learn all aspects of the manufacturing process which may involve computer use, manipulating or cutting wire, operating equipment, using hand tools, soldering, testing product, reading and using work instructions or prints, inspecting product, assembling, building, labeling or packing product. Production Associates at all levels give constant attention to the quality of work and material, while also attending to safety, housekeeping, and time efficiency.
Requirements
- High School Diploma / GED / or equivalent
- Basic reading and writing and comprehension skills
- Arithmetic skills for measurement: (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions)
- Measuring Tools; basic computer use, hand crimping tools
- English language proficiency
Nice To Haves
- Experience: non required.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the workplace is consistently clean and orderly and is free of hazards.
- Check for quality defects and inform Supervision / management for corrective action.
- Report time, production, materials used, and other data relative to the job accurately and in the manner prescribed.
- Read and use complex work instructions, Job Travelers and SOPs.
- Read and use customer or ECM prints.
- Read and use wire diagrams.
- Set-up and operate rotary stripping equipment for stripping, twisting and tinning.
- Set up and operate resistance soldering equipment.
- Solders to IPC 620 Class 2 standard.
- Using the Job Traveler, verify that the cords at the work center are the correct ones.
- Using hand-operated cutting tools, remove all paper and other types of filler material from around the conductors in the area where the jacket has been removed, leaving the conductors free from controllable trimming defects.
- Staggers cuts according to work instructions.
- Inspect each conductor for scrapes or damages resulting from the filler removal or previous operations.
- Reads and measures in the English and metric measurement systems.
- Uses work instructions to initiate and complete work.
- Manages raw material.
- Operates various pieces of cutting equipment.
- Completes necessary record keeping (Forms).
- Accurately and safely sets up all tubing and flat ribbon cutting equipment.
- Using automated equipment, attach wire terminations using proper techniques according to instructions on the Job Traveler.
- Set up all automated terming equipment (change applicators, etc.).
- Read print and thread tubing on fine strands of drain wire.
- Use hand tools to crimp (bond / fasten) terminal to wires.
- Conduct “pull” quality testing.
- Apply properly to product using work instructions.
- Produce labels on the labeling equipment.
- Understand wire routing.
- Using a product model, a kit, work instructions, and / or a simple diagram: Prepare wires and all other materials.
- Set up the project on a board or bench, as necessary.
- Insert terms into housings.
- Maintain records of all tests.
- Ensure that defective product is dispositioned properly.
- Pack according to work instructions.
- Move packages to Shipping.
- Place Job Traveler in designated area.
- Conduct product inspections, pack product according to work instructions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
