SMT Equipment Technician

HiFyve•Andover, MA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The SMT Equipment Technician performs scheduled maintenance and unscheduled repairs on V I Chip production equipment to meet production schedules and ensure machinery operates optimally. The role provides continuous technical support to production operators and helps improve, debug, and optimize equipment setups and changeovers. The technician works to ensure the assigned area makes full use of equipment capacity and develops and improves equipment maintenance documentation. The position also supports manufacturing and test engineering groups, may conduct tests and studies to help qualify new equipment or processes and verify existing functionality, and trains and evaluates operators on process and equipment knowledge. Responsibilities include maintaining and purchasing spare-parts and supplies inventories, determining inventory levels and anticipated needs, verifying receipt of materials, and preparing maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends. These are direct-hire positions at a manufacturing company in Andover, Massachusetts. Multiple schedules are listed: first shift Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–3 p.m.; second shift, 3 p.m.–11 p.m.; and third shift Sunday–Thursday, 11 p.m.–7 a.m., with one second-shift weekend and two days off during the week. Pay is $30–$35 per hour, with a shift differential of up to 20%.

Requirements

Associate degree in electro-mechanical/electronic engineering or equivalent required.
Self-motivated, hands-on technician who works well within a team environment.
Strong sense of urgency and ability to work with limited supervision.
Experience directly supporting production-line equipment and systems, such as SMT pick-and-place systems, AOI equipment, reflow ovens, automated glue-dispense equipment, water jetting, laser markers, PCB saw systems, and molding machines.
Proven success identifying, troubleshooting, and repairing equipment with mechanical or electrical problems.
Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing processes and principles.
Ability to train and mentor manufacturing personnel and other engineering aides or maintenance technicians.
Experience developing work instructions.
Strong mechanical systems understanding and aptitude, with working knowledge of pneumatic elements.
Demonstrated electrical troubleshooting skills and ability to read electrical schematics.
Experience programming and debugging automated equipment.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment with changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Universal equipment (Genesis platform), Disco saw, Fico molding system, BTU reflow oven, Asymtek (Axion platform), Delta handler, Rofin laser, Stalhi lapping system, Siemens, or similar equipment.
Working knowledge of PLCs, servos, and industrial electronics.

Responsibilities

Perform scheduled maintenance and unscheduled repairs on V I Chip production equipment.
Provide continuous technical support to production operators.
Maintain and purchase spare-parts and supplies inventories; determine inventory levels and anticipated needs, and verify receipts.
Prepare maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
Improve, debug, and optimize equipment setups and changeovers.
Help ensure the assigned area fully utilizes equipment capacity.
Develop and improve equipment maintenance documentation.
Support manufacturing and test engineering groups.
Conduct tests and studies, as needed, to support qualification of new equipment or processes and verify existing equipment or processes.
Train and evaluate operators on process and equipment knowledge.