Production Specialist
Position Type : Contract to Hire
Position Location : Milpitas, CA
Position Pay : $24 / HR - $28 / HR (Depending on Experience)
Responsibilities :
- Responsible for a variety of complex operations and duties in a production area.
- Develops, maintains and improves most assembly processes
- Evaluates process specifications periodically to determine if they accurately reflect the process requirements and reviews process steps and reduces inefficiencies
- Works with the Quality Engineers on process improvement, monitoring tools, root causes and corrective actions
- Drives production schedules and process related problems to closure
- Supports engineering and the development labs with all new product introduction and development
- Assists in the compliance of safety regulations, i.e. ISO and business controls
- Provides production ready documentation (MPIs) with equipment setup and programs
- Leads team in making process and efficiency improvements
- Handles first calls in non-maintenance down issues and provides assistance to manufacturing support with implementing changes
- Monitors equipment performance and makes minor adjustments such as set-ups, calibrations and alignments
- Clears minor machine difficulties and performs maintenance and repairs under supervision of technician, engineer or supervisor
- Assists operators by answering questions and demonstrating operations
- Spot checks product to ensure quality levels are maintained
- Stays current working with manufacturing support on process and equipment changes and upgrades
- Must have knowledge and experience with all assembly requirements
Requirements :
High school diploma / GED a minimum; Higher education is a plus4+ years of related manufacturing experience and the ability to use complex equipment, read difficult instructions and maintain written records.Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing line techniques. Requires the ability to use complex equipment, read difficult instructions and schematics, and maintain written records.Good communication skills both verbal and writtenUse of the following tools may be required :Electronic Assembly : color code, component, loading, touch-up, commercial soldering, mechanical assembly, surface mount assembly, point to point wiring;Cables : crimping, harness assembly, connector / wire soldering, cable prepping; Testing : cable & harness testing, trouble shooting, component testing, logic analyzer;Inspection : bare board, systems, components, cable / harness, microscope, measuring tools;Machine Operations : automatic component insertion equipment, surface mount insertion equipment, wave soldering;Mechanical & Electrical Tools : power air guns, taps & dies, alignment tools, measuring tools;Office Skills : typing, telephones, Warehouse : forklift, electronic scales, pallet jack, staple gun, cycle counting, kitting.