Cleanroom Micro-Soldering Specialist

About the role

The Cleanroom Micro-Soldering Specialist works under limited supervision performing advanced assembly processes to manufacture Crane Aerospace & Electronics products in accordance with military standards, Food and Drug Administration standards, and/or other assembly standards using visual aids, verbal and/or written instructions. This role emphasizes expertise in soldering, particularly micro soldering.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced soldering tasks, including micro-soldering, to assemble components and subassemblies.
• Prepare components prior to assembly, clean components, mark, and inspect components, subassemblies, or completed assemblies.
• Test finished assemblies for quality and functionality.
• Practice safe work habits as established by OSHA and Crane policy; proactively identify safety concerns or issues.
• Communicate with all levels of the Value Stream and perform visual inspections.
• Train and mentor new employees and other team members in soldering techniques, processes, and Crane tools.
• Prioritize daily demand per Master Schedule Report for the cell(s) they are working in.
• Discuss and problem-solve quality issues with Manufacturing Engineers, the Quality group, and leadership.
• Create work orders, Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) for quality and material issues, and First Article Inspections (FAIs) at “In process/End Item” as well as other assorted assembly functions.
• Participate in cleaning of area and machinery and take part in team meetings for improvement.
• Crosstrain to work on all processes within the value stream.
• Identify and report issues to leadership.
• Complete job-related company training courses.
• Support Crane Business System (CBS) initiatives including 5S, KPI’s, Standard Work, Problem Solving, and other initiatives as they arise.
• Flexible and willing to work overtime if necessary.
• Any other task assigned by supervisor or management.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of Small Component Assembly experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 1 year of specific micro-soldering experience.
• Knowledge: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Skills: Strong verbal and written communication; Proficiency in reading comprehension (understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents) of the English language; Basic computer skills (understanding of basic software).
• Abilities: Accurate color vision, near vision, and depth perception and other vision capabilities required; Manipulative skills, including finger and manual dexterity; Adept hand-eye coordination and arm-hand steadiness; Ability to thoroughly interpret production or engineering prints, production planning information and assembly aids such as illustrations and wiring diagrams; Ability to work well in high paced work environment in a high volume setting.
• Education/Certification: High School diploma or equivalent; Fine soldering certificate or equivalent experience.
• Eligibility Requirement: This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US Persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).