Production Lead – Electromechanical Assembly

About the role

UCT is a rapidly growing company that impacts every semiconductor chip used in smartphones, cars, and AI devices. As technology advances, UCT evolves to meet these needs. Join our diverse, innovative team where every employee is dedicated to continuous improvement and exceeding customer expectations.

Responsibilities

• Safety & Compliance: Follows all safety policies, promotes a strong safety culture, and escalates risks or hazards immediately.
• Production Leadership: Leads daily production activities, assigns work, monitors workflow, and ensures builds are completed to schedule. Supports shift startup meetings, priorities, and communication of production goals.
• Technical Execution: Supports hands-on assembly, mechanical assembly of frames, modules, and sub-assemblies, cable routing, harness installation, and wire management. Ensures work is performed to blueprints, schematics, work instructions, and BOMs. Verifies proper integration of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Quality & Continuous Improvement: Ensures all assemblies meet quality standards and specifications. Performs in-process inspections and supports troubleshooting of assembly issues. Identifies root causes of defects and implements corrective actions. Drives continuous improvement initiatives.
• Training & Team Development: Trains and mentors Assembly Technicians on build processes and best practices. Assesses skill levels and supports cross-training across integration tasks. Reinforces proper interpretation of drawings, schematics, and work instructions.
• Performance & Metrics: Tracks production output, quality metrics, and efficiency. Supports the Production Supervisor in meeting daily/weekly goals. Assists in developing and executing improvement plans.
• Communication & Coordination: Serves as a primary point of contact between technicians and supervision. Participates in shift handoffs, team meetings, and problem-solving discussions. Documents safety, quality, personnel, and equipment issues.
• General Support: Participates in housekeeping, organization, and 5S initiatives. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong background in electromechanical assembly and system integration.
• Experience with cable routing, harness assembly, and installation.
• Reading and interpreting electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Sub-assembly and full system builds.
• Familiarity with semiconductor equipment or similar high-tech manufacturing.
• Experience troubleshooting assembly or integration issues.
• Led or mentored teams in a manufacturing or high-tech environment.
• Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel).
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Technical certification or associate degree in electronics, manufacturing, or related field.

Skills

• Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, or continuous improvement experience.
• Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel, production systems).

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Prefered Qualifications / Skills

• Preferred Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, or continuous improvement experience.
• Basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel, production systems).