The Manufacturing Associate collaborates directly with the team coordinator and department manager to produce quality processes that meets or exceeds IPC standards. This position is key to company quality standards.

Vanguard EMS, Inc. is in the service business. Even with Vanguard's state of the art technology, vast manufacturing capability, and leading-edge information tools, we wake up every day thinking about how best to serve our customers, suppliers, and the communities in which we live.

What you’ll do:

• Prepare circuit boards for the coating process
• Manually apply conformal coating to circuit boards with an HVLP spray gun.
• Apply adhesives to circuit boards
• Able to work with chemicals
• Inspect and quality check work to ensure that products meet all customer and regulatory requirements
• Communicate quality issues to the appropriate team and manager as needed
• Contribute to a positive team working environment and maintain a clean, organized area.

OTHER DUTIES

• Willingness to assist in other departments as needed.
• Participate in controlled process improvement projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need:

• Displays a high-level critical thinking, analysis, and organization.
• Demonstrated self-motivation, problem solving abilities, team spirit and a “hands on” mentality.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
• Effectively manipulate small and/or fragile components and tools
• Ability to use visual aids, complicated drawings to verify quality products with a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication in person, over the phone, email, and internet or in writing in a positive and professional manner at all times
• Normal color vision

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with conformal coating processing
• IPC 610 certification

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described above are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

This Job Posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities associated with this position. Management reserves the right to modify and assign other duties as necessary.

Benefits

Employees enjoy a highly competitive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• 401K (with employer match)
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Profit sharing