Thick Film Printer Technician – Level 3

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Full Time Poway, CA, US

2 days ago Requisition :

Salary Range: $28.00 To $36.00 Hourly

Thick Film Printer Technician – Level 3

Full Time + Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with Company Match, PTO)

Job Type: Onsite

Hourly Range: $28.00 - $36.00, DOE

Shift: 1st

Fralock is an engineered solutions provider of specialty components and subassemblies using advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications. We develop and manufacture custom integrated solutions. Established in 1967, we are a critical solutions provider to Fortune 500 corporations, government, and targeted OEMs in a variety of industries including Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing, Medical and Life Science, Aerospace and Defense , Industrial, Electronics, and Energy.

Fralock is headquartered in Valencia, CA with manufacturing locations located throughout Northern and Southern California.

To be recognized by our customers as a leading solutions provider of proprietary engineered advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications.

To create value, profitably grow, and share our success with all stakeholders.

• Respect – We treat others the way they want to be treated.
• Integrity – We practice a high standard of ethics in our business dealings with customers,suppliers and employees.
• Responsiveness – We have a sense of urgency in responding to internal and external requests and work proactively to solve problems.
• Excellence/Competence – We empower our people to continuously improve and execute high quality work.
• Teamwork – We work together to achieve Fralock businessobjectivesby communicating ata high level, by listening and having clarity in our expectations of one another.
• Individual Accountability and Personal Responsibility – We do what we have committed to do when we committed to doing it.
• Continuous Improvement across all segments of the company

This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successful candidate must be a "U.S. person" as defined in the ITAR and EAR (which generally means ( i ) be a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) be a lawful permanent resident of the United States;

or (iii) have been admitted to the United States as a refugee, or have been granted asylum, as specified under applicable law.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Thick Film Printer Technician - Level 3 to join our technical manufacturing team. In this advanced role, you will be responsible for setting up, operating, calibrating, and troubleshooting complex thick film screen printers and associated drying/firing equipment.

The ideal candidate acts as a subject matter expert on the floor, optimizing print parameters, resolving complex paste and substrate defects, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and driving production excellence with a strong emphasis on precision and compliance.

• Advanced Setup & Operation:
  Perform complex setups, register calibrations, and precise alignment on automated thick film screen printers for high-density, multi-layer microelectronic or ceramic circuits.
• Process Optimization & Troubleshooting:
  Diagnose and resolve complex printing defects (e.g., smearing, bleeding, pinholes, thickness variations, screen wear) by adjusting snap-off distance, squeegee pressure, speed, and emulsion parameters.
• Ink & Material Management:
  Manage specialized conductive/resistive Inks, overseeing viscosity checks, mixing, shelf-life compliance, and proper screen reclamation/storage.
• Equipment Maintenance & Calibration:
  Perform advanced preventative maintenance, optical alignment checks, and mechanical/pneumatic troubleshooting on printer platforms, IR furnaces, and dryers.
• Technical Leadership & Mentoring:
  Serve as the technical point of contact (SME) and…