Test Technician

Hiring Opportunity:
Sunbury, Ohio Our client is looking for a Test Technician to join their team. Our client is a world leader in process measurement and control products for a variety of industries. The Test Technician will be responsible for conducting a variety of electronic and mechanical tests, calibrations, and repairs on pressure/force sensors to ensure unit functions according to specifications or to determine cause of unit failure by performing the following duties

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Repairs, reworks, or calibrates units, subassemblies or components to meet operational specifications or tolerances.

- Conducts tests and inspections of products and processes to evaluate quality, performance, and compliance to specification.

- Reads test schedule, work orders, performance specifications, wiring diagrams, or schematics to determine testing procedure and equipment to be used.

- Tests functional performance of systems, subassemblies and parts under specified environmental conditions such as pressure, force, temperature change, vibration, and humidity.

- Trims and prepares components including but not limited to wire cables, connectors, and resistors by applying solder and various adhesives as specified by prints and procedural documents.

- Uses a variety of equipment including but not limited to power supplies, multimeters, leak detection/vacuum systems, pressure generators, volt meters, ohmmeters, ovens, soldering equipment, microscopes and a variety of precision hand tools.

- Performs or inspects component replacement and rework on units, sub-assemblies and repair/exchange assemblies as required.

- Prepares soldering surfaces and uses assembly fixtures and clamping forces as required.

- Reads and works from drawings, blueprints, schematics, work orders, wiring diagrams and written instructions with limited supervision to assemble, rework, or reassemble units.

- Calibrates test instruments according to specifications.

- Connects electronic component, subassembly, or part to test instrument, such as ohmmeter, voltmeter, ammeter, or oscilloscope, or to automatic or computerized test equipment, and turns switch to activate test equipment.

- Reads instrument dial or scope, or observes viewing screen, that indicates resistance, capacitance, continuity, and wave pattern or defect, such as short circuit or current leakage.

- Compares instrument reading or monitor display with standards and rejects defective units.

- Confers with engineers, technicians, Production Leads, and others regarding testing procedures and results to resolve problems.

- Examines component, subassembly, or part for defects and records type and quantity of defects.

- Use '5 Why' and A3PS methodology to identify and correct causes of failures in product
- Adjusts, repairs, or replaces electronic component parts to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.

- Explains assembly testing procedures or techniques to other workers as needed.

- Creates documentation for process improvement (ECR).

- Produces quality parts at Takt to the company standards.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- 1+ years of related manufacturing assembly/testing/troubleshooting experience and/or training.

- Knowledge of quality standards and ESD-safe procedures.

- Ability to read and work from drawings, blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams and/or written instructions with limited supervision.

- Ability to use a variety of equipment including but not limited to power supplies, multimeters, leak detection/vacuum systems, pressure generators, volt meters, ohmmeters, ovens, soldering equipment, microscopes and a variety of precision hand tools.

- Determine the appropriate tools and equipment needed to do a job.

- Have the ability to grasp, manipulate, or assemble small parts with acceptable quality and accuracy.

- Basic math skills( use of fractions, decimals, and basic algebra) and ability to collect data for analysis
- Ability to read and follow a production schedule, BOM, and router to establish correct material is being used.

- Conduct tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

- Determine causes of operating errors and escalate when needed.

- Perform basic calibrations with assistance.

- J-STD-001G Certified.