Assembler I

Novanta Inc.; Rocklin (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Novanta Inc. is seeking an Assembler I to join its production team. You will assemble products according to specifications, ensure quality control standards are met, and support efficient, accurate manufacturing processes.

The role requires reading work instructions, BOMs and drawings, using hand tools, and following safety and cleanliness standards to deliver reliable components for critical applications.

Qualifications

• Team player with strong communication, written and verbal skills.

Responsibilities

• Read, understand, and follow work instructions, BOMs, and assembly drawings.
• Use hand tools properly and safely.
• Mechanical assembly of products within quality and output levels.
• Inspect products and identify non-conformance.
• Operate pass/fail test equipment (ALTF, PD Test, etc.).
• Maintain cleanliness and workstation SS standards.
• Follow site requirements for disposal of recyclable materials and hazardous waste.

Skills

Team player

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

ESD knowledge

Safety awareness

Job description

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission‑critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing. Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia‑Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

Summary

As an Assembler I, you will be responsible for assembling products according to specifications. You will also need to ensure that the quality control standards are met.

Primary Responsibilities

• Able to read, understand, and adhere to work instructions, BOMs, and assembly drawings
• Usage of hand tools properly and safely
• Mechanical assembly of products within acceptable quality and output levels
• Inspect product and properly identify non‑conformance
• Properly operate pass/fail test equipment (ALTF, PD Test, etc.)
• Cleanliness and workstation clean up through SS standards
• Follow site requirements for disposal of recyclable materials and hazardous waste

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

• Team player with strong computer, written, verbal and skills
• Previous experience with opto‑electronics and PCB commodities
• Working experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma environments
• Basic knowledge and practice of ESD and 5S principles
• Safety and chemical awareness

Travel Requirements

None

Physical Requirements

• Standing for long periods of time
• Ability to lift boxes up to 25 pounds

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy. Please call [phone] if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.

Solving complex challenges, delivering innovations that matter! Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical, life science, and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary expertise and competencies in precision medicine, precision manufacturing, robotics and automation, and advanced surgery with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer proprietary technology solutions that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers' demanding applications. The driving force behind our growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation, the Novanta Growth System, and our customers’ success.

Novanta’s common shares are quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "NOVT".