Cable Assembly Operator Production - Smiths Interconnect - Kansas City

Smiths Group plc; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth opportunities

Innovative work culture

Job summary

A global leader in interconnect solutions is seeking an experienced assembly technician in Kansas City. Responsibilities include assembling products, performing machine setups, and ensuring quality compliance. Candidates with over 5 years of assembly and soldering experience are preferred. This role offers competitive salary and benefits in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in assembly, soldering under a microscope, and working with wire connectors.
• Ability to interpret and perform assembly functions.
• Ability to follow detailed written or verbal instructions.
• Above average manual dexterity and ability to work with very small parts.
• Ability to work with others.
• Good eye/hand coordination.

Responsibilities

• Assemble products using specialized machines.
• Perform testing and production machine setups.
• Meet required production rates.
• Test and set up production machines, ensuring tolerances per drawings.
• Maintain safety and quality standards, report maintenance needs.
• Meet production rates and support scheduling for the team.
• Collaborate with Lead/Supervisor and other stakeholders.

Skills

Assembly experience

Soldering under a microscope

Ability to work with small parts

Good eye/hand coordination

written/verbal instructions

manual dexterity

eye/hand coordination

Job description

Smiths Interconnect,is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance interconnect solutions. Our products are used in mission-critical applications across industries such as aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and industrial markets. At Smiths Interconnect, we are committed to innovation, quality, and providing cutting-edge solutions that connect the world’s most demanding systems.

Smiths Interconnect is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defense, space & aerospace and general industrial. Listed on theLondon Stock Exchange, Smiths employs c.16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.

Job Description

Job Purpose:

Performs assembly of all products within the Production area using specialized assembly machines

Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of established SPC processes for the product being produced
• Interprets and performs functions per product process plans and complex engineering prints
• Performs a wide variety of assembly/support on electronic, electro-mechanical, mechanical or measurement systems.
• Determines and/or follows methods and sequence of operations in performing wiring, component installation, hand soldering, cable harnessing, welding and fitting on assembly units.
• Test and production machine setups performed while adhering to tolerancing stated in component/assembly drawings.
• Be able to demonstrate above average manual dexterity and the ability to work with very small parts
• Testing/R&D of Company and competitor’s products and components
• Separates non-conforming product from conforming product.
• Knowledge of quality system documentation and the interrelation of the complete quality system.
• Meets the required rate of production, over 80%, for the product being produced.
• May be responsible for closing jobs and pulling production schedule for the team
• Requisitions and communicates maintenance needs for special set-up and complicated machine adjustments.
• Compliance and participation in all Smiths Connectors EHS programs, policies, procedures and training requirements.

Qualifications

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 5+ years of experience in assembly, soldering under a microscope and working with wire connectors
• Ability to interpret and perform assembly functions
• Ability to follow detailed written or verbal instructions
• above average manual dexterity and the ability to work with very small parts
• Ability to work with others
• Must have good eye/hand coordination

Travel %: 0%

Planning and Decision Making:

• Maintain work schedules that will meet customer requirements.
• Adapt to daily changes in production and meet shipping schedules.
• Flow of work and character of duties involve normal mental and visual attention along with manual coordination.

Impact and Scope:

• Communication with Lead and Supervisor with issues that will compromise quality.
• SIKC Location as well as other Smiths Interconnect stakeholders

Key Internal & External Stakeholders & Relationships

• Work with Lead and Supervisor to meet production demands
• Direct report to Lead/Supervisor

Other Requirements:

PHYSICAL DEMAND:

• Good or corrected vision.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks.
• Able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to move up to 25 lbs.
• Able to handle moderate levels of stress.
• Adequate manual dexterity to assemble extremely small parts and operate specialized assembly tools.

Security: Please State if US Citizen or permanent Resident Required

Additional Information

Why Smiths Interconnect?

• Global Impact: As part of Smiths Group, a global engineering leader, you’ll be working on ground-breaking technologies that make a difference in industries that are shaping the future.
• Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career progression across Smiths Interconnect and the wider Smiths Group.
• Innovative Culture: Join a collaborative and innovative team, where your ideas and contributions are valued and rewarded.
• Competitive Package: We offer a competitive salary, benefits package, and performance-related incentives.
• Location: Dundee is an exciting city with a growing tech sector and vibrant cultural scene, making it a great place to live and work.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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