Electrical Assembler

Novanta Inc.; Apex (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Novanta Inc. is seeking an Assembler I to join the Robotics & Automation family in Apex, NC. You will assemble and test components to create finished products, collaborating with the team to ensure quality, efficiency, and safe production processes.

You will read assembly instructions and schematics, operate production equipment, and identify defects to sustain high-quality output. This role emphasizes precision, teamwork, and adherence to established procedures in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to solder small gauge wire.
• Capable of using magnifying devices to assemble and solder small assemblies.
• May rotate stations in a work cell.
• Experience in assembly, testing, and operating machinery in manufacturing.
• Strong mechanical abilities and a high level of precision.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and instructions with basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills.
• Detail-oriented with high precision and accuracy.
• Collaborative team player with input-seeking behavior and humility.
• Adheres to core values and ethics in all situations.
• Attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Reading and interpreting assembly instructions, technical drawings, and schematics.
• Preparing and assembling components to create finished products.
• Operating machinery and equipment used in the assembly process.
• inspecting and testing finished products to ensure they meet quality standards.
• Identifying and reporting any issues or defects in the production process.

Skills

Soldering small gauge wire

Magnifying inspection

Read technical drawings

Attention to detail

Team player

Ethics and integrity

Mechanical aptitude

Quality and safety focus

Adaptability to rotating work cells

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.

This position is part of Novanta’s Robotics & Automation business unit. R&A is the world’s leading developer of robotic end of arm technologies. ATI end-effectors enhance productivity and flexibility of robotic and automated solutions across a wide spectrum of industries through capabilities such as automatic tool changing, force-torque sensing, material removal, and more. Since 1989, their commitment to engineering excellence, superior quality, and customer-focused support drives them to innovate and continuously improve the most reliable automated solutions available.

Summary

The Assembler I will be responsible for assembling and testing components to create finished products. You will collaborate with your team to ensure quality, efficiency, and safety in the production process.

• Reading and interpreting assembly instructions, technical drawings, and schematics
• Preparing and assembling components to create finished products
• Operating machinery and equipment used in the assembly process
• Inspecting and testing finished products to ensure they meet quality standards
• Identifying and reporting any issues or defects in the production process

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

• Must be able to solder small gage wire.
• Capable of using magnifying devices to assemble and solder small assemblies.
• May rotate stations in a work cell.
• Requirements Experience Have experience in assembly, testing, and operating machinery in manufacturing.
• Skill Have mechanical abilities and a high level of precision
• Competency Read and interpret technical drawings and instructions with general reading, writing, and arithmetic skills
• Competency Be detail-oriented and able to maintain a high level of precision and accuracy
• Competencies Action Oriented - Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things that he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes opportunities when they arise.
• Collaborative Team Player - Collaborative: Is intentional about seeking input and including others when making decisions. Humility: self aware, vulnerable, willing to reflect critically on opportunities for self improvement.
• Interpersonal Influence: listens, masters productive conflict, works across functions and BU boundaries.Trustworthy: Builds trusting relationships by being transparent and acting with integrity.
• Ethics and Values - Adheres to an appropriate (for the setting) and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.
• Attention to detail

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\".