Electronic Manufacturing Specialist

GMI - Graphic Measurements Inc.; Norcross (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Travel reimbursement

Generous per-diem for meals

Job summary

GMI is seeking an Electronic Manufacturing Specialist in Norcross, GA to manufacture advanced electronic components for GMI systems. The role involves building, configuring, testing, and repairing computers, servo power units, and spectrophotometer heads.

Travel to customer sites (10–20%) for repairs or site surveys, typically 2–5 day trips; after training, a high degree of autonomy is expected, with opportunities to contribute across multiple areas in a small-company environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preference for electronics or computer-related certification.
• Experience with computer systems, building or repairing computers.
• Experience with computer networking.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, test, and repair computers, servo power units, and spectrophotometer probe heads.
• Troubleshoot computer components and use .bat files/utilities to configure electronics.
• Set up network communications and interpret testing data.
• Travel to customer sites 10–20% for repairs or site surveys; most trips 2–5 days; weekends only with agreement and days off.
• Work with management to set reasonable production goals; after training, expect autonomy.
• Manage multiple responsibilities in a small company environment.

Skills

Networking computers

Build/repair computers

Read complex tech documentation

Analyze test data

Read electrical schematics

Mechanical aptitude

Lifting 50 pounds

Adapt to small-company environment

Education

High school diploma

Electronics/computer-related certification

Job description

Electronic Manufacturing Specialist – Job Description

GMI is a privately-owned manufacturer in the printing industry that makes, sells, and services a product line with over 40 years of history. GMI’s products have been at the leading edge of offset printing technology for forty years, and our Mercury and Clarios products are now fitted on over 600 different press models with thousands of successful installations.

GMI’s products focus on digital control of analog presses, especially control of color and print quality. Our Mercury and Clarios products together accomplish closed-loop measurement and control of printed color. Our DRC-5000 product can automatically set and maintain register, as well as activate mechanical controls for ribbon and cut-off controls. Our Rapid Vision product provides a high-speed camera viewer for roll-to-roll printing applications. These products involve mechanical, electrical, and computer equipment. To learn more about GMI’s products, we suggest you visit our website, www.gmicolor.com.

What GMI Values

How well we serve our customers is determined by how well we serve each other. At GMI, respect between colleagues is always a baseline expectation. Every employee and contractor is expected to focus on delivering the best product and experience for our customers, and to do that we must be able to share information and ideas with each other without fear of personal rejection. We criticize ideas, but never people.

Our policy is to give responsibilities and expect results. You will always find help from others, but never micromanagement. When you are given a responsibility it is because we believe that you can succeed, and we try to give you the freedom required to succeed.

Job Description

The Electronic Manufacturing Specialist, located in Norcross GA, will focus on the manufacture of the advanced electronic components in GMI’s systems. This job will have high work diversity. Building, configuring, testing, and/or repairing computers, servo power units and spectrophotometer probe heads are among the expected tasks. Typical tasks will include troubleshooting computer components, utilizing .bat files and utilities to configure electronics, setting up network communications, and interpreting testing data.

This role also has a travel component, where the Electronic Manufacturing Specialist will go to customer sites to 1) make repair on electronic system, or 2) perform a site survey to determine how a new system that GMI has sold will tie-in to the existing electrical system on the customer’s press. The expected travel is 10-20%, with most trips being 2-5 days (weekend work is not typical, is only done at the agreement of the employee, and are compensated with days off). This travel will also help to familiarize the employee with the customers and end-markets that GMI serves.

This position will be trained by our expert and experienced (20+ years industry experience) employees. After training is completed, a high degree of autonomy is expected and desired. The Electronic Manufacturing Specialist will be expected to cooperate with management in setting reasonable production goals. If assistance or oversight is needed, it will be available and should be sought pro-actively.

GMI is a small company, and as such additional responsibilities may from time-to-time or on a permanent basis by assigned to the Electronic Manufacturing Specialist. We value employees that are able and willing to handle multiple areas of responsibility.

Requirements and Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent

Preference for candidates with formal education or certification related to electronics or computers

Experience with computer systems. Ideally experience building or repairing computers.

Experience with networking of computers

Experience with software configuration

Knowledge of common electronic components

Can read an electrical schematic

Ability to analyze and interpret test data

Excellent reading ability, can understand complex technical documentation

Basic mechanical aptitude

Can lift 50 pounds over head

Comfortable with a small-company environment

Our Offer

This is a salaried exempt position, with health benefits. GMI intends to offer strongly competitive salary for the position. Successful candidates will likely be offered between $50k - $80k / yr salary, and exceptional candidates may be offered more. All travel expenses are reimbursed, including a generous per-diem for meals. Travel will typically be by air or with your personal vehicle (reimbursed for distance driven).

You’ll be joining a company with a strong history, with a good financial position, and that has ambitious plans for the future. You’ll be joining a team that has deep knowledge and experience that they are willing to share with you. You’ll be joining a culture of high performance and fair treatment. We want to hire someone that can continue to raise our standards as a company, and we hope that you will be that person.