Electronics Production Lead

AppleOne Employment Services; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking an Electronics Production Lead in Orange, CA, to direct daily electronics manufacturing activities, supervise assembly teams, and uphold quality and regulatory compliance in a medical device environment.

The role focuses on leading PCB assembly, soldering, inspection, testing, and packaging processes, ensuring adherence to procedures, BOMs, and device history records while driving continuous improvement and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant electronics manufacturing experience.
• Strong electronics background with PCB assembly, soldering, testing.
• Experience with ISO 13485 and FDA QMSR/21 CFR Part 820 requirements.
• Knowledge of controlled documentation and device history records.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and support production team members performing electronic assembly, PCBA assembly, cable and wire harness assembly, soldering, inspection, testing, packaging, and labeling.
• Plan daily work assignments, organize workflow, monitor production schedules, and align output with customer demand and internal delivery priorities.
• Ensure activities follow approved procedures, work instructions, BOMs, assembly drawings, and device history record requirements.
• Monitor production performance metrics including output, labor efficiency, downtime, scrap, rework, yield, and test pass rates.
• Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Warehouse, Planning, Regulatory, and Supply Chain teams to resolve issues.
• Support training, documentation accuracy, line clearance, CAPA, validation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electronic assembly

PCB assembly

Soldering

Documentation

ESD controls

Leadership

Problem solving

Quality compliance

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an Electronics Production Lead for a direct hire opportunity in Orange, CA, supporting electronics medical device manufacturing operations. This role is ideal for a hands-on production leader with a strong electronics background who can guide daily assembly activities, support team performance, and help maintain high standards for quality, documentation, and regulatory compliance.

The Electronics Production Lead will oversee production employees involved in electronic assembly, PCB assembly, soldering, inspection, testing, packaging, labeling, and related manufacturing processes. This is a strong opportunity to join a quality-focused manufacturing environment where teamwork, dependable leadership, training, and continuous improvement are valued. The right candidate will play an important role in helping production teams meet customer commitments while maintaining compliance with ISO 13485, FDA QMSR expectations, ESD controls, and internal quality procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and support production team members performing electronic assembly, PCBA assembly, cable and wire harness assembly, soldering, inspection, testing, packaging, and labeling.
• Plan daily work assignments, organize workflow, monitor production schedules, and help ensure output aligns with customer demand and internal delivery priorities.
• Ensure manufacturing activities are completed according to approved procedures, work instructions, bills of materials, assembly drawings, device history record requirements, and controlled documentation.
• Monitor production performance, including output, labor efficiency, downtime, scrap, rework, yield, test pass rates, and other key production metrics.
• Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Warehouse, Planning, Regulatory, and Supply Chain teams to resolve production, documentation, equipment, test system, and material issues.
• Support training, documentation accuracy, line clearance, root cause investigations, CAPA activities, validation support, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Compensation and Benefits

• Direct hire opportunity.
• Salary range: $70,000 to $85,000 per year.
• Location: Orange, CA.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Lead daily electronics medical device manufacturing activities, including assembly, inspection, testing, packaging, and labeling.
• Manage workflow, production priorities, documentation accuracy, and team performance on the production floor.
• Support quality compliance, issue escalation, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Train and guide production employees on procedures, work instructions, ESD practices, safety, and quality expectations.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in electronics manufacturing, production operations, or a closely related environment.
• Strong electronics background required, including familiarity with electronic assembly, PCB assembly, soldering, inspection, testing, or related production processes.
• Working knowledge of controlled manufacturing documentation, device history records, work instructions, bills of materials, assembly drawings, and production records.
• Ability to support compliance with ISO 13485, FDA QMSR/21 CFR Part 820 expectations, Good Documentation Practices, Good Manufacturing Practices, and ESD control requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify and escalation nonconforming product, process deviations, failed tests, equipment concerns, calibration issues, and quality concerns.
• Comfortable coordinating across Quality, Engineering, Planning, Warehouse, Maintenance, Regulatory, and Supply Chain teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• CompTIA A+ certification is a huge plus.
• Bilingual Mandarin skills are a huge plus.
• Prior experience in medical device manufacturing or regulated electronics manufacturing is preferred.
• Experience supporting process validation, test method validation, equipment qualification, CAPA, or continuous improvement projects is helpful.
• Familiarity with cable and wire harness assembly, functional testing, labeling control, traceability, lot control, and serial number control is preferred.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.