Senior Assembly Technician

Nordson Corporation; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordson Test & Inspection seeks a Senior Assembly Technician to join our manufacturing and engineering teams. You will build, align, and calibrate optical sensors and related systems, using precision tools and diagnostic instruments.

You will coordinate with hardware and software manufacturing engineers, develop test procedures, and document changes to maintain product quality. This role reports to the Production Supervisor and operates within standard core hours.

Qualifications

• High School diploma with 10+ years as an Assembly Technician.
• Able to read drawings, specs, procedures and tolerances.
• Strong troubleshooting skills to differentiate sensor vs system issues.
• Experience with SAP ERP and Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Build, align, and calibrate sensors with hand tools and precision instruments.
• Support production and engineering with testing and troubleshooting.
• Analyze test results and adjust equipment to specifications.
• Set up precision optical and mechanical measurements.
• Coordinate with departments to install, align, troubleshoot, and document changes.
• Read diagrams to generate assembly and test plans.
• Participate in daily production meetings to resolve issues and meet build plans.
• Assist in supporting production capacity to meet revenue plans.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Read drawings

Geometric tolerances

Education

High School diploma

AS degree (2-year)

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Nordson Test & Inspection, a global leader in X-Ray & Test Systems and Optical Sensors and Metrology, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Summary of the role As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected. The Senior Assembly Technician will support Manufacturing and Engineering with moderately complex engineering duties and/or hands-on tasks. The candidate will be involved with the overall production and manufacturing of optical sensors, systems or Semiconductor technology. They will coordinate with hardware and software manufacturing engineering teams. Assist in the development of performance models and test procedures. This candidate will be the focal contact between the production cell and the Manufacturing Engineering department. This role will report directly to the Production Supervisor.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Responsible for building, aligning, and calibrating sensors using hand tools, light meters, multimeters, alignment telescopes, autocollimators, theodolites, and lasers.
• Support Manufacturing and Engineering department with testing and troubleshooting.
• Analyze test results and adjust equipment to bring it within specifications.
• Set up and conduct precision optical and mechanical measurements.
• Coordinate with other departments to install, align, troubleshoot, calibrate, and document changes.
• Ability to assemble and test products using diagrams and can generate assembly and test plans from them.
• Participate in daily production communication meeting to resolve manufacturing issues such as process, fixtures, capacity, and materials to achieve the production build plan.
• When required, candidate can be assigned to support production capacity to meet revenue plans.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, production build processes, and test procedures.
• Requires a broad understanding of the job and applies skills and knowledge in a range of processes, procedures and systems or requires deep skills in a single area.
• Work closely with production, Quality, and Costumer Service to disposition and diagnose customer returns RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization).

Experience, Education, and Competencies Required

• Completed High School diploma with minimum of 10 years of experience as an Assembly Technician.
• Ability to understand drawings, specifications, procedures, and geometric tolerances.
• Strong troubleshooting skills to decipher between sensor and system design, fixture, or software issues.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision but does not supervise others. Individual will not give work direction.
• Will provide input to create a solution for process change considerations to be approved by the Manufacturing Engineer or Production Supervisor.
• Experienced in ERP system (SAP) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Core hours: 6:00am – 2:30pm

Experience, Education, and Competencies Preferred

• Preferably, 2-year AS degree with two years of Assembly Technician experience.
• Familiar with optomechanical / electromechanical and system assembly operations.
• Familiar with NPD build and test processes.
• Operate well under time constraints and shifting priorities and resources.
• Having a continuous improvement mindset to bring innovative ideas to the production cell.
• Experienced in Lean manufacturing – continuous improvement.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee is frequently required to stand and sit.

About Nordson Test & Inspection

Nordson Test & Inspection manufactures world-class metrology equipment and inspection systems to ensure electronic products are built to meet the highest standards. We use X-ray inspection, acoustic imaging, and optical inspection technologies to create testing systems that enable the identification of even the smallest defects at high resolution. By joining our team today, you will help us bring innovative ideas to life. Nordson Test & Inspection is a global team that works to create machines and systems that improve the manufacturing process for a wide range of industries, including electronics, aerospace, automotive, energy, lighting, and medical. We offer a supportive culture in a growing and dynamic work environment. Whether you're just beginning your career or you're a seasoned professional, there's a place for you to belong at Nordson Test & Inspection. We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more. We actively invest in our teams to help you build your skillsets and advance your career. At Nordson, we believe that anything is possible. We empower our global team of employees to engineer, manufacture, and market innovative products and systems that are essential to everyday life. These differentiated products and systems are used for precision dispensing and processing and serve a variety of end markets, including packaging, transportation, medical, and electronics. Founded in 1954, we are guided by our values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence. We care for our employees and provide them with opportunities to advance their careers and make an impact, inside and outside of work. Nordson is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, and has direct operations in more than 35 countries to support our products and systems with application expertise and a direct global sales and service organization.