Through-Hole Assembly Lead - Hands-On Leader and Trainer

Rocket EMS; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision, and life ins.

Paid time off and holidays

Opportunities for advancement

Job summary

Rocket EMS is seeking a Through-Hole Lead to head the through-hole assembly team, coordinating daily tasks, aligning with production schedules, and ensuring IPC-A-610 Class 2 and 3 workmanship standards are met.

You will train operators, troubleshoot assembly and soldering issues, and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and production leadership to maintain quality and efficient workflow in a fast-paced electronics environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in through-hole assembly and soldering in electronics production.
• Previous experience as a production lead, trainer, or senior operator preferred.
• IPC-A-610 and/or J-STD-001 certification preferred.
• Strong soldering and defect troubleshooting skills for leaded and lead-free assemblies.
• Ability to read and interpret MPIs, assembly drawings, schematics, BOMs, and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily through-hole production activities based on priorities and resources.
• Review MPIs, drawings, ECOs, BOMs, and customer requirements; ensure current build docs.
• Lead component prep, hand insertion, hand soldering, wave soldering, and selective soldering operations.
• Verify component identification, polarity, orientation, and workmanship.
• Coordinate first-article verification and approvals before production proceeds.
• Monitor WIP, output, and schedule; flag shortages, problems, and delays to Supervisor.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting for assembly defects; escalate to Engineering/Quality as needed.
• Perform and support rework and solder touch-up per procedures.
• Train and coach operators on methods, equipment and workmanship standards.
• Ensure production records, traceability, first-article docs and in-process inspection forms are complete.
• Deliver clear shift pass-downs on status and priorities.
• Uphold safety, ESD, MSD handling, housekeeping and 5S.
• Work with Engineering/Quality to identify defect trends and improve processes.
• Support other areas as directed by Supervisor/Engineer/Manager.

Skills

Soldering

Defect troubleshooting

Reading schematics

BOM interpretation

IPC-A-610 knowledge

English communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand soldering

Wave soldering

Selective soldering

Production tracking systems

Job description

Rocket EMS is seeking a Through-Hole Lead to head the through-hole assembly team, coordinating daily tasks, aligning with production schedules, and ensuring IPC-A-610 Class 2 and 3 workmanship standards are met.

You will train operators, troubleshoot assembly and soldering issues, and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and production leadership to maintain quality and efficient workflow in a fast-paced electronics environment.