Production Line Operator

Location: Gowanda

About Us

For more than 50 years, Gowanda Electronics has been a leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of precision electronic components for RF, microwave, and power applications. Components include standard off-the-shelf and custom-designed inductors, chips, chokes, coils, conicals, toroids, transformers, and magnetic devices in surface mount and axial-leaded (thru-hole) configurations that are used in a wide variety of electronic applications around the world.

The company offers RoHS-compliant products as well as lead-containing components for QPL military/defense and other demanding requirements. Non-magnetic inductors are also available for situations where magnetic components would compromise system performance, as in medical imaging (MRI) equipment.

SUMMARY

Will hand-wind, operate a robotic winding machine, assemble components, mold/encapsulate, inspect, or rework small electronic components that will conform to work orders/quality standards/blueprints.

TASKS

• Operate or tend coil-winding machines to wind magnet-wire coils used in electrical components such as resistors, inductors and filters.
• Working on a team in a cell environment or individually at a work station, will fit, fasten and wind magnet-wire coils, either by hand or with automated (sometimes robotic) machinery.
• Select and load materials such as coil forms and spooled magnet wire, onto machinery used in coiling winding processes.
• Watch and observe monitors, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Prepare components for transition to next step in the assembly process.
• Cut, strip, and bend wire leads at ends of coils, using hand tools.
• Apply solutions or conformal coating to certain components, using hand tools; bake product in ovens.
• Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Verbally communicating pertinent information to Supervisors or Production Managers about problems affecting production output or quality.
• Work to an established production output rate.
• Record production and operational data on specified forms or in electronic database.
• Will be expected to have excellent attendance, good work performance and maintain an attention to quality.
• May be asked to perform other duties as required by company representatives.

SKILLS

• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, displays, monitors, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

ABILITIES

• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Coil Winders and Assemblers work in a well-lit, environmentally controlled manufacturing plant.
• Some of the operations involve standing and observing, loading and unloading after cycles complete.
• Other operations involve sitting at work stations while performing minute hand movements on tiny components.
• Although some workers may work with chemicals, with good ventilation the work is not inherently dangerous.
• Operators work full time schedules, sometimes long week-day shifts or weekends.

QUALIFICATIONS

• GED/High school education preferred.
• Able to read and interpret work instructions and diagrams.
• Basic math skills needed for counting quantities, understanding quality reports.
• Hand, foot and eye coordination (manual…