Lab Technician

Company Description

Summit Interconnect is the largest, privately held PCB manufacturer in North America. The company is focused on the fast-growing defense and high-performance commercial sectors in the North American market. Summit offers solutions ranging from advanced cutting-edge prototyping to complex high-mix, low-to-mid volume production. Summit’s nine facilities are located across California, Illinois, Colorado, and Toronto, Canada. For more information, please visit summitinterconnect.com.

Position Summary: The Lab Analyst’s responsibility is to provide support to Quality and the Process Departments through analyses and process monitoring.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have a preferred minimum of two (2) years’ experience in the printed circuit board industry and must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. This position is 1st shift (7:30a - 3:30p). 

Required Skills:

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Responsibilities:

• Perform chemical analyses. 
• Calculate chemical make-ups.
• Make chemical additions or notify wet process operators of required adds.
• Data entry into the Lab SPC software program (True-Chem).
• Utilize the Atomic Absorption for analyses.
• Utilize the CMI for surface finish thickness verification.
• Proper setup, use, cleaning, and shutdown of lab equipment.
• Updating and maintaining laboratory files and logs. 
• Communication with appropriate personnel for product disposition.
• Lab inventory control. 
• Provide chemical and performance data for process troubleshooting.
• Prioritize lab workload accordingly. 
• SPC chart generation and incorporation of SPC Tools.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.

Compensation/Benefits: Summit offers a variety of health and benefit programs. Which include Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA plans, Hospital and Accident plans, Life Insurance, PTO, and Paid Holidays. Benefits are effective 1st day of the month following 30 days of hire.

Pay Range for this position is $18.00 - $22.00 an hour based on experience.

Summit Interconnect is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer