Position Title: Manufacturing Technician I
Work Location: Newark, DE 19702 (Onsite only)
Assignment Duration: One-year contract with potential for conversion to full-time within twelve months (based on business need, budget approval, and performance)
Work Schedule: 1st Shift – 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM (with potential overtime as needed)
Work Arrangement: Onsite only

Position Summary:

• Operate, monitor, and troubleshoot complex equipment and activities to ensure production meets area requirements.

• Collaborate with engineers on setup and calibration, perform rework and quality testing of parts, components, and assemblies.

• Use advanced software to collect and evaluate data for adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment.

• Follow operating procedures to the highest standard while working with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and leadership teams.

• Support engineering experiments and improvement initiatives.

• Participate in improvement teams and help develop better manufacturing methods.

• Learn company procedures to perform routine tasks under supervision; limited independent judgment and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and promote a safe work environment; report unsafe situations.

• Meet all quality, efficiency, and safety standards.

• Operate, monitor, and troubleshoot complex equipment.

• Consistently achieve standard cycle time.

• Read and interpret schematics/blueprints for calibration accuracy.

• Apply basic test equipment knowledge.

• Report all non-conformances and complete NCEs.

• Follow all Quality Standards.

• Participate in root cause investigations using troubleshooting tools.

• Work independently on routine tasks within training scope.

• Make limited process decisions, partnering with senior technicians when needed.

• Participate in daily improvement processes.

• Maintain and execute 5S (organization and cleanliness) within work area.

• Complete all training and maintain training records.

• Conduct accurate inventory transactions.

• Process work order transactions in Oracle.

• Retrieve documentation via Oracle and Agile systems.

• Maintain regular attendance and support overtime needs.

Physical Demands:

• Sit, stand, walk, use hands, reach, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• Lift/carry products up to 40 pounds.

• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, vibration, moderate noise.

• Exposure to hazardous materials (IPA, acetone, selenium, chrome). PPE provided.

• Exposure to high-voltage electronics, radiation, and work in clean/dark rooms.

Qualification & Experience:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED (Associate’s preferred)

• Experience: 0–1 years in manufacturing or similar setting

• Required Skills:

  • Basic MS Office (Excel, Word, SharePoint, OneDrive)

  • Follow written procedures

  • Effective communication skills

  • Teamwork and independence

  • Attention to detail and accuracy

  • English fluency

• Beneficial Skills:

  • Oracle ERP experience

  • Agile Product Lifecycle Management experience

  • Knowledge of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) handling

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 20.00/hr.