About the Role
The Conformal Coating Operator applies conformal coatings to protect electronic assemblies from environmental conditions, ensuring workmanship, coverage, thickness, and appearance meet established criteria. This role involves masking, coating, curing, inspection, and touch-up processes.
Responsibilities
- Perform masking and demasking operations to protect designated areas from coating application.
- Prepare approved coating materials, tools, fixtures, and equipment.
- Operate conformal coating equipment, spray systems, curing ovens, ventilation systems, and associated process equipment.
- Apply acrylic, polyurethane, or other approved coating materials using manual or automated processes.
- Verify coating coverage, thickness, and workmanship using visual inspection, magnification, ultraviolet light inspection, and applicable acceptance criteria.
- Perform touch-up, rework, and coating repairs as authorized by process documentation.
- Follow required curing profiles, drying times, material controls, and handling requirements.
- Read and interpret manufacturing routers, engineering documentation, work instructions, specifications, and quality requirements.
- Identify nonconforming conditions and promptly report quality concerns.
- Maintain accurate production records and process documentation.
- Accurately enter production data, inspection results, process parameters, and material usage manually and in computer-based systems.
- Handle electronic assemblies in accordance with ESD, contamination-control, and product-handling requirements.
- Maintain required conformal coating training and certification.
- Support safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to read, write, and understand English and follow detailed written and verbal instructions.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs.
- Ability to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
- Ability to read and interpret work instructions, technical documents, drawings, and specifications.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Basic computer and data-entry skills with the ability to maintain complete and accurate records.
- Ability to successfully complete required conformal coating training and certification.
- Ability to visually identify coating coverage, defects, and workmanship characteristics.
- Prolonged standing and walking.
- Frequent use of hands and fingers for coating, masking, inspection, and documentation activities.
- Close visual inspection of small electronic assemblies and components, including the ability to distinguish colors and coating coverage characteristics.
- Occasional lifting and movement of materials up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, which may include safety glasses, gloves, protective clothing, face protection, or respiratory protection as required.
Skills
- AI tools
- Visual inspection
- Organization
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Prioritization
- Chemical handling
- Solvent handling
- Coating material handling
- Workplace safety
- Product quality
- Process discipline
Location
- Manufacturing environment
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry Level
- Some experience preferred
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
About the Company
- Work is performed in a manufacturing environment that includes electronic assembly, coating, and curing operations.
- Employees may work with solvents, coatings, adhesives, and other manufacturing materials and must comply with all environmental, health, safety, ESD, and quality requirements.
- Required ventilation and personal protective equipment must be used when performing coating operations.
