We are always seeking inspired individuals and offer competitive salary and benefits packages with exceptional opportunities for professional growth.
Growing in Surrey, British Columbia, APEX-Micro Electronics provides Original Equipment Manufacturers with electronics manufacturing solutions for Medical, Aerospace, Industrial, Communications, Wireless, and other applications. Through constant innovation, a passion for excellence, and manufacturing process, we have become an established leader in advanced electronics manufacturing.
We are a group of inspired professionals that share a vision for advancing technology and producing electronic assemblies with an uncompromising focus on quality and cost efficiency. We are always seeking inspired individuals who can grow with our vision and add their own in various roles and currently we are seeking those interested in roles including:

 

NEW POSTING MARCH 30, 2009

Product Success Director— Individual with strong communication, project management, computer and problem solving skills

Responsible for managing a specific book of customers, these responsibilities include acceptable, consistent and comprehensive customer interaction and communication with an overall objective to maximize customer satisfaction. Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Ensuring proper return on investments

·         Acting as a liaison between the customer and all levels of the manufacturing process

·         Ensuring that information about the customer’s products are being directed to the appropriate people to meet pricing, production and delivery expectations

·         Purchase sales order and product on time delivery management

·         Non-conforming material administration

·         Preparation of all quotations for current and new customers.

·         Assessing corporate, financial, or legal risk associated with sales and the maintaining of an on-going comparative review of the cost of materials against the quoted cost.

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Ability to work under pressure created by changing priorities

·         Technical background in electronics; ERP knowledge is a definite asset.  

 

Job Title: Electronic Manufacturing Documentation & Production Engineer*

Job Description:

The Documentation and Production Engineer will be expected to:

·         Actively support Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Quality  

·         Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods, with the design and implementation of assembly jigs and fixtures

·         Direct coordination with Customers to integrate product and design changes

·         Coordination of engineering and production activities with Product Success Teams

·         Resolves all production and engineering issues with Product Success Teams and Customers

·         Ensure error free documentation of new products into production, involving all areas from product, design, materials. This is critical to the efficiency of the production build.

·         Assist in daily support to Production on the floor

·         Facilitate smooth production implementation on SMT, Through-Hole, and Hand Assembly Lines  

Skills Required

The successful candidate should:

·         Exhibit excellence in verbal and written communication

·         Have experience with electronic components and the ability to read a schematic is essential

·         Have experience with current manufacturing processes, such as, Surface Mount Technology and Through Hole Technology, Consisting of Ball Grid Array, Press Fit Connectors, and other cutting edge manufacturing processes.

·       Exhibit excellence in planning, project management, and scheduling

·       Promote and encourage a team environment

·       Have extensive knowledge of MRP systems/JDE One World would be an asset

·       Focus on Meeting Commitments

·       Have experience with rigorous quality standards

·       Have experience with full functionality testing

Target Group:

·         2-7 Years of relevant work experience

·         Bachelor’s or Equivalent (Manufacturing Engineer with Electrical/Mechanical Background)

·         Creative, Innovative, and Self Motivated

·         Customer focused and results driven individuals

 

      *this is a Full Time Non Management position

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Procurement Clerk— Strong team player, self-starter, good organizational skills (must be able to interact with the customer and all levels of management).

Responsible for providing administrative support to Materials Department, maintaining information on computer systems, preparing standard requests for quotation and purchase requisitions, as well as contacting vendors to obtain prices and schedule delivery dates.

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Assist with general clerical duties including placing orders, processing requisitions, and maintaining records of purchases or other material related records, expediting delivery of purchased items, processing of shippers, claims, tracers, and checking of freight bills.

·         Review procurement documents/packages to ensure completeness.

·         Resolves shipping/receiving problems especially those related to transportation carriers.

·         Coordinate prompt material deliveries from suppliers and/or carriers with minimum support from buyers.

·          Purchase maintenance repair and operation (MRO) direct material; under strict guidelines

·         Assignments may require initiative regarding pricing revisions, order cancellations, discontinued items, acceptable substitutes, delivery date revisions, invoice discrepancies, etc.

·         Special projects as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

·         High School graduate or equivalent

·          Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)

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Purchasing Agent— Individual with strong customer service focus and problem solving abilities

Responsible for negotiating with vendors the purchase price of electronic components and other materials in support of production

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Reviewing commodity requirements and timing of the buy

·         Communicating with vendors and Product Success Directors to provide ongoing delivery status

·         Generating purchasing documents, including purchase orders and other related transactions in our ERP business system

·         Amending P.O.’s in process and adjusts the system when changes occur

·         Expediting past due purchase orders

·         Dispositions of non-conforming materials

·         Supporting quotation process

·         Other duties as required

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Minimum of two- (2) years purchasing experience in a related environment or an equivalent combination of education/experience

·         Strong computer skills, component and ERP knowledge an asset

·         Excellent verbal and written business communication

·         Ability to negotiate and work with minimal supervision is essential

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Departmental Postings – APEX Micro is looking for hardworking, detail and team oriented individuals with a strong customer focus.  If you possess these qualities one of the following positions may be for you!

 

Responsibilities for the following positions include, but are not limited too the accurate implementation of the safety process, the material handling process, the static control process, the nonconformance process, and the preventative and corrective action process

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Automation

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Automation related inventory transactions

·         Board washing process

·         In-line inspection process

·         Component identification

·         SMT/TH component identification

·         Downloading files

·         Performing the print, SMT, PTH, and reflow operating process

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Knowledge of all procedures necessary to produce a PCBA

·         Knowledge of Through Hole, Pin Through Hole, and Surface Mount Technology

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Final Assembly

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         General Assembly

·         Conformal coating process

·         Final assembly automated equipment operating process

·         Component Identification

·         Masking

·         Labeling and Packaging Products

·         Basic ICT Operations

·         Set up masking equipment, torque drivers and other equipment

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Prep

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Component identification and Component preparation process

·         Basic ICT operation

·         Set up of prep equipment

·         Wire tinning

·         Basic trace cuts

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Knowledge of prep related workmanship standards

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Prewave

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Aqueous cleaner operation and board wash process

·         General assembly process

·         Component identification

·         Board masking

·         Mechanical assembly

·         Requisitions

·         Basic ICT operation

·         Wave board catching

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QA Audit

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Quality system overview

·         Board washing process

·         Second operations process

·         Control of client sample process

·         Accurate implementation of Manufacturing Process Instructions

·         Reflow oven operation process

·         Support for incoming, first piece, in line inspection

·         Introduction to Workmanship Standards

·         Final inspection/Audit process

·         Basic component identification

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Knowledge of Through Hole and Surface Mount Technology

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Second Operations

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Aqueous cleaner operation and board wash process

·         General assembly process

·         Control of client samples process

·         Second operations process

·         Component identification

·         Through hole  and SMT touch up

·         Basic wire modifications, wire tacking and adhesive application

·         Board level mechanical assembly and labeling

·         Basic ICT operation

·         Air-Vac operation for basic soldering

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Knowledge or Through Hole and Surface Mount Technology

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Shipping and Receiving

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Entering RMA/NCMR into database

·         Overseeing courier process

·         Forklift operation

·         General assembly process

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Basic typing skills

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Stockroom Assistants

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Inventory control, pulling and counting parts, parts shortage and kitting process

·         Writing and filling part shortages

·         Performing stock adjustments and cycle audit

·         Filling and entering part requisitions

·         Kit release and Kit stock adjustment

·         Component Identification

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Mathematical Aptitude

·         Basic Computer Skills

·         Knowledge of electronic components is an asset

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Test

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Component identification

·         Production test process

·         Second operations process

·         Conducting functional test of basic analog and digital products

·         Basic programming of parts

·         In-circuit test of all products

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Wave

Other Responsibilities Include:

·         Aqueous cleaner maintenance process and Aqueous cleaner operation and board wash process

·         General assembly process

·         Component identification

·         Requisitions

·         Wave solder operations and maintenance process

·         Opti-flux operation and maintenance

Minimum Qualifications:

·         Knowledge of soldering and wave soldering process

·         Previous experience with wave pallets, titanium jigs, and Surface Mount Technology

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Your Story: In your covering letter and accompanying resume we invite you to provide us with the broad brushstrokes as well as the details of the story of your own solutions-driven approach. We would encourage you to send us your resume and the details of your career objectives whether you have a general interest and see joining us sometime later in your future, or a more specific interest in our current opportunities if you see joining us in your more immediate future.

Please reply, in strictest confidence, to:

 

The Human Resources Department
APEX-Micro Electronics,
 Suite 101 2762 190th Street,
Surrey British Columbia, V3S 3W6 .
 
Phone: (604) 541-8894. Fax: (604) 536-0689.