Senior Technical Production Operator - Medical Device Electronics Assembly

About the role

A client in the South Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne is seeking a full-time, day-shift Senior Technical Production Operator for its manufacturing and assembly team. The role suits someone who enjoys a hands-on technical environment and has a passion for electro-mechanical devices, precision hardware and advanced instrumentation. You will help build scientific and imaging instruments, perform delicate repairs and support testing and development while keeping quality standards high.

Key responsibilities

• Assemble electronic, mechanical and optical components into precision sub-assemblies and modules.
• Build and integrate complete instrument systems to specification.
• Perform functional testing with diagnostic equipment to verify performance and find faults.
• Program and calibrate electronic circuit boards and systems using documented procedures.
• Troubleshoot, rework, repair, service and recalibrate electronic and electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Inspect components and finished assemblies against safety, regulatory, quality and performance standards.
• Maintain service records, test results, calibration documentation and repair reports.
• Support new product development and continuous improvement of existing designs and processes.
• Keep the workplace clean, organised and safe, and follow company policies and quality standards.

Required profile

• Certificate, diploma, apprenticeship or equivalent in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Instrumentation or a related field.
• PR or Australian/NZ citizenship; a work visa is not sufficient.
• Desirable: experience assembling, testing or servicing electro-mechanical, optical, medical, scientific or laboratory instrumentation, and familiarity with calibration, validation and verification.

Required skills

• Precision soldering of through-hole and surface-mount (SMT) components.
• Firmware programming or uploading to microcontrollers.
• Reading wiring diagrams, schematics, PCB layouts and technical drawings.
• Oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analysers and soldering stations.
• ESD-safe handling.
• Microcontroller programming tools, basic Microsoft Excel; Python exposure highly regarded.