Manufacturing Assembly Technician

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Manufacturing & ProductionAssembly Technician

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Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, work while standing for extended periods and be comfortable bending, leaning, reaching, and working in and around machinery as part of daily job duties.

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Manufacturing & ProductionAssembly Technician

ABOUT US:

Volta Labs is an applications company that is revolutionizing the future of genomics. We are a Boston based, venture-backed biotech startup that makes extracting vital information from biological samples is as simple as pressing a button, through our flagship product Callisto. Our product speeds up processing time for scientists and increases accessibility to important genetic information for patients. Sitting at the intersection of science and engineering, we invite you to join us on our journey to shape the future of genomics, where insatiable curiosity is encouraged and every Voltarian makes an impact.

THE TEAM:

You'll join a team of innovative thinkers who love to experiment, collaborate, and win together. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of automation, biology, computing, robotics, design, and user experience to benefit our customers and the world.

The Role:

The Manufacturing Assembly Technician is a key member of the Manufacturing team, and will be literally assembling, calibrating, and testing our Instrument from top to bottom. It’s a fairly repetitive role, and for someone who likes the challenge of piecing together a big puzzle every day that involves moderately difficult electromechanical systems, combined with the knowledge that your hands are building the tech of the future, it will be a great fit.

This role requires attendance during normal working hours between 9-5, 5 days a week in the Boston Seaport area. This a contract role with the potential to become permanent.

Building the Instrument, Testing, Calibrating, and performing Quality checks
Packaging and shipping the machine to customer labs
Add support building the consumables (simpler assembly, but more dextrous work) during downtime

Within 3 months you’ll…

Complete onboarding, understand the product
Be able to competently build, calibrate, and test with little to no oversight

By 6 months you’ll…

Trained across all manufacturing operations, and be participating in continuous improvement efforts
You will also begin to be knowledgeable enough to facilitate debugging and testing machines within our internal development lab.

At 12+ months you’ll…

Expand skill sets to support full machine assembly.
Assist engineering team in developing design improvements for manufacturing.
Contribute to continuous process improvements

High School Diploma or GED required. 5+ years of military training and experience testing, and troubleshooting of large military platforms to be considered in lieu of technical diploma.

1-2+ years experience in a manufacturing environment that involves assembling products with any combination of electronics, robotics, or mechanical components

Physical Requirement: Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, work while standing for extended periods and be comfortable bending, leaning, reaching, and working in and around machinery as part of daily job duties.

Experience debugging and repairing electrical components using multimeters.

Must use and understand the application of hand tools, torque wrenches, and related assembly tools.

Experience reading, following, and applying manufacturing work instructions required.

Experience with more advanced manufacturing/ debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, metrology tools, etc preferred but not required.

Experience with interpreting and reading engineering drawings to ASME standards preferred but not required.

Must be a self-starter who looks for ways to improve the job and related processes and shows initiative in execution.

Ability to Self-manage your day-to-day areas with minimal supervision, while completing tasks with high quality output and timely delivery

Our Benefits and Perks:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage, including Medical, Dental, & Vision

• HSA with monthly company contribution, & FSA

• Sponsored Commuter Benefit Plans

• Access to Our 401K Plan, to save for your future

• 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off, because we understand the importance of time off for rest and adventure

• 11 Paid Holidays

• Twice Weekly Company Lunches, office snacks, beverages, & treats

• Monthly Team Happy Hours and regular team outings!

We are an equal opportunity employer and foster diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, and we actively seek out and value diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself positively contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of genomics!