Ian Tucker

Managing the SMT, inspection and secondary operations department in a very busy automotive production facility.

• Managing the team's day to day issues.
• Setting daily production, inspection and rework tasks.
• Organising production schedules with planning team.
• Liaising with other production teams for dynamic movement of work.
• Communicating with suppliers and organising maintenance.
• Approving new documents, PCB inspection sheets, screens, components, report sheets and shortages.
• Operating production machinery (pick and place, AOI, flying test, rework table, selective solder, reflow, x-ray).
• Profiling PCBs.
• Quality control and trouble solving.
• High level technical advice to engineering and NPI.
• Interviewing, hiring and probation duties.
• Fully IPC trained

• Operation and maintenance of SMT pick

and place machines.

• Machine setup and calibration
• Programming for new PCBs
• Quality control and inspection (visual and

AOI)

• Profiling in reflow oven and vapourphase
• Reworking, troubleshooting and repairs

(manual and Ersa)

• Documenting production issues, 8D

reporting, collaboration with different

teams and customers to form solutions.

• Training new and experienced staff
• Process optimisation
• Monitoring stock levels and pre-empting shortages
• Organising and delegating upcoming tasks