Role & responsibilities

- Manage SMT shift operations to achieve production targets, quality standards, and delivery schedules.

- Monitor and optimize SMT machines, including screen printers, pick-and-place machines, reflow ovens, and AOI systems.

- Ensure adherence to process parameters, stencil control, solder paste management, ESD, MSD, and FOD requirements.

- Monitor machine downtime, line efficiency, utilization, and production losses; implement corrective actions.

- Analyze SMT defects, rejections, and rework; drive root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions.

- Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, PPC, and Engineering teams to resolve production and process issues.

- Ensure optimal manpower utilization, operator training, shift allocation, and effective shift handovers.

- Maintain production records, process documentation, 5S, safety, and customer-specific quality requirements.

Preferred candidate profile

- BE / B.Tech or Diploma in Electronics & Communication,



Electrical & Electronics or a relevant engineering discipline.

- 510 years of experience in SMT production operations within the electronics manufacturing industry.

- Solid knowledge of SMT machines, including Screen Printers, Pick-and-Place Machines, Reflow Ovens and AOI systems.

- Hands-on experience in SMT process parameters, stencil control, solder paste management, ESD, MSD and FOD requirements.

- Experience in machine downtime monitoring, line efficiency, defect analysis, root cause analysis and CAPA.

- Good understanding of production planning, manpower utilization, shift management and process documentation.

- Ability to coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, PPC and Engineering teams to achieve production targets.

- Strong troubleshooting, team handling and problem-solving skills.

📌 Shift Engineer/ In-charge - SMT Production (Chamarajanagar)
🏢 Kaynes Technology
📍 Chamarajanagar