Occupation Atlassurface-mount technology machine operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/52c25b47-c36e-49ff-92ce-8a8c5413fde6
surface-mount technology machine operator
Surface-mount technology machine operators use surface-mount technology (SMT) machines to mount and solder small electronic components onto printed circuit boards to create surface-mounted devices (SMD).
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Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- assemble printed circuit boards
- clean printed circuit board
- coat printed circuit board
- electronics
- ensure conformity to specifications
- ensure public safety and security
- inspect quality of products
- interpret circuit diagrams
- monitor machine operations
- operate SMT placement equipment
- prepare board for soldering
- printed circuit boards
- quality standards
- read assembly drawings
- read standard blueprints
- report defective manufacturing materials
- solder components onto electronic board
- surface-mount technology
Optional (18)
- IPC standards
- apply health and safety standards
- apply technical communication skills
- carry out shipping orders for parts
- check for solder defects
- dispose of hazardous waste
- keep records of work progress
- maintain electronic systems
- microelectronics
- operate automated optical inspection machine
- operate wave soldering machine
- oversee logistics of finished products
- provide power connection from bus bars
- repair electronic components
- replace defect components
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- use CAM software
- use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs
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